Teenagers are notorious for their terrible eating habits. They typically eat only what tastes good or what’s within reach. Since their bodies are still growing and developing, good nutrition during the teen years is crucial to preventing diseases like cancer, heart disease, and osteoporosis.
Foods that are loaded with powerful nutrients — are the best way to get all the vitamins and minerals they need.
Here are some of them
- Carrot: Most veggies have virtually no calories but plenty of nutrients. A couple of carrots a day will not only provide double teen’s daily beta-carotene requirements, but it’ll also lower his cholesterol. Like broccoli, it will reduce the risks of cancers like lung, throat, stomach, prostate, and breast cancer.
- Skim Milk: Skim milk provides the teenagers with calcium is the main mineral that strengthens bones and this is very important during adolescence when teens are going through their growth spurt. People reach their maximum bone density during adolescence and gradually lose bone mass the rest of their lives. By age 17, our kids will have already established more than75 % of their adult bone mass.Some form of breakfast will help kids be more attentive and therefore do better.
- Mangoes and grapes: You can’t compliment a mango enough. This delicious tropical fruit provides 150 percent of the RDA for the cancer-fighting nutrient beta-carotene. It’s loaded with fiber and potassium. Plus it’ll fulfill a day’s requirement of vitamin C. Grapes help reduce heart disease.
- Peanut butter: Peanut butter, like peanuts, is high in fat and calories. But the good news is that the fat is unsaturated and the teenagers need a lot of calories anyway. Peanut butter is also packed with iron
- Salmon Fish: is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae.Studies have shown that one weekly portion of fish can help prevent heart attacks in later years. Salmon is a good fish to get your teen hooked on because it contains heart-healthy omega-3 polyunsaturated fat. Along with its disease-fighting capabilities, omega-3 helps reduce the risk of depression and minimizes arthritis symptoms.
