Child Development and Public Health

A good nutrition is essential for a quality of life.  Nutritious foods contribute to a child’s well-being. Children can develop a lifelong nutritious eating habits by being taught early how to eat help.  Teachers, childcare workers and providers, and administrators of a center, daycare, or agency program need to know the requirements for children and how to provide nutritious meals for them in the school setting. In a school setting, there are important nutrition guidelines to follow when working with infants, toddlers, and all young children. Therefore, to encourage and promote nutrition it is important for adults to model healthy eating habits and discuss the different foods the children are eating on a daily basis. A good nutrition meal will enrich the lives of children and increase their ability to learn in the classroom environment. When children are taught how to eat healthy they begin to learn how to be selective of the foods they eat whether it is at home or school. In the worst case scenario, malnutrition occurs when the child does not eat enough food, have an inadequate or unbalanced diet, and because of specific medical conditions. Malnutrition can lead to diabetes, various chronic diseases, and tooth decay because the child body is not receiving the appropriate amount of nutrients is needed to be healthy. The Mexican culture believe in eating a nutritious diet that contains various fruits, vegetables, meats, and grains that is health for their diet. Some Mexican takes part of a vegetarian diet to promote a healthy eating habit. Nevertheless, if children are not eating health while they are young it may affect their health later in life. This information has impacted my future by I am learning different ways to eat health. I want to eat health because I want to live a productive and positive life. I also want to lead by example for my children by cooking foods for them that are healthy for all our bodies.

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