During this time, "suggesting that soy milk be included in the national milk drinking plan" was on the hot search, first a representative at the two sessions submitted a relevant bill, and then the China soy milk industry nutrition and health development forum, the "two cups of milk per day, healthy double protein" as the slogan.
So many mothers asked me backstage, can the baby drink soy milk? Is soy milk good or milk good?
Let's first take a look, what is soy milk, is it the same as soy milk?
In fact, they are not really the same thing.
Many people often drink soy milk for breakfast, including the soy milk machine we use at home or the freshly ground ones bought outside, which are pure soybean pulp, filtered, and cooked after the soy milk is made.
Soy milk is made by coarsely grinding, fine grinding and two homogenization grinding into a pulp, and then adding milk powder, juice, calcium and other excipients to it.
To put it simply, soy milk is an upgraded version of soy milk, which is obtained by reprocessing on the basis of soy milk. In terms of nutrition and taste, soy milk is indeed better than soy milk. If soy milk is tap water in a water pipe, then soy milk is filtered pure water.
So, can soy milk be given to the baby to drink?
Although soy milk is not a pure soybean product, its main raw material is soybeans. Soybeans are high-quality plant-based proteins, not only comparable to animal proteins, but also the only amino acid composition in plant proteins that is close to the needs of the human body.
Moreover, soybeans also contain calcium, soybean isoflavones, plant sterols, phospholipids and other ingredients, which have high nutritional value and are a good source of daily high-quality protein like milk.
In addition, soy milk is also rich in unsaturated fatty acids and fiber, which is very helpful for cardiovascular health, controlling the fluctuation of blood sugar and preventing obesity.
At present, there are many types of finished soy milk on the market, which are mainly divided into five categories: pure soy milk, fortified soy milk, sugary soy milk, sugary and additive soy milk and soy milk beverages.
However, the main ingredient of soy milk is still water, so it is not recommended to drink it for babies under 1 year old. Before the baby is one year old, the main nutrition and energy should still come from breast milk or formula, if you drink too much other liquid, it will occupy the space capacity of the stomach, affecting the baby's normal milk intake, resulting in nutrition can not keep up.
Babies over 1 year old can try to drink unsweetened soy milk, especially sugar-free concentrated soy milk. The proportion of soybeans in concentrated soy milk will be more, and the nutrition will be better.
Especially for babies who are allergic to milk protein or do not like the taste of milk, if parents want to give their babies enough protein, soy milk is a good choice.
Of course, when parents choose soy milk for their babies, they should pay attention to step by step, and gradually increase their intake after trying, so as to avoid adverse reactions or other uncomfortable symptoms of the baby.
In addition, fat is essential for the baby's brain development, so parents do not have to blindly pursue low-fat or non-fat soy milk, you can choose soy milk fortified with vitamins and calcium, so as not to be affected by the inositol hexaphosphate in soy milk when taking it, resulting in calcium and other nutrient malabsorption.
However, parents should pay attention to the fact that soy milk can be drunk, but it cannot replace milk, let alone drink in large quantities.
First of all, soy milk is a soy product, which is relatively easy to cause flatulence, so it is not recommended to give the baby a lot of drinking.
Secondly, milk is rich in high-quality protein (about 3g/100ml) and calcium (about 110mg/100ml), which is very easy for the human body to absorb, and can be said to be the best food for baby calcium supplementation.
Third, milk also contains fiber, unsaturated fatty acids, niacin and a variety of vitamins needed by the human body, especially vitamin A and vitamin B2 are very rich.
Although soy milk contains some unique active ingredients, unsaturated fatty acids and trace elements, it is still inferior to milk in terms of calcium content and protein content.
Therefore, if parents want to make the baby nutritionally balanced, then from a scientific point of view, soy milk and milk should be drunk (except for one of the babies' allergies), milk can be slightly more drinkable, for example, if you drink three cups of milk a day, you can have two cups of milk and one cup of soy milk.