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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/feeding-a-growing-machine-meeting-childrens-nutritional-requirements/">Feeding a growing machine: Meeting children’s nutritional requirements</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted July 17, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Alexandra Haller</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Children seem to grow taller overnight. Pants that fit well a month ago suddenly look like waders. Do they really grow that fast? During childhood (generally defined as the period of life from age 1 until puberty begins), a typical child will gain about 5lbs. and grow 2 to 3 inches in an average year. A 1yr old requires about 1,000-1,3000 calories a day. By age 10, their energy requirements have nearly doubled. For our little monkeys, they can eat well if parents determine to follow a few basic guidelines. The rule of thumb when planning any diet is to eat a variety of foods in moderation. Apples are a typical lunchbox staple. They are healthy and easy to eat quickly. However, a smart lunch could alternate between apples, bananas, pears, mangoes and bags of berries. Meeting recommended dietary allowances…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/feeding-a-growing-machine-meeting-childrens-nutritional-requirements/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/feeding-a-growing-machine-meeting-childrens-nutritional-requirements/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/feeding-a-growing-machine-meeting-childrens-nutritional-requirements/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/feeding-a-growing-machine-meeting-childrens-nutritional-requirements/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/supplements/">supplements</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/weight-control/">weight-control</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/workout-fuel/">workout-fuel</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/special-features/">special-features</a><br /><br /> </P>