Balanced Diet according to life stages

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P1/D1: Identify/Describe/Explain how the components of a balanced diet vary according to the life stages of individuals.

The nutritional needs of the human body change at different life stages. To maintain a good health, it's essential to complete the needs placed on your body by these changes.

To meet your body's expected nutritional needs, you should have a mixed diet that focuses on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, greens, dairy foods and lean meats can perform these vital needs.

Infancy (0-3 Years)

When babies are born, they usually increase their length by 50% and weight by 300% between birth and one year into life.

In the first 0-6 months, the only form of food that a baby can get all its nutrients from - is their mother's breast milk. A mother's breast milk provides just the right blend of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals, and calories and also contains enzymes to aid digestion and minerals, such as calcium and iron, in a form in which a baby's body can almost completely absorb. Breast milk also contains antibodies, which help protect a baby from infection and disease, however if the mother chooses not to breastfeed their baby,