Carbohydrate, Carbs?
Many of the foods your child eats contain carbs. They
supply the glucose that your child’s body and brain needs and they contain important nutrients.
Glucose from the carbs gives the body's cells a source of energy. This energy helps your child to walk, grow, play and do all the other physical activities. Your child's brain also needs these carbs for energy to fuel the brain with glucose to aid their development and enable them to learn.
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Carbs = Energy
supply the glucose that your child’s body and brain needs and they contain important nutrients.
Glucose from the carbs gives the body's cells a source of energy. This energy helps your child to walk, grow, play and do all the other physical activities. Your child's brain also needs these carbs for energy to fuel the brain with glucose to aid their development and enable them to learn.
This book is a 'bible' for us
mums and dads.
Carbs = Energy
So What Foods Have Carbs?
Milk, yogurt, fruit, vegetables, rice, cereals, bread and other
grains all have carbs and give your child important nutrients such
as fibre, vitamins and minerals.
Though they don’t offer as much nutritional value, snack foods such as
crisps, chips and popcorn also have carbs. Sweets, including cakes,
biscuits and fizzy drinks, also contain carbs. These should be eaten
as part of a balanced diet.
Milk, yogurt, fruit, vegetables, rice, cereals, bread and other
grains all have carbs and give your child important nutrients such
as fibre, vitamins and minerals.
Though they don’t offer as much nutritional value, snack foods such as
crisps, chips and popcorn also have carbs. Sweets, including cakes,
biscuits and fizzy drinks, also contain carbs. These should be eaten
as part of a balanced diet.
Carb Amounts by Age, to be used as a guide only.
Boys 5 years old
30 to 45 grams of carb at each meal.
Boys 5–12 years old
45 to 60 grams of carb at each meal.
Teens
60 to 75+ grams of carb at each meal.
Girls 5 years
30 to 45 grams of carb at each meal.
Girls 5 - 12 years
45 to 60 grams of carb at each meal
Teens
45 to 75 grams of carb at each meal
Snacks, if needed, are usually 15 to 30 grams of carb.
Talk to your DSN, dietician or healthcare professional to help you decide on the amount of carbs that is right for your child.
