Will You Change Snacking Habits on Your Children ?

Admit it: The children would really like the food that tasted with sugar, salt, and fat. And, of course some chips, cookies, or a bowl of ice cream once in awhile is fine. But, at the time of the pediatrician and nutrition experts continue to search for the cause of increased childhood obesity problem in children, they continue to notice the type of food that our children eat in between meals. And the experts were alarmed by what they see.

"The epidemic of obesity of children is obviously related to the excess calories children consumed each day while snacking," said Barry Popkin, Ph.D., professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. Even worse, according to experts, this trend occurs in all ages-from toddlers to teens.

The problem is, kids today do not just snacking more often, but the portions are also much larger and more fattening. As an example the generally toddler snack: A small box-shaped animal crackers and juice boxes containing 200 ml of 350 calories-about one-third the calories needed by the two years old kid in one day. This figure continues to grow. At the average, American children aged two years has consumed about 1250 calories per day. In fact, he only needs 1,000 calories / day. In Indonesia, this phenomenon also needed to watch out. You should see how supermarkets sell so many kinds of snacks for children.

A generation earlier, said Popkin, a child gets less than 20 percent of daily calories from snacks. Now, had reached about 25 percent - and is still rising.

When toddlers and preschoolers are snacking too often, and eating the wrong foods-they are actually already on the verge of a lifelong struggle against weight problems and health conditions. "The root problem of obesity in childhood occurs between the ages of one to five years," explains William Klish, MD, pediatric gastroenterologist at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.

Of course, naturally, a little chubby babies has alias of chubby . However, once I started learning to walk, by about the first birthday, the child gradually will lose body fat and increase the body's soft tissue (mostly muscle anyway) until several years later. If the process does not happen, be prepared to face a very serious problem. If the preschool is left of obesity, it will produce too much body fat, while the soft tissue mass is not formed as much as needed.

Without an adequate soft tissue mass, her metabolism will be substandard. As a result, the body will not be able to burn enough calories, and fat. This, in turn, are physiologically will make it even easier to add weight. The result? "While in elementary school, he would collect body fat faster than other kids," said Dr. Klish. "If we let the toddler and preschool to be obese, this means that we allow it to be overweight in elementary school and beyond."

Due to this fact: Children who are overweight tend to grow into adults who are overweight as well.

CHANGE BAD HABITS
Many parents are realizing that his son should have more nutritious snack foods. It's just, we are so busy with our lives, and I do not know how, or where, he began.

Charlotte Bush, mother Fiona, 16 months, from Williamsburg, Virginia, saw many children busy munching french fries and drinking soda at the playground while snacking hour arrived. "I have heard many mothers say, 'I give him another drink than soda. And I thought, 'Why did you used to give us her soda?' "Tamara Zappa also confused with other maternal food choices, including her own husband:" He has introduced potato chips to the two years son, Henry, "Mom said from Phoenix. "But, I think he's too young anyway."

The problem is, once the habit of snacking on unhealthy foods began to sink in, will hardly be changed. "We know that the diet of children, tastes and appetites are beginning to form in the first two years of age," explains Margaret Bentley Ph.D., professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
And snacking habits is likely to continue, he said. Klish. "Once the kids restless, bored, or tired, her hands immediately reached into his snack," he explained. And many parents who give up, understand, usually they were more concerned that children like to sit too long in the car or while shopping at the supermarket. Nutritional considerations became unthinkable.

Habits of children snacking in between meals is not always bad. In previous generations, when mama wants to give his son a snack, usually he had already been set up something, put peanut butter on bread or banana peel. And snacks are provided for something special, usually at the dinner table. Not like now. "I can not leave home without bringing a multitude of snacks. As a precaution, "said Megan Gorman, mom of two girls, ages three and four years, in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania. "I carry in my bag, in the car, just wherever I go. Like most mama, I conditioned the children to ask when they're hungry. "

And correct. That's what they asked for.

