Features Of Children's Winter Nutrition

In winter, the child's diet should be adjusted taking into account the characteristics of this time of year.

In winter, the child's diet should be adjusted taking into account the characteristics of this time of year.

Winter is a wonderful time of the year, but in order to fully enjoy the winter weather and to "survive" this season normally, you need to know the special rules of "winter behavior". And it is not only about how to properly dress in the cold. It is also important to pay attention to the diet and adjust it taking into account this time of year. Each age has its own characteristics of "winter training". Let's talk about how to properly prepare a winter diet for a school-age child.

Why change the diet in winter?

In winter, the human body "works" by producing more heat. He is forced to do this in order to maintain a constant body temperature. Heat is "drawn" from the energy contained in food products. Therefore, in winter, the diet should be more energy-intensive. The smaller the size of the body, the more heat it must produce per unit of body weight. Therefore, it is especially important to adjust the diet of children, filling it with more caloric food.

Attention, food mode!

First of all, let's pay attention to the diet. In a child, metabolic processes proceed faster than in an adult, food is digested faster, and energy is extracted and spent faster. Therefore, in winter, special attention should be paid to ensuring that the number of meals for a schoolchild is at least 4-5 times a day. If the child has problems with the work of the gastrointestinal tract, then the number of meals should be at least 5-6 times a day.

Breakfast is a must!

It is important to have breakfast at any time of the year, but in winter it is especially necessary for a child's body. But in the morning, the child may have no appetite. The most common reason for this is lack of sleep. A child should sleep at least 8-9 hours a day, then, most likely, his body will "want" to receive a morning portion of food. Therefore, make sure that in the evening your child does not "hang out" late on the Internet or in front of the TV.

Features of winter nutrition

Winter food should be more caloric, but at the same time it should contain a complete set of all the substances needed by the body. How to adjust a schoolboy's diet so that in the winter time he receives all the necessary substances and "supplies" the body with the required amount of energy?

• In winter, every day a schoolboy's menu should contain animal fats and proteins. They will help provide the body with the required amount of energy. For this, meat, eggs, fish, cottage cheese, cottage cheese and butter must be present in the diet.
• Necessary vegetable fats. Sunflower, linseed, and olive oil should be part of dishes every day. Give the child nuts and seeds, they contain quite a lot of fats, and also contain vegetable proteins that are useful for the body.
• Complex carbohydrates should be present in the diet every day. For this, whole grain cereals, bakery products made from coarsely ground flour with bran are suitable.
• Do not forget about vitamins. In order to provide the body with vitamins in the winter time, the child's menu should include vegetable dishes and fruits every day. You can also use dried fruits, they also contain quite a lot of vitamins.

How to distribute products in the diet?

It is better to start the morning with porridge. But you should not feed your schoolboy instant cereals. It is better to spend a little more time and prepare porridge from cereals that have not undergone preliminary heat treatment. You can also enrich breakfast with fruits and nuts.

Meat and fish dishes are best given for lunch. It is good to combine meat dishes with vegetable dishes. In addition, it is optimal to have hot first courses at lunch.

But in the evening, it is best to include fermented milk products in the menu. Cheese dishes are good for this.

Despite the fact that in winter the child's body needs proteins and fats more than usual, it is not necessary to include a large number of fatty fried foods in the schoolboy's diet. Such a large amount can harm a child. Try to exclude sausages and smoked sausages from the menu, avoid products with a large number of dyes, flavors, preservatives and other food additives.

Snack at school

If there is no opportunity to have a full meal at school and your student is not fed hot meals, you need to come up with a snack for him. For this, sandwiches with baked meat and fish, as well as with cheese, can be given with cheese and yogurt.

Proper nutrition will support immunity and give energy for studying

Proper nutrition of a schoolchild in winter will provide his body with the necessary energy. This will enable the body to maintain a normal body temperature and keep the immune system in good shape, which will help avoid colds. And the child will have the energy to productively assimilate the knowledge acquired at school.

Prepare your schoolboy's diet taking into account the winter season and he will "survive" the winter comfortably and with pleasure.