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<\/a><\/dt>\n- By Ronaldo F Cabuhat <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
Different ages, different requirement to be healthy!\u00a0 Here are some important nutrients for the family members in your home:<\/p>\n
Babies:\u00a0 Vitamin D, Iron, Zinc, Calcium, Vitamin A, B12<\/p>\n
Toddlers:\u00a0 Calcium, Vitamin D, Iron, Zinc, B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin A<\/p>\n
School Age:\u00a0 Calcium, Vitamin D, B6, Zinc, fiber, Iron<\/p>\n
Teenagers:\u00a0 Calcium, Iron, Zinc, fiber<\/p>\n
Adults:\u00a0 Calcium, Iron, Zinc, fiber<\/p>\n
Seniors: Calcium, Iron, Vitamin D, Zinc, Vitamin A, C, and E, fiber, B12<\/p>\n
The nutrition needs of our family are always changing. To adapt to this ever-changing household, first focus on the roots of your family tree<\/em>, the minerals that are essential for all ages- Calcium, Iron, and Zinc.\u00a0 Let\u2019s say a house had a teenager, toddler, and an elderly family member all sitting at the same table for dinner.<\/p>\n
CALCIUM<\/p>\n
When it comes to Calcium, teenagers need 250%\u00a0of the\u00a0Calcium\u00a0a toddlers needs.\u00a0\u00a0But if your toddler or teenager drinks or eats too much milk or calcium rich foods, they may\u00a0become\u00a0deficient in another mineral, Iron<\/p>\n
Our children are at risk!\u00a0 Studies show that ~75% of teenagers are falling short of their Calcium needs.\u00a0\u00a0 Now that your 16 year old teenage boy is flying more independently and sprouting up taller than you, you may want to keep tabs on what he is drinking.\u00a0 The teenage years are very important for bone growth, which in typical teenage fashion, your teenager may not care about and would rather drink Calcium\u2019s competitor, soda and energy drinks.\u00a0 A teenager needs 1300 mg Calcium per day, the highest of any age group.\u00a0 In order to meet these sky-high requirements, your teenager needs to get 4-5 servings of milk or other dairy sources every day!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Good sources of Calcium are primarily dairy products, such as milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, pudding, and regular cheeses.\u00a0 But you can also find some Calcium in smaller amounts in Calcium fortified OJ, tofu, and green vegetables such as spinach, broccoli, kale, and turnip greens.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If lactose intolerance is a problem for your family, be sure to try soymilk, it contains about the same amount of Calcium as a glass of milk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There are many additional factors to consider, like how well our body absorbs Calcium. Some factors help and some make it more difficult!\u00a0 These factors include Vitamin D, Sodium, Potassium, Fiber, Protein, Caffeine, Alcohol, Age, Ethnicity, and Pregnancy to name a few.\u00a0 Our bodies are so complex; sometimes it\u2019s not as easy as drinking 3 cups of milk a day!<\/p>\n
IRON<\/p>\n
Iron is what helps oxygen get to all parts of your body, iron deficiency is the number one nutritional disorder in the world (WHO), resulting in feeling tired or weak, poor school performances, increased illness.\u00a0\u00a0Iron deficiency anemia can be a problem especially for pregnant women, premature babies, toddlers, teenage girls, athletes, overweight children, and people with renal failure and gastrointestinal disorders.<\/p>\n
Females 14-50 years of age have the highest Iron requirements related to increased blood loss with their monthly cycles.\u00a0 Be sure the women in your family are eating food rich in iron all month long!\u00a0 Try adding spinach to salads or sandwiches, offer OJ with your morning oatmeal, and include meat, poultry or fish in your evening meal.<\/p>\n
Iron is found in both animal sources, such as red meats, chicken, turkey, and fish, as well as plant sources including cereals, oatmeal, soybeans, lentils, beans, and spinach.\u00a0 Look for foods that have greater than 20% of the Daily Value for Iron on the nutrition label.\u00a0<\/p>\n
ZINC<\/p>\n
Keep you immune function up and kids growing with Zinc!\u00a0 Children can often be picky resulting in poor intakes often times of meats,\u00a0which may result in zinc deficiency.\u00a0 Inadequate zinc intake may cause your child not to grow as well, may cause problems with their hair, nails,\u00a0and skin, or may decrease their appetites.\u00a0 Loss of appetite may also be a concern for the older family members who may not be eating enough overall, therefore eating less zinc.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If your 2 year old little princess is stuck on macaroni and cheese and nothing else, she may be in need of more zinc!\u00a0 Try making that macaroni and cheese with lean hamburger meat!\u00a0<\/p>\n
The best sources of zinc are found in red meats and chicken, but also found in cereals fortified with zinc, beans, peas, oatmeal, milk and nuts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Calcium, Iron, and Zinc are essential parts of your family\u2019s diet, but what happens when you add other factors in such as trying to lose weight, lower your cholesterol, lactose intolerance, athletes to feed, vegetarian, control diabetes, and other factors complicating your family’s dinner.<\/p>\n
Making a healthy meal for your family tree can be as difficult as keeping up with each and every one of their needs!\u00a0\u00a0 To learn more about the nutritional needs of your family tree, join our free seminars! To find out about upcoming dates follow our blog or follow us on facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Each person is at a different phase in life, and requires his\/her own special dietary attention. So how do you keep up the with balance nutrition for different age groups, and keep a healthy home? Good question. I\u2019d say plant your family tree and watch it grow! That is with the right nutrition!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[111,68],"tags":[265,266,267,268,105,198,269,66,270,271,115,272,273,274,275,276,277,278,279,209,210,211,280],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p90Iz0-2G","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinnygeneproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinnygeneproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinnygeneproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinnygeneproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinnygeneproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinnygeneproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinnygeneproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinnygeneproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinnygeneproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- By Ronaldo F Cabuhat <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n