Tips Knowing Important Nutrients for Baby

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Fulfillment of good nutrition and healthy eating habits can prevent your baby from dangerous diseases. With the essential nutrients can meet the needs of children in times of their growth.

Here are some of the nutrients that your child must be consumed, among them:

@#@Magnesium@#@
Magnesium is one of the important nutrients that you need to make sure that children get enough of magnesium in their diet. Nutrition is important for your child because they have the ability to keep the heart strong, keep the muscle, boost the immune system, increase energy production, and build healthy bones.

Children aged 1-3 years are advised to consume 80 mg of magnesium daily. Children 4-8 years of age require up to 130 mg of magnesium daily. To increase the child's intake of magnesium, you can get it in green vegetables, beans, and wheat.

@#@Potassium@#@
Potassium as a nutrient plays a major role to sustain energy production, muscle, and heart function, make strong bones, can even keep your child at risk of high blood pressure when they grow up.

Children aged 1-3 years need calcium to 3000 mg per day, while children aged 4-8 years old need 3800 mg per day. To increase the potassium your child can give food intake such as fruits and vegetables in their daily diet. You can add other menus such as milk and meat so that the children get lots of potassium.

@#@Fiber@#@
Fiber not only serves to smooth defecation and constipation overcome, but it can also prevent diabetes, protecting children at risk of heart disease, cholesterol, high blood pressure, and maintain their weight.

To add more fiber to your child's daily meals, you can serve lentil soup, peas, and cereals.

@#@Vitamin E@#@
Vitamin E is an essential nutrient that is required of children. Antioxidants are known to fight free radicals, but also serves to build the immune system strong and to maintain a good metabolism.

Generally, vitamin E is found in fatty foods. To ensure your child get the vitamin E in the correct amount, you can include more green leafy vegetables, like spinach, or beans in the daily food list.

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