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By HELEN W. SMITH
Home Extensibn Agent
Children need security, affection, safe environment, plenty of rest, physical activity and a balanced and varied diet to maintain optimum health. Routine health and dental care are necessary to ensure a child’s physical well-being. Since March is observed each year as National Nutrition Month by the American Dietetic Association, I wanted to share some guidelines on nutrition for children and some kid-pleasing recipes in my column this week.
These recommendations are for planning a well-balanced nutritious diet and offers tips for feeding children one through five years of age.
About 50 nutrients are needed daily by both children and adults for body growth, maintenance and repair. No one food contains all of these nutrients in the required amounts. For this reason, a wide variety of foods from several different food categories should be consumed every day.
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