Age Wise Foods
Every one must aware that, there is different diet plan as per age group. If we do not follow age wise foods, then it will lead us to suffer from various diseases, making unhealthy and uncomfortable life.
It may difficult to stick with eating habits, but our focus should be for avoiding wrong food & on wrong time.
We can categorize the diet plan according to age. In some condition it may not be applicable to those people who have some health issues.
Food up to the 6 months of Age
This is the beginning of new born life journey. Here need utmost care on their feeding so that the can develop nicely.
It is always advised that, babies should get breastfed exclusively until their age of initial 6 months.
Normally babies grow around double of their initial birth length and gain three times more weight within a span of one year.
Breast milk consist of below ingredients.
1. Live Cells
Breast milk have live cells in million numbers, this is required for organs development as well as healing.
2. Protein
The mother milk have higher protein contains. It helps in improve immunity system and protects the neurons.
Breast milk have two types of proteins, I.e. whey & casein. This smoothens the easy digestion.
3. Enzymes
Milk also have enzymes (catalysts)
4. Antibodies
It keeps away the infections from various virus and bacteria & keeps body under protection.
5. Oligosaccharides
It has oligosaccharides, that is required to feeds for good bacteria in the guts of baby & keeps infections away.
6. Vitamins & Minerals
Thus is required for overall growth, bones, teeth etc.
7. Bifidus factor
This is bacteria but not the harmful instead needed for body. It is called lactobacillus.
Bifidus factor make an environment that is acidic, where harmful bacteria find difficult to survive.
8. Hormones
This compound facilitates the smooth functioning of organs & tissues.
9. Secretory IgA
This protect the babies from the infections of various viruses & bacteria. It includes bacteria like E. Coli and others that comes in our contact due to exposure.
10. Lysozyme
Lysozyme is good anti inflammatory. It protect from the bacteria like E. coli. This has been one type of enzymes.
11. Fats
Breast milk is enriched with fats. Fats is important component in the process of babies growth.
12. Vitamins
Vitamins contain in milk may be different according to mothers intake it. Hence it is necessary that Mother should consume nutritious food.
13. Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates I.e. Lactose which contains in milk.
It will work against harmful bacteria in stomach, improves the capability of absorption of magnesium, calcium, phosphorus etc.
Food up to 6 to 12 months of child age
It is better to keep continue the breast feeding around the age of 12 months or even further more some more time.
Further to this, it is time where new or other foods should be introduced.
At around the age of 6 months, solid type food to be given to fulfil the addition needs of nutrition.
Below mentioned foods to be given to babies, However there may be different types of food as per various countries, locations & culture.
Iron & Zinc
Add foods that have enough proportion of Iron & Zinc. I.e. some cereals, soya beans etc.
Mineral & Vitamins
Green vegetables, fruits, eggs etc.
Add new menu slowly and in smaller quantities.
In the circumstances of diarrhea, give baby a liquid in sufficient proportion.
Age wise foods : some of the foods that to be avoided at this age.
It is better to not add other things like honey, salt or sugar.
Foods that can lead to choke up, need to strictly avoid, like hard foods, grains, the products that can stuck in throat.
Chocolate category foods.
soft drinks, cold drinks etc.
Foods for the Teenage
Teenage or Teenage is the period when someone is between the age of 13 to 19 years.
It is said that, both spell ends with the word “Teen”.
This is the age where children grow fast with development. They need to eat proper foods.
Which types of food Teenager should eat?
Dairy products
Dairy items are super food for health. It includes Ghee, curd, cheese etc. This has vitamins, calcium, proteins etc.
Pulses & Beans: Grains have sufficient amounts of fibre as well as various nutritional components.
Rice
Breads
Fruits – Fruits should be eaten by all age groups. It includes:
Pears
Banana
Kiwi
Pineapple
Watermelon
Orange
Plum
Dry fruit
Vegetables
Pasta
Potato
Fish
Eggs – Eggs are also packed with many nutritious ingredients.
Lentils, peas & beans are substitute menus for meat, as it has lower fat & good protein, fibre etc.
Food to be eaten in moderate quantity.
