Question

1. What is the EAR for iron for 4 to 8 year old children

2. Which foods provide the most in these meals? why?

3. How could the iron content of either of the meals be improved

4. Why is it potentially a problem for children 4 to 8 years old to drink more than 2-3 cups of milk a day

SCORE: 100 POINTS Fe Vit C 0.92 3.2 Lunch #1 Item Cal Fe V it C Lunch #2 Item Cal Macaroni and cheese. 183 1.2 Turkey breast, diced, 12 1 cup 2 oz Carrots, steamed,12 27 0.27 2.8 Spinach, steamed, SP cup cup Pineapple, fresh, 41 Tator Tots, 1 ounce cup 51 1% milk, 1 cup 0.01 0 Applesauce, 1 cup 1% milk, cup 51 Totals 302 1.72 42.8 Totals322 Key: Cal = kcalories, Fe = iron (milligrams), Vit D = vitamin C (milligrams) 1.2 .28 0.01 4.77 21.6 1. What is the EAR for iron for 4-to 8-year-old children? 2. Which foods provide the most iron in these meals? Why? 3. How could the iron content of either of the meals be improved? Answer Later 4. Why is it potentially a problem for children (4-8 years old) to drink more than 2-3 cups of milk a day? SAVE Click here to see how to post an assignment

Answer 1

Estimated average requirement of iron for 4 to 8 year children is 4mg/day and RDI is 10mg /day.

Spinach provides most iron in these foods i,e. 3.2 mg per half cup steamed spinach.

By eating more green leafy vegetables.

By increasing the vitamin C rich foods in the mela that enhances the iron absorption .

By decreasing the food content the hinder iron absorption like dairy products containing calcium, polyphenols, tea and coffee, and phytates in cereals and grains.

4. Calcium in milk inhibits iron absorption fro other foods that they eat also milk has low iron content. When children gets lot of milk they don't have enough room for other nutritious food for their diet. Hence, it is potentially a problem for kids to drink more than 2-3 cups of milk in a day.