Thursday, October 23, 2014

children and diet

Diet is an essential part of a child's upbringing.For the healthy growth of a child,it has to be provided with nutritious food.
During infancy,Mother's milk is absolutely irreplacable. Poor women should be given healthy diet so that they can breast feed their children.In India,a very large number of infants die during child birth or before the age of 5.It is the administration's duty to ensure that women in rural areas are well taken care of.If Mother is healthy and strong,the child will also be strong.Fruits,eggs,fish and dairy products should be an essential part of every woman's diet.
Due to media pressure,families are spending large part of their incomes on food products like noodles,wafers,biscuits and sweets which are not at all healthy and in fact are harmful for a child's physical and mental growth.As far as possible Mother's should give home-made food like chapatis,parathas,butter,curds,seasonal vegetables,eggs and fruits to children.Earlier,it was a regular tradition for women in India to make home-made sweets during festivals like Divali and Christmas.Home made food is not only nutritious butit also makes for a happy family.
Farmers should stop using chemicals in their farms and rely on cattle manure and other such natural fertilizers to not only strengthen the soil but also ensure fertile crops.

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