The ice cream, an ideal dessert for children and elderly

Posted on August 15, 2014 by john in Health care

The ice cream consumption increases significantly in summer with higher temperatures, and although they are calorie foods can be offered to children and the elderly as a dessert or snack occasionally because, as Diana Roig, Spain Unilever nutritionist explained may complete diet pleasant way for them, giving them nutrients as milk in the case of milk-based or fruit juice in the case of poles or sorbets.

The milk-based ice creams usually consist of skimmed milk, sugar and fat, while the poles and sorbets contain mostly water, fruit juices and sugars. The texture of these foods makes them easy to chew, and the sweet taste makes them a good alternative snack for children and adults when the heat and have less appetite.

The calcium content of some ice cream reaches 30% of the recommended daily allowance

The calcium content of some ice cream reaches 30% of the recommended daily amount, which is a great advantage for the elderly, who are prone to decalcification and need to eat every day at least 800 milligrams of this mineral for healthy bones while in the case of children, calcium is essential for the development of the skeletal system. The poles and sorbets also also help maintain proper hydration.

The most important thing is to choose ice creams when possible, or those packaged products having taken into account the nutritional values ​​(with a good supply of fruit juice or calcium), and has limited the amount of sugar and saturated fat to reducing the number of calories. In desserts and snacks also can be combined with consumer favorite fruits like bananas, peaches or strawberries ice cream.