make subpages for extra info from modules
- current status of children’s intake:
- stats on rise of unhealthy food intake & rise in childhood obesity, T2DM, HTN
-childhood obesity is skyrocketing: as of 2021 – 2-5 yrs: 13.4%, 6-11 yrs: 20.3%, 12-19 yrs: 21.2%
-combined overweight & obese in US children at 41% – pandemic has further increased these #s
-majority of food advertisement for children is unhealthy food – find specific stats on this
2. nutr facts label
3. portion sizes
4. Macronutrients; 4-9-4 rule – possibly add with nutr label
Nutrient Recommendations
need to move this info - possibly delete? check nutr knowledge q's to see if this info is necessary
- Potassium
- Fiber
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Iron
- Calcium
- Trans fat
- Saturated fat
- Cholesterol
- Sodium
- Sugar
Did you know? A food is considered a whole grain if it is made with or contains the whole unprocessed grain. Look for items that say "100% whole grain" or "whole grain (name of grain)" in the ingredients list.
