10 Best for Intelligence

WANT your child brilliant at school? Try to pay attention to the jelly nutritional needs of their every day. In addition, there is also a good idea to enter the following 10 types of foods are best. Foods that are dubbed "Brain Food" is believed to stimulate the growth of brain cells, improve function, improve memory and concentration of children's thinking.

1. Salmon
Fatty fish like salmon is the best source of omega-3 fatty acids - DHA and EPA - both essential for growth and development of brain function. Recent research also shows that people who earn more fatty acid intake has a sharper mind and recorded satisfactory results in testing capabilities. According to experts, although tuna contain omega-3 acids, but fish is not as rich as salmon.

2. Eggs
Eggs are an important source of protein known as a relatively cheap and the price is quite affordable. Yolk was solid part will contain choline, a substance that can help the development of memory or the memory.

3. Peanut butter
"Groundnut (peanut) and peanut butter is one source of vitamin E. This vitamin is an antioxidant that may protect nerve cell membranes. Together with thiamin, vitamin E helps the brain and nervous system in use glucose for energy needs.

4. Whole grains
The brain requires glucose supply or preparation of the body that are constant. Whole grains have the ability to support those needs. The fiber contained in whole grains may help regulate the release of glucose in the body. Wheat also contains B vitamins to maintain healthy functioning nervous system.

5. Oats / Oatmeal
Oats is one of the most popular types of cereals among children and rich in essential nutrients for the brain. Oats can provide the energy or fuel for the brain a much needed children's activities started in the morning. Rich in fiber content, oats will keep your brain in the child's needs are met throughout the morning. Oats are also a source of vitamin E, vitamin B, potassium and zinc - which make the body and brain function to function at full capacity.

6. Berry
Strawberry, cherry, and blackberry blueberriy. In general, the stronger the color, the more nutritisi that at birth. Berry contains high levels of antioxidants, especially vitamin C, which is useful to prevent cancer.

Some research suggests those who get the blueberry and strawberry extracts have perbaikian in memory function. Seeds from fruit berries also was rich in omega-3 fatty acids.

7. Nuts
Beans are special foods because these foods have the energy derived from protein and complex carbohydrates. In addition, nuts are rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals. Nuts are also good food for the brain because they can sustain the energy and thinking ability of children at its peak in the afternoon if consumed at lunchtime.

According to the research, red beans and pinto beans contain more omega 3 fatty origin than other nuts - especially ALA - a type of omega-3 origin are important for brain growth and function.

8. Colorful vegetables
Tomatoes, red sweet potato, pumpkin, carrots, spinach are vegetables that are rich sources of nutrients and antioxidants that will keep brain cells strong and healthy.

9. Milk and Yogurt
Foods derived from dairy products containing high protein and B vitamins. Two types of nutrients essential for growth of brain tissue, neurotransmitters and enzymes. Milk and yogurt also can make a full stomach because the content of protein and carbohydrate as well as a source of energy for the brain.

Recent research indicates that children and teenagers need more vitamin D even 10 times the recommended dose. Vitamin D is also important for muscle and nervous system life cycle of human cells as a whole.

10. Lean beef
Iron is an essential mineral that helps kids stay energized and concentrate at sekolag. Lean beef is one atu food sources that contain many substances ebsi. With only consume 1 ounce per day, then your body will be helpful for the absorption of iron darai other sumrbe. Beef also contains zinc which may help maintain memory.

Khsusus for a vegetarian, you can use black beans and soy burgers as an option. Nuts are is an important source of nonheme iron - a type of iron that requires vitamin C for absorption by the body. Eating tomatoes, orange juice, strawberries and nuts can also be selected as an effort to meet the needs of iron.

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Smart's Little Fish

Pregnant Mom who wants to have intelligent children, advice on this one seems worthy of consideration. Make fish consumption as part of the diet during pregnancy. Fish will make thinking and motor skills of children born to become better.

A study published the American Journal of Epidemiology has examined the relationship between food intake for pregnant women with cognitive test results of children at the age of three years after birth. Research shows that women who ate fish during pregnancy gave birth to a baby (at age 3) that motor and cognitive skills are better than babies born to mothers who are reluctant to eat fish during pregnancy.

