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Helps Childs body build cells, break down the food into energy, help to fight infections, and carry oxygen throughout the body

Children need around 19 g of protein daily

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Essential for bone growth and development

Children in this stage  need  approximately 1000 mg of it daily

The more bone the child builds at this stage, the more supply they'll have for later on when bone loss begins at a later stage

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Obesity: Has become a very common disease in children due to the increasing amount of processed foods created yearly. A also great increase in technology use of younger children has a great impact on their physical activities.

Allergies: An immune reaction to a substance in the environment called an allergen. When a child with allergies comes into contact with an allergen by touch, eating it, breathing it, or injection the body views it as a dangerous invader and releases histamines and other chemicals to fight it off

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Parents/Guardians:

Buys and prepares food for the children

Decides diet for them, major health reliance

If parents/guardians choose to live an unhealthy lifestyle there is a high chance that the children will adapt that lifestyle as well

Friends/Classmates:

Major social influence as they are at such a young age, want to be doing and eating what their friends/classmates are

If classmates/ friends are eating pizza than the kid is going to want to eat it as well

Endorsements/Television:

Not a major influence for this specific age group as they are still young

Very impressionable age group: if their favourite t.v. character is eating a specific type of food (e.g. pizza, vegetables) than the child is going to want to as well

Posters in school can influence them as well

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The childhood age group goes from between the ages of four to eight

Children (ages 4-8): Calories needed are 1400 per day.

In regards to macro nutrients; approximately 130g of carbohydrates needed daily; 25g of fibre; approximately 19g of protein; 25g of fat.

In regards to micro nutrients; 1000 mg of Calcium daily; 10mg of iron daily; 5mg of zinc daily

In reference to the Canadian food guide, the number of servings needed daily are;

5 servings of vegetables and fruits

4 servings of grains

2 servings of milk and alternatives

1 serving of meat and alternatives

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                                 Childhood 

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                                 Childhood 