Healthy nutrition begins with life, before pregnancy it is
important for both parents to be on the same level. Once the gamete fertilizes the ovum, it is the
mother responsibility to continue to nourish nutrients to her unborn child.
During pregnancy, the mother should
remain eating healthy even through the unhealthy cravings. It is also important that
the unborn child receive every nutrients the fetus needs to grow and develop properly. “For the woman who is pregnant, or who soon
will be, however, nutrition choices today profoundly affect the health of her
future child and the adult that the child will one day become.” Sizer, F. &
Whitney, E. (2013). In the first year of an infant life, the nutrients are mainly
provided from formula or breast milk. As the
child get older and through the different stages, jar foods are introduced as the
infant grow. Once an infant reaches
the one year mark, a child is available to eat
pretty much anything with the family. Adolescences is a critical stage because that
is when puberty begins. Adolescences are at the age when they may face certain factors
that can hinder their decision when making healthy choices. Parents and adult role models are there to guide them and practice showing them healthy habits
to use. The portion sizes of children are half the amount of what adolescence and
adults should consume. Knowing the proper amount are risk preventions from obesity. “Specifically, adolescence is characterized
by a decrease in fruit and vegetable intake, a decrease
in breakfast eating, and an increase in the consumption of high-fat, high-sugar snack foods.” Cvjetan,
Branko; Utter, Jennifer; Robinson, Elizabeth; Denny, Simon (2014) As adult, we
can take what we learned as a child/adolescence and adjust our habits to what
we need to live a healthy life. Our body
and metabolism are constantly changing as we grow older. What may work
for us ten years ago may not work for us
now. 
Your diet solely depends on how you want to live your life.
Genetically you may be tide to health
related issue and obesity problems. Just because it can be a possibility that it is hereditary, it
does not mean you will follow in the same footsteps. When you’re
at the age to take control your life, you have the power to eat foods that can
strengthen your way of thinking. To every strength, you will experience
something that will make you weak. Deprivation is not a good feeling to have.
If you know that you ate healthily and exercised all week long. It is ok to treat
yourself to your favorite dessert. Moderation is the key when eating the wrong
type of food. A healthy diet is a diet
that benefit and work for your lifestyle. Adapting to a healthy diet is a way
of life. Your body can for sure react if you are feeding it invaluable or
valuable food.
In my conclusion, eating healthy takes knowledge,
motivation, and control. Without knowledge, people will not fully understand how
food can work as the enemy to the body. Taking
into consideration of educating your mind on the different jobs that
nutrients are made for. We want to eat
foods so we can use as fuel to fire up your energy instead of storing
unnecessary fat. The storing of fat can lead to weight gain that turns into obesity and eventually health related
disease. Self-motivation will keep you in the right mindset to continue to make
every effort to do what is right. Living a healthy lifestyle implicate choices,
taking control of your options can depend on how you want to feel and appear.
Nutrition is important for all species of life, without the proper intake, it
is extremely hard to sustain life. The power of how you treat your body is in
your hand. Striving to provide the body filled with healthy nutrients will help
take care you as you proceed in life.
Cvjetan, Branko; Utter, Jennifer; Robinson, Elizabeth;
Denny, Simon; Journal of School Health, Oct2014; 84(10): 677-682. 6p. (Journal
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Environment of Schools and Adolescent Nutrition: Associations Between the
School Nutrition Climate and Adolescents' Eating Behaviors and Body Mass Index.
Sizer, F. & Whitney, E. (2013). Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies (13th
ed.). Mason, OH: Cengage Learning.
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