IN PACKAGING
Do children really need a snack between meals? Of course. Snacks important for children, experts say, because a small stomach. And because children can not eat a lot at once, he needs to snack more often. But whatever the snack of the day, we should only provide 20 percent of total calories.

Nutrition experts recommend, may toddler snack three times a day; preschoolers and school age until the age of eight, two times; children aged nine years and more, one time. But more important than how many kids snacks in between meals is what is chewed.

The first step, according to experts: Stop thinking of snacks as something to be packed. That's because, in most cases, so it definitely packs a snack sweet or salty-in other words, calorie dense. It should be called a special bonus treat alias.

And a special bonus should be something that only happens once in a while-only - ice cream after winning a football game Saturday afternoon or some cookies during a visit to grandma's house on weekends. Clearly, the treat is not something you expect every child home from school. Zappa said about her son, Henry: "His grandfather let him drink a soda," he said. "He should not drink soda at a restaurant on special occasions." But, not every day right?

Should children take vitamins?

It could be yes, or not. Most of the children with the age more than a year eating quite varied foods, including meats but do not need vitamins. Children which are smaller than the pre-school even need a prescription to take vitamin supplements. Even so, the child will not always obey everytime they told to take the vitamins or any kind of some additional form from dietary supplements.

If your baby has been picky, such as food that she likes only, and not many other foods, giving a multivitamin with iron is a brilliant idea. Children which are vegetarians usually lack of iron, B vitamins and zinc. So, they are also need to receive a multivitamin with iron.

When you give your child vitamins, read the description on the packaging. Generally, the content of vitamins for children arranged according to age. Usually not for children under the age of 2 years. The dose also varied according to the brand of choice. Doses can be only half a tablet for a particular brand, and one tablet to another brand.

Liquid vitamins are usually available for children under 2 years. Find multivitamin with calcium, because many children today are not fulfilled the needs of minerals in their foods. Make it a good habit to always read the label because the amount of the vitamins and minerals can vary from one brand to another brand.

Infants and toddlers are quite a lot for nursing matters (this means most of the milk you drink is milk), and older children who drank milk less than 475 cc per day should take vitamin D. Some children may also need fluoride above the age of 6 months, depending on the consumption of drink. Consult your doctor for advice about the most appropriate child's diet.

Small note about vitamins that must be observed: There are several vitamins that tastes as sweet as candy. Keep vitamins such as these from the reach of children. Eat them in excessive amounts can be dangerous!

put your head on my shoulder

that picture had not yet gone,
from my mind,
when I'm holding your head,
and whispered,
'aku sayang banget sama kamu'
put your restlessness on my shoulder,
I'll carry your hurts forever...

light chat : takoyaki @Lampung :P

old girl : so what's the route now ?

man : 'at Lampung at my uncle's place and garden...'

old girl : nice... what fruits does he have ?

man : 'fruitsingkong, fruitsawit, fruittako...'

old girl : owh... I didn't know they have takoyaki @Lampung, I thought it only exist in Japan...


man : smartass -.-'

Snøhetta

Join Snøhetta at its office for drinks, informal conversation, and a behind the scenes look at recent and upcoming projects. This program is part of First Friday, a monthly opportunity for League members to visit the offices of leading design practices to see work on the boards and learn more about the offices’ organization and design processes. These informal social gatherings feature happy hour drinks arranged by the host office.

Snøhetta formed as a collaborative in 1989 in Los Angeles when its members designed the competition winning entry for the Alexandria Library in Egypt (winner of the 2004 Aga Khan Award for Architecture). Since that time Snøhetta formed an office in Oslo, Norway and in 2004 its two founding members formed an office in New York City after winning the commission to design the new Museum at the World Trade Center site.

The collaborative and multi-national character of the office has allowed it to work in a wide range of cultural contexts from Asia to Africa, Europe and the Americas. Recently having completed the new National Opera in Oslo (winner of the 2009 Mies van der Rohe Award), Snøhetta has gained a number of other prominent cultural buildings including the new King Abdulaziz Center for Knowledge and Culture in Saudi Arabia, the new James B. Hunt Jr. Library in Raleigh, the expansion of the SFMOMA in San Francisco, and the Redesign of Times Square in New York City.