Children aged three years born to women eating two servings of fish each week showed better scores on average than in tests that test the ability to remember vocabulary, visual-spatial, visual-motor, and motor skills.

According to David Neubauer, MD Researchers from Johns Hopkins, the result is significant because the most important periods in brain development before their baby is born. Most of the human neural cells formed when a pregnant woman enters the second trimester of pregnancy, when the important process of forming relationships between nerve cells occurs.

The ability to think and behave of course is the result of brain functioning. Therefore, disturbances in the brain that occurs in the initial formation will typically result in abnormalities in thinking and behaving in the future.

"Why fish? As fish rich in Omega 3 fatty acids known as an important component in brain structure," said Neubauer. For example salmon, herring.

However, Neubauer reminded that not all forms of fish consumption will benefit the baby. He warned that the fish can be contaminated with harmful chemicals such as mercury, it will damage the formation of the brain.

In fact, children 3 years of age born to mothers who ate mercury-tainted fish while pregnant tend to record lower scores when tested. Big fish like tuna long-lived or swordfish (swordfish), which prey on other fish and accumulate mercury, is of two kinds of fish that tend to have high levels of toxins. The types are fairly low as shrimp, sardine and salmon.

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ASI Make Children Smart, Why Can?

Want to have your child smarter? Give Air Susu Ibu (ASI) from birth to your baby because the milk contained a kind of essential nutrients that serve to learn and remember better called Gangliosides.

Gangliosides are one component of human cell membranes, especially nerve cell membranes and brain. To get an optimal intake of nutrients gangliosida, babies are breastfed should receive gangliosida from. In breast milk, there are two types gangliosida namely, GD3 (disialogangliosides 3) and GM3 (monosialogangliosides 3).

Gangliosides widely available in breast milk in the first six weeks of lactation. In early lactation, milk emanating dominated GD3. Once breastfeeding is almost over, GM3 dominate. "Levels of GD3 in human milk is 2-8 mcg / ml. While GM3 reach 2-14 mcg / ml.

"Therefore, new mothers are encouraged to breastfeed their babies," said Ines Gulardi MSC from PT Fonterra Brands Indonesia at a media event titled The Role of Nutrition education Gangliosides (GA) to optimize the relationship between brain cells in infants and Toddlers in Denpasar on Monday .

Accompanied by Dr. I Gusti Ayu SPA Trisna Windiani of the Growth Sanglah Hospital Denpasar, he said, breastfeeding helps the formation of relationships between brain cells, help the learning ability and memory.

He added, in addition to GA, the growth of infants is also influenced by the stimuli received. Therefore, parents are expected to stimulate the children with affection, to interact with the surrounding environment. Gangliosides are present in breast milk were also contained in cow's milk and other food sources that can be safely consumed by humans.

However, breast milk is best food for babies. In addition to the natural, nutritional content and quality is unmatched by milk formula for infant growth, especially to the fullest. For that, if a mother can not breastfeed are advised to consult a doctor or health professional, says Ines Gulardi.

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Tough Child Must Meet the Three Types of Nutrition

Weighing the challenges of children and adolescents currently making activities of children become solid. Most parents do not have time enough to notice, accompany and supervise children. As a result, energy intake and nutrition for children is reduced.

Psychologist and Director of Yayasan Kita and Fruit Hearts, Elly Risman, said it was on Friday (2 / 5) in 

Jakarta. "Parents should ensure that children have enough energy to undergo an intensive activities. How could the children be able to move and think that their nutritional intake and less energy," he said.

According to Elly Risman, parents need to build resilience from the outset. Toughness is an attitude to life that results from a comprehensive parenting efforts. Produce resilient children in an era of tight competition as it is today stems from the parents, parental lifestyle, determination implement the agreement, and the fulfillment of the three types of nutrition they need. "Three types of nutrition is to ensure sufficient energy intake to meet their activity (physical nutrition ), encouraging children to be physically active, do not live in the 'era of the scenes' without accompaniment otangtua and appropriate communication patterns (nutritional soul), and the presence of God within the child (spiritual nutrition), "said Elly Risman in the discussion of" Thinking Pun Need Energy ", which was held Nestle Indonesia, Jakarta.

