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A balanced diet for your child growing needs.

A Balanced Diet for Your Child’s Growing Needs: What They Need to Stay Healthy of essential fats A child’s nutritional needs grow as they do. Once your baby has spent the first few months in this world and has gradually been weaned onto solid food, it is essential to know what to put on their plate, how to approach snack choices and to know that and that physical activity is just as important as healthy meal choices for their overall well-being. be an option.Drinking a healthy quantity of water daily is essential to keep your child’s body hydrated.Exposure to the outdoors ensures the child gets Vitamin D, an essential vitamin for healthy growth in children, derived directly from sunlight.Physical Activity Is Not a Want but A Need Dr. Fouzia Rasool also stressed on the importance of regular physical activity to ensure that the food your child eats is used as energy and her mental and physical wellbeing is taken care of by being outdoors in the fresh air – a practice children in today’s age are deprived of due to excessive screen time which leads to inactivity and harmful weight gain or even ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).Still have questions? Then head over to the podcast here for more on how to ensure you give your child a healthy, balanced diet,Watch Episode 6 now on KASHAF Foundation’s YouTube channel, and stay connected with us on Instagram @kashaf foundation for more expert insights!About Sehat Ka Paigham KASHAF Foundation’s *Sehat Ka Paigham* podcast is a groundbreaking initiative aimed at empowering women and families with essential knowledge about maternal and child health. Each episode brings together leading experts to address critical topics like breastfeeding, malnutrition, pregnancy complications, and growth stunting in children. Designed to educate and debunk myths, these eight episodic podcasts focus on providing actionable advice rooted in research conducted in rural Pakistan. With renowned host Sania Saeed at the helm, *Sehat Ka Paigham* is bridging the gap between expert insights and community awareness, ensuring healthier futures for mothers and children across the country.