More salty foods
More sweet foods
Foods for Young People
Normally young people can have many dishes. Just need to avoid excessive consumption.
As the people gets younger, they should change their eating structure slightly as most of the times lifestyle also changes.
• Plan for daily workout.
• Decrease the consumption of sugar and salt contained foods with higher proportion.
• Avoid as much you can or reduce the alcohol drinking.
Food selection for women while pregnant
Pregnant women must give proper attention on their diet. They needs nutritious food to fulfil the needs of unborn proper development. Also need to take care of some foods that needed to be avoided.
Recommendations:
Pregnant women gets foodie or developed cravings in them. They desires to have different types of foods. In this care it is necessary to fulfil their wishes to become Healy with good mindset but to avoid harmful foods for unborn.
Below nutritional components should be added for pregnant women.
Iron
Folate
Iodine
Vitamin C &12
Calcium
Sufficient water intake
Things to be avoided by pregnant women:
Seafood due to risk of bacterial.
Alcoholic drinks
Smoking
1. Dairy Foods
Dairy products means milk, yogurt, cheese etc. It has good proportion of calcium, vitamins B, proteins, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium.
This nutritional components are required to pregnant women to fulfil the daily need.
2. Legumes
Soybean, peas, beans, peanut etc. are good menus to consume.
It contains iron, folate, fiber, calcium, vitamins B and all these required for smooth growth of unborn.
3. Potato
Sweet potatoes have beta carotene & fibre, hence should be added in consumption in the periods of pregnancy
Food diet for breastfeeding mothers
Here more attention to be given for food intake, as mothers have to feed milk to their child. Hence it is necessary to eat quality food.
Recommendations:
To be eaten below mentioned category foods.
Vitamin B12
Fruit Juice
Food that have good amount of calcium, zinc, folate & iodine.
Age wise foods : for the older people
Normally this age groups do not have any such major issue because of foods. They can eat all the foods within specific limit. Below is some food recommendations that includes:
Dairy foods
Eggs
Fishes
Nuts
Fruits
Vegetable
Grains & cereals
Habit of regular exercise
Avoid below foods
Sweets
Oily
Cakes
Soft drinks.
Foods for the people who cross their age of 65 years.
This is the age to start controlling on eating habits of foods. Reason is changes in our body structure according to age. Body becomes heavy and digestive system gets slower
People of this category should consume below mentioned categories foods.
Fruits
Nuts
Milk
Yogurt
Cheese
Vegetables
Grains
Eggs
Fish
Drink enough water
Eat sufficient fiber containing foods.
Avoid some types of food like
Biscuits
Cakes
Oily foods
Very spicy products
Salty foods
Meats
Pizza, burger
Alcohol or limit its consumption
Do not eat nuts or any hard foods that can harm your teeth.
Foods that have fats, try to eat in less proportion.
Foods for breast feeding women:
1. Advocados
It is observed that, moms gets frequently hungry. Reason is that body needs many nutritious components to make the milk.
Hence it is necessary to have good and healthy food. Avocados is one of the nutritious food, it has enough fats, folate, potassium & vitamins.
2. Nuts
Nuts is used in various diet due to its nutritious values.
Iron, zinc, vitamins, calcium, proteins and fats etc. are found in nuts. Hence it is good options for breastfeeding mothers.
3. Green Vegetables
Green leafy types vegetables are always good option to eat & almost to all age groups around after crossing one year of age.
It contains phytoestrogens and much more nutrients. Green vegetables are one of the best food for increasing milk production.
4. Beans & Legumes
It has minerals, phytoestrogens, proteins, vitamins.
5. Seeds
Seeds are very healthy foods for mothers It includes pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, flaxseeds, hemp seeds & so on.
Seeds has calcium, fats, iron, vitamins, zinc, minerals etc. nutrients to help in the good milk production.
6. Ashwagandha
Ayurvedic medicines are used since ancient times.
It is always preferred due to not having any side effects or it may be rare in one of the case.
Ashwagandha is used for various treatment like, reproductive system, immunity power improvements, neurological, endocrine.
These are some examples of age wise foods that are needed to follow for better health and comfort life.