This program is free and open to League members. Members may bring one guest whom they would like to introduce to League programs. RSVP required to rsvp@archleague.org.

Jeanne Gang

Franzen Lecture on Architecture and the Environment
Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang Architects
The 4th Franzen Lecture on Architecture and the Environment, an annual invited lecture by an international figure whose work has significant implications for understanding and re-conceiving the relationship between architecture and the environment, will be delivered by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects.

Jeanne Gang is the founder and principal of Studio Gang Architects, a rising international practice based in Chicago since 1997. Recent projects include the highly acclaimed Aqua Tower, which was named the Emporis Skyscraper of the Year in 2009; the Northerly Island framework plan; the Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo; and Columbia College Chicago’s Media Production Center. Gang was just named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow (the so-called “Genius Award”) for “challenging the aesthetic and technical possibilities of the art form in a wide range of structures.”


Studio Gang conceives of itself as a collective space for architects, designers, and thinkers, which “acts as a lab for testing ideas on varying scales: from cities to environments to individual buildings’ unique material properties.”

The firm’s work has been published and exhibited both nationally and internationally, most notably at the International Venice Biennale, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Building Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Tickets are required for admission to League programs. Tickets are free for League members; $15 for non-members. Members may reserve a ticket by e-mailing: rsvp@archleague.org. Member tickets will be held at the check-in desk; unclaimed tickets will be released fifteen minutes after the start of the program. Non-members may purchase tickets here from October 5 until 3:00 p.m. the day of the program.

Co-sponsored by The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union. AIA and New York State continuing education credits are available.

The annual Franzen Lecture on Architecture and the Environment was created in honor of long-time League trustee Ulrich Franzen. The Franzen Lecture on Archiecture and the Environment is made possible by contributions from the Riggio Foundation, Juliana Terian Gilbert, and Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown.

League programs are made possible, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

Michael Maltzan

Current Work
Michael Maltzan, Michael Maltzan Architecture
“No More Play”
Michael Maltzan, principal of Los Angeles-based Michael Maltzan Architecture, will present his firm’s work. Since founding his firm in 1995, Maltzan has created a practice committed to “creating architecture that is a catalyst for new experiences and an agent for change in our cities.”


Recent projects include Inner-City Arts – Phase 3, New Carver Apartments, Rainbow Apartments, and Playa Vista Park, all in Los Angeles. The firm’s current work includes the Star Apartments and One Santa Fe in Los Angeles; Ju Gong Bridge and Waterfront Park, and Zhe Zhi Bridge both in Chengdu, China; and the recent competition winning entry for the Mashouf Performing Arts Center at San Francisco State University.


Maltzan’s complex for the Inner-City Arts campus located in the heart of the Los Angeles Skid Row serves at-risk youth from area public schools, providing a range of art facilities and services. The project was featured in the 2010 MoMA exhibition “Small Scale: Big Change.” Maltzan’s New Carver Apartments, which provides permanent supportive housing units for formerly homeless residents was awarded the 2011 AIA/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing Design. Additionally, his work has garnered numerous Progressive Architecture awards, citations from the American Institute of Architects, and the Rudy Bruner Foundation’s Gold Medal for Urban Excellence.

Vishaan Chakrabarti is the Director of the Real Estate Development Program and The Marc Holliday Professor of Real Estate Development at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and serves on the Architectural League’s Board of Directors.

Tickets are required for admission to League programs. Tickets are free for League members; $15 for non-members. Members may reserve a ticket by e-mailing: rsvp@archleague.org. Member tickets will be held at the check-in desk; unclaimed tickets will be released fifteen minutes after the start of the program. Non-members may purchase tickets here.

Co-sponsored by The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union. AIA and New York State continuing education credits are available.

This program is made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.