Regular Meal Schedule for Children Maximizes Nutrient Absorption

The translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags is: "Regular Meal Schedule for Children Makes Maximum Absorption of Children's Nutrition".

Regular Meal Schedule for Children Maximizes Nutrient Absorption

Dream - For some parents, feeding their toddler can be a challenging task. Often times, children refuse to eat because they prefer to play. When they are offered food, they reject it, push it away, and even cry.

This finally causes parents to worry. Afraid that their child does not receive optimal nutrition intake because they often refuse to eat. On the other hand, there are also children who eat multiple times, enjoy snacks, and also drink milk.

The translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving the HTML tags is as follows: "The effect is that the child's weight becomes excessive. If left unchecked, this can certainly lead to obesity. According to Doctor Citra Amelinda, it is important to establish a meal schedule for children in order to prevent this."

With the same schedule every day and discipline in implementing it, children will recognize hunger. "It is very important to have a regular eating schedule, especially if the child is >1 year old. No grazing or eating a little but at irregular times," said Dr. Citra.

If the eating schedule is irregular, this hunger and fullness sensation tends to be difficult for children to understand. The effect is a poor eating habit and suboptimal nutrient intake.

"Although they may be random, children like order. Children over 1 year old have a high curiosity, easily get bored, so they are more interested in playing/exploring than eating," said Dr. Citra. With this condition, parents should not just follow their children. They must be disciplined with meal schedules and duration."

"Proper Eating Schedule"

According to Dr. Citra, the child's meal schedule is 3 times of having a big meal and 2 times of enjoying snacks/fruits. Then, the interval between meals is adjusted to the child's wake-up and nap time, which is approximately 2.5 to 4 hours.

"With a regular schedule, the body's hunger hormone or ghrelin will work properly. This Ghrelin hormone is produced by the digestive tract to inform the brain that the stomach is empty and needs to be filled with food. 'On average, it takes about 20 minutes from the time the food reaches the stomach until the feeling of fullness begins to arise. This feeling of fullness is regulated by leptin, which is released from fat cells,' said Dr. Citra."

"If a child consumes too many snacks or milk, those hormones will not work effectively. So make sure to implement a proper eating schedule to ensure that the nutritional intake from main meals is fulfilled. Source: IG @citra_amelinda"

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