Meanwhile, Category Marketing Manager Beverages PT Nestle Indonesia Welih Sutidjan, citing the book The Energy of Life by Dr. Guy C. Brown, say, the brain requires 20 percent of the total energy needed by the body, even at rest. "Research Chugani HT et friend, published the Journal neurodevelopmental Neuroimaging, in New York, in 1996 even mentions that the brains of children aged 4-12 years require more energy to live their daily activities than adults, "he said.

Lack of energy supply in children can result in various things, such as reduced inhibition of the focus of learning and thinking ability of children, or an underdeveloped child's creativity.

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To be smart, Teach Little Breakfast

CHALLENGE children and teenagers currently getting heavy. Activities of children crowded from morning to evening is designed so that children are ready to face competition in the future. While busy working parents trying to give his best for his son, but did not have enough time to observe, assist and supervise the beloved baby.

However, we as parents can still play helps children to confront these challenges by ensuring sufficient energy intake to face the challenges of the future. Energy is an essential component of the human body needs for daily activities. Without energy, people will not be able to do any activity.

Lack of physical activity in children will lead to overweight and increased risk of various diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, said Head of the Department of Medical Services and Nutrition PT Nestle, Leilani Lestarina. Activities carried out must be in accordance with the age and growth, varied, enjoyable, at least 30-60 minutes per day and there is support parents as an example a healthy lifestyle.

In children, according to the American Heart Association, physical activity is useful for controlling weight, reducing blood pressure and increase HDL (good cholesterol), and increased confidence. Physical activity is also beneficial to practice motor skills, muscles, heart, lungs and bones.

In addition, the energy needed for mental activities, ie activities that use the capabilities of the brain such as thinking and concentrating. In his book entitled The Energy of Life published by Free Press, New York, 1999, Dr. Guy C. Brown said that the brain takes 20 percent of the total energy needed by the body, even when we break even.

Furthermore, HT Chugani research published in the journal Neurodevelopmenttal Neuroimaging, New York, 1996, shows the brain of children aged 4-12 years need more energy to live their daily activities than adults. Like a car, the brain also needs fuel, said Leilani.

Lack of energy supply can lead to various things, including reduced concentration and impaired learning ability of children think their creativity or underdeveloped. In one day, children need 2000 kilocalories of energy. Brain weight of only two percent of body weight, but consume 20 percent of the body's energy.

Breakfast should contribute 20-25 percent (400-500 kilocalories) of energy needs in a day. H acyl research on the breakfast show, breakfast can improve learning capacity and academic achievement, attention to school work and achievements. Breakfast can also reduce the school clinic visits, absences and late.

So that children do not lack energy, so parents need to help meet the healthy and balanced food intake. According to Elly Risman child psychology experts, the condition of good nutrition and sufficient energy can not be obtained if daily intake is not considered. It began from a small thing everyday. "When the morning of our energy intake is inadequate, how can we, especially children, will be able to move and think," he explained.

"To produce resilient children in today's era of tight competition, it stems from ourselves as parents, we choose parenting, working tirelessly from both parents, determination implement the agreement and compliance with the three types of nutrients that children need us , "said Elly.

Three types of nutrition that is, ensuring sufficient energy intake to cope with physical activity (physical nutrition), encouraging children to be physically active, do not live in an era of screen addiction aka watching television with the assistance of parents and appropriate communication patterns (nutritional soul) . "What is important is the presence of God within the child or spiritual nutrition," he explains.

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In order for Kids Like Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and vegetables contain nutrients that are important. Consider how to deal with children who do not like fruits and vegetables.

 

There are several factors that make children do not like fruit and vegetables, among them a sense of a less pleasing, the introduction of various taste that is not done well, as well as unpleasant experiences when eating fruits or vegetables.

But, the most frequent cause is a lack of recognition of different flavors when the child is still small, especially at the age of the baby. As a result, the memory of feeling in a child's brain is very small. If he enjoys something that had never before attempted, the child feels strange and not like the taste. Unlike the child who was introduced on a wide assortment of flavors, they are generally easier to give fruit and vegetables because of taste memory in his brain a lot so it is easy to adapt to new flavors.

