Fruit and vegetables for kids

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children are failing to meet the recommended amount of the essential fruits and vegetables that they should eat daily (CDC, 2014). More specifically, The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2010) explained that in 2007, 60% of children did not meet the U.S. Department Of Agriculture Food Patterns fruit intake recommendations, and 93% did not meet vegetable recommendations (Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010). This inadequate consumption of fruits and vegetables has become evident in recent years in the quality of children’s diets, and is a significant contributor to the obesity epidemic (Pearson, 2009).

References

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014). Children eating more

fruit, but fruit and vegetable intake still too low. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p0805-fruits-vegetables.html

• Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2010). Dietary Guidelines for

Americans, 2010. Retrieved from http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2010.asp

• Pearson, N., Biddle, S. JH. and Gorely, T. (2009). Family correlates of fruit and

vegetable consumption in children and adolescents: a systematic review. Public Health Nutrition, 12, pp 267-28. doi:10.1017/S1368980008002589