There are many food advertisements available around us these days through various media. With the advance technology, children are more exposed to these food advertisements when watching television, YouTube even on public transports and bus stop billboards. These food advertisements may influence children’s choice of food to a certain extend. Children may choose fast food over proper home cooked meal which may lead to unhealthy lifestyle if their choice of food is not controlled from young, “Food choices and eating patterns influence brain development and the ability to learn in children and youth (McCain, 1999).
Eating healthy is very important for everyone including preschool children. Eating healthy provides them with adequate energy and …show more content…
These chicken nuggets are usually included in meals for children at home or when eating out. Children are attracted to nuggets simply because they taste good. In my opinion, it has both positive and negative effects on preschool children. Most chicken nuggets contain similar ingredients such as breast meat, chicken skin, flour, corn starch, sugar, spices and other additives such as emulsifier, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate and many more. Chicken cooked with the skin still intact actually helps to prevent oil from getting into the chicken which makes the cooking process healthier with less oil being absorbed. However for chicken nuggets, the skin and the breast meat are being mixed together in which the skin no longer function to drain the excess oil. The skin has more saturated fats which is unhealthy compared to the other parts of the chicken. Singapore health promotion board recommends us to remove evident skin and fats from poultry and meat and to consume skinless poultry whenever possible. The additives in chicken nuggets are safe for consumption and they serve several functions such as keeping the food moist, adding textures and many more. However when these additives are taken excessively, it may lead to many diseases such as kidney failure, osteoporosis and other heart related diseases. According to the packaging, chicken nuggets has included very little dietary fiber …show more content…
They contain protein, vitamin, calcium, iron, potassium and zinc which are needed in the daily diet of children to provide them with energy. However due to the way chicken nuggets are being processed with added additives and chicken skin, it may not be healthy to be consumed often but that does not mean children cannot eat chicken nuggets at all. Chicken nugget should be consumed in moderation as it has nutrients which helps in the growth and development of
Eating healthy is very important for everyone including preschool children. Eating healthy provides them with adequate energy and …show more content…
These chicken nuggets are usually included in meals for children at home or when eating out. Children are attracted to nuggets simply because they taste good. In my opinion, it has both positive and negative effects on preschool children. Most chicken nuggets contain similar ingredients such as breast meat, chicken skin, flour, corn starch, sugar, spices and other additives such as emulsifier, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate and many more. Chicken cooked with the skin still intact actually helps to prevent oil from getting into the chicken which makes the cooking process healthier with less oil being absorbed. However for chicken nuggets, the skin and the breast meat are being mixed together in which the skin no longer function to drain the excess oil. The skin has more saturated fats which is unhealthy compared to the other parts of the chicken. Singapore health promotion board recommends us to remove evident skin and fats from poultry and meat and to consume skinless poultry whenever possible. The additives in chicken nuggets are safe for consumption and they serve several functions such as keeping the food moist, adding textures and many more. However when these additives are taken excessively, it may lead to many diseases such as kidney failure, osteoporosis and other heart related diseases. According to the packaging, chicken nuggets has included very little dietary fiber …show more content…
They contain protein, vitamin, calcium, iron, potassium and zinc which are needed in the daily diet of children to provide them with energy. However due to the way chicken nuggets are being processed with added additives and chicken skin, it may not be healthy to be consumed often but that does not mean children cannot eat chicken nuggets at all. Chicken nugget should be consumed in moderation as it has nutrients which helps in the growth and development of