Actually, the introduction of a wide assortment of flavors has been started in infancy, when children are allowed to eat soft foods such as porridge strain, semisolid (rice team), and solid (rice). At this very crucial for us to combine various kinds of fruits and vegetables in children's daily menu. That way, later children are more receptive to other flavors.

Indeed, many parents are trying to introduce a variety of flavors to their babies. However this is not going well, may be less consistent in introducing or not cooperate with the caregiver. The inconsistency is marked with only the occasional introduction of different flavors from a variety of menus, but the menu is monotonous, like rice and nuggets are more often given to children. Fruits too, children only sometimes orange or apple.

Parents Must be Creative

Never force a child to like fruit and vegetables by means stuffed. Because, dislike imposed will only cause of rejection is very hard. Of coercion it is possible that the trauma and the child will not be given fruit and vegetables. Instead parents have to be creative with finding ways to get children like fruits and vegetables. The trick, among others:

* Hiding vegetables in the food preferences of children. If the child likes the porridge of rice, risoles, or even instant noodles, we can put into it various vegetables. Cut the vegetables into small pieces so inconspicuous so that when we fed her, the child was not aware that in her favorite foods are vegetables.

* If the child does not like mushy vegetables, we can modify it to make these vegetables were crispy or crunchy. Spinach, for instance, can be fried with flour and mixed spice to feel a little more crisp and delicious.

* If you want to ask your child to eat fruit, we can make orange juice, apple, mango, guava, avocado, or other. So delicious, add condensed milk. The sweet taste of milk will make the children love it.

* Create interesting shapes of fruits or vegetables. When we ask children to eat papaya, modifikasikanlah form piece. For example, by cutting small squares to serve as the eyes, nose box to be elongated, rather wide elongated box to make the mouth, then place on a plate that color contrast. Then invite children to play with form as she asked him to eat the fruit one by one.

* With vegetables the same way, we can combine vegetables, eggs, and sausage. Example, make an omelette and put it on a plate. Shape eyes with sliced ​​sausage, lettuce with sliced ​​his nose, his mouth to his ear with a carrot and tomato slices. When children do not want to eat it straight, we can mix it with rice while eating it.

* The tool also needs to be selected meals interesting. Today many utensils such as plates and spoons with a picture of various cartoon characters. Well, we can use tools such as one child's attraction to eating fruits and vegetables.

Be Example

On the creative side, there are a few more things that need to be parents so that children will eat fruits and vegetables:

+ Parents should set an example.

Show the child that we are so fond of fruits and vegetables. The trick, always complete the daily menu with fruits and vegetables. For instance, a breakfast with spinach, distraction morning eating an orange or apple fruit, lunch with a menu of vegetable soup, afternoon interlude with guava juice, and stir-equipped dinner tempeh stir mixed beans.

When we give a good example to children, he will see how fruits and vegetables are not to be afraid of food. That way it will be easier for us to ask the child to eat fruit and vegetables. Moreover, we always took time to eat together so children get used to the menus that we eat. Unlike when we do not like fruit and vegetables, will be more difficult to ask the child to eat them.

+ Provide an explanation of benefits.

The toddler can understand simple explanations we give. Well, explain the various benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. Example, by revealing the usefulness of vitamin C than citrus fruit, "Sis, lest you be easy to get sick, you need to eat citrus fruits that contain lots of vitamin C." Or, when we want our children with a vegetable like spinach, we could use his favorite cartoon characters like Popeye, "If you want to be strong like Popeye Adek, Adek should like spinach." Explanations like this can at least open a child's understanding of the benefits of vegetables and fruits.

+ Create a pleasant atmosphere at the dinner table.

That way, children will feel comfortable that he was eager to eat. A big appetite to make children easier to consume anything, including fruits and vegetables. Unlike when we act tense, ask the child to eat with yelling for example, would only eliminate a child's appetite making it more difficult for us to get him to eat fruit or vegetables.

+ Avoid junk food.

