Diploma in Children’s ServicesCHCCN3C

Prepare Nutritionally Balanced Food In a Safe and Hygienic

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Section 1Plan Food and Drink

Provision• Human Basic Needs:-

Food Water Clothing Shelter

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Why do we need food?

• Food gives us nutrients that helps us to grow, fight infection and the bodies organs to function.

These nutrients are:

proteins carbohydrates fats vitamins and minerals.

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Nutrition

• Latin word “nutrire” meaning to nourish/feed. Nutrition is about how and why we eat, how our body digests and utilise’s food, how food affects our metabolism and how we eliminate body waste.

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Proteins Have many different functions in our bodies

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Fats Training

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Vitamins and Minerals Training

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Water

Is the essential building block of life. Human bodies are made up of 90% water and cannot function without it.

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Fibre Training

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Children’s Meals

Foods that we provide for children must take into consideration their

energy needs, and also provide for the growth of healthy bodies and

brains.

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How much food should children eat?

Children’s nutritional needs vary according to their size, age, gender

and activity level.

If a child’s daily intake of nutrients fall below recommended levels , they can become malnourished, if they exceed the recommended daily intake they can become obese.

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Obesity

23% children 10-12 are over weight

over weight children have a 25-50 % chance of being overweight/ obese adults

in adolescents this increases to 78%

Childhood obesity is emerging as our most serious

health problem today.

2008…..1 in 5 children aged 5-6 were

overweight or obese, it is predicted that

by 2010 it will be 1-3

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Average calorie count for children.

Child’s Age Average daily calorie needs

0-5 months 650

5-12 months 850

1-3 years 1300

4-6 years 1800

7-10 years 2000

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Children need a variety of food that include vegetables, fruits, cereals, meat, fish, and dairy products daily.

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Babies

• The first year of a babies life is one of the fastest growing periods in their life cycle. Babies generally triple their birth weight by 12 months old.

• Babies first food is milk either breast or bottle and contains lactose (milk sugar) that promotes growth.

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Infants and Children

Children need lot of water to hydrate their bodies so their tissues and organs

can grow as water is lost due to urination and faeces

elimination there is a high evaporation rate because of their

bodies’ relative surface area children are more active than adults

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Healthy Food Pyramid Training

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Food Allergies

Food allergy is an immunological reaction to food proteins.In most cases some of the protein is absorbed from the intestinal tract intact rather than being digested as most proteins are.When this intact protein enters the bloodstream. It is recognised as a foreign protein and the body

reacts to it

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Symptoms• Symptoms usually appear within 30

minutes and can be mild to severe

• Symptoms that may appear:-

vomitingItchingbreathing problemsdiarrhoeasneezingasthmahiveseczema swelling of areas of body

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Statistics

• 8% babies under 12 months

• 3% children under 3

• 3 % children under 5

• 1% of adults

• However this is rising each year

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Common allergens

• Milk• Egg• Soybean• Sesame seeds• Cereals (gluten)• Nuts• Chocolate• Fish/seafood

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Food Intolerance

• A pharmacological reaction to the chemicals/additives in foods. (drug reaction)

• Symptoms drowsiness irritable bowel syndrome behaviour problems (ADD, ADHD) fatigue headaches muscular aches and pains

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Cultural and Religious Food Influences

Cultural and religious traditions influence:- The ways in which food is prepared and

served When and how it is eaten Types of foods that can be eaten Acceptable behaviour when eating

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Some typical food requirements

• Islamic….Halel

• Jewish… Kosher

• Hindu….No beef eaten or contact

• Seventh Day Adventist…No meat

• Vegetarian…..No meat products

• Vegan……..No animal products

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Finally the End. Training

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