The value of good nutritious food cannot be overvalued
either for a boy or girl who is passing through the adolescent phase of the
life, as at this stage he or she needs extra mental ability and a valuable body
weight.
In case you take proper food in your breakfast and keep in regularly it
will help you stop snacking on high calorie bard and confectionery at break
time and so can help keep the total calorie intake also low. When we discuss
about proper adolescent nutrition then taking a strong cereal in breakfast
would definitely meet the adolescent calcium and iron needs.
Girls usually get the adolescent phase of life earlier to
boys, so it becomes necessary for them to fulfill their Adolescent nutrition
requirements. Consumption of nutritious food is imperative in this age, as body
requires more of calcium and iron. This is the age when the gain in bone
density is to its max (up to 90%) and lack of calcium intake at this time can
have a detrimental affect on bone growth. As far as the calcium sources are
concerned, Milk, cheese and yogurt are the obvious food for it. In the regular
diet of teenagers a pint-and-a-half of ordinary milk or a pint of fortified
milk is necessary. This can be made up of milk on breakfast cereal, milk in
tea, coffee, milkshakes or smoothies.
If you consume Iron which is also another important
nutrient in your daily diet then your adolescent nutrition requirements will definitely
be fulfilled. Immensely found in plant foods, Iron need to be clubbed with
vitamin C rich foods for proper fulfillment of nutrition. For say a glass of
orange juice (vitamin C) with beans (iron) on toast. Citrus fruits (orange,
lemon, lime and grapefruit), kiwi, nectarines, mango, blackcurrants and drinks
based on these fruits are some of the other vitamin C rich foods.
Patresia Adams is a healthcare consultant working with Divine Wellness. This interactive health and wellness portal offers live online yoga classes through High-definition video conferencing.
