What are my child's special diet needs during puberty?

What are my child's special diet needs during puberty?

In terms of a child's special diet needs during puberty, females will require additional iron. Iron, basically, is found in our blood, and when we're going through puberty, our girls are starting their menses. They're starting to have that monthly blood loss. So, we need to replenish that iron. Foods that have iron are meats, chicken, and fish. There's also iron in plant foods. Those foods are spinach, broccoli, and oatmeal. What you want to do with those plant food sources of iron is also eat a vitamin-C-rich food with it. If you have spinach, put some tomatoes with it and cook it all up; maybe even cook it in an iron skillet, and the tomato acid will actually draw the iron out of your iron skillet. For boys, what you want to do is make sure they're getting enough calcium. That's because their bones may be growing rapidly, and calcium is what gives our bones its strength. It's that inner networking that's in our bones. If we don't eat calcium, it's hard to get it anywhere else. If our body needs the calcium, it will pull it from our bones.