Lots of junk food or "junk foods" that circulated in supermarkets and shops. It was very tasty, often eager to make a child do not eat because his tongue was used with a strong sense of the junk food. So, avoid children from this kind of food so that it easier to eat fruit or vegetables.

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Inadequate nutrition, Kids Make Smart

INTELLIGENCE children open to being manipulated, especially by a conducive environment for education, said education analyst Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang, Riana Mashar.
    
"The environment plays an important role to improve the quality of individual intelligence," he said, in Magelang, Saturday (24 / 5), during a seminar titled "Raising Achievement through the Optimization of Brain Child".

He said one way to do parents and teachers in improving the intelligence of children is to understand the concept of providing education that focuses on child development.

The concept, he said, stressing the need for education that adapts with age, individual, social and cultural conditions. He explained that the age-appropriateness of education related to various individual characteristics are generally based on the stages of development and the development of laws that are universal.
    
Conformity with the education of individuals associated with the concept of differences in each individual, so educators need to notice that the individual learning patterns are different from one another.

He explained that the appropriateness of education with social and cultural conditions related to the child's environment so that the process of education provided is expected to be more oriented towards compliance with the child's environment.

Researcher Research Institute for Iodine Deficiency Disorders (GAKI) Borobudur, Lucky S. Widodo, say, an adequate nutritional intervention will improve the intelligence of a child's brain.

"Must unmet need nutrients for growth and brain function, and other vital organs," he said. He said, the younger the child get adequate nutrition, the greater the chance the child to improve growth.
    
"The level of intelligence of the brain and other organs have the optimum age for the enhanced phase is a moment given the appropriate nutritional intervention," he said.

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Many Kids Make Smart Play

WANT your child smart and creative? Begin to pass the days with your baby or your child with fun activities. This activity will provide stimulation for the child's brain.

Yes, the stimulation in question was the efforts of parents or family to invite children to play in an atmosphere of joy and affection. Play activities and atmosphere of love is important in order to stimulate the sensory system, train the fine and gross motor skills, communication skills and the child's feelings and thoughts.

As described expert and child development consultant, Dr. Soedjatmiko SpA (K), stimulation or stimulation from an early age is one of the most important external factor in determining the child's intelligence. In addition to stimulation, there are other external factors that influence the quality of the intelligence of a child's nutritional intake, proper parenting and affection towards children.

Why stimulation has an important role? Soedjatmiko confirmed that stimulation or stimulation largely determines the quality of the development of human brain cells even in the womb.

"The more varied stimuli received by infants and toddlers, the more complex the structure of the synapse or the relationship between cells of the brain. The more frequent and the strength of stimulation received, the increasingly strong relationship between cells of the brain. The more complex and stronger the synapse, the higher and of varying intelligence of children," said Soedjatmiko on the sidelines of a press conference Smart Parents Conference, Wednesday (23 / 7) in Jakarta.

He further explained that human brain cells are formed from three-four months in the womb and will continue until the age of three or four years. Not surprisingly, this age range are also often referred to as the golden years period. At this time, the number of brain cells can grow up to billions, although initially there is no relationship between cells.

"Well, here the importance of the role of parents in shaping and determining the sequence relationships between cells is so qualified and complex ways to stimulation," he said

Former chairman of the Central Executive III Indonesian Pediatric Association explains, stimulation can be performed as early as possible since the fetus in the womb by bringing the fetus chat, sing songs, play songs through the radio cassette attached to the mother's abdomen or recite prayers as he ran his mother's belly ngelus.

While entering the age of infants and toddlers, stimulation activities can be more diverse, such as bathing, diapering, feeding, feeding the food, holding, walk, play until bedtime.

Examples of stimulation for infants 0 to 3 months for example, seek comfort, safe and fun, hugging, holding, looking into the eyes baby, bring a smile, talk, hiding the various sounds or music alternately, hang brightly colored and moving objects, the objects off, toppled baby from side to side, stomach, back, stimulated to hold toys.

Importantly, continued Soedjatmiko, stimulation should be performed every day in an atmosphere of fun and loving. Stimulation should also vary adjusted age and developmental abilities of children and should be done by parents or family.

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