Do you buy "kid-friendly" food for your baby?
Many mothers' "consumption habits" are willing to give up for their children, especially in recent years, there are endless "children's special" foods, such as children's soy sauce, children's milk, children's noodles, children's meat floss and so on.
At first glance, it seems to be tailor-made for children, the price is several times higher than ordinary food, and mothers don't care. But are "children's" foods really reliable?
"For children" is mostly gimmicks
At present, there is no special "children's food" standard for children over 3 years old in the mainland - the so-called "children's food" is just a concept created by merchants for marketing.
Compared to other similar products, "children's food" usually differs only in appearance and volume. But the price is much higher than that of similar adult foods, or even several times.
Therefore, parents do not have to be particularly attracted by the word "child", the specific difference is to look at the ingredient list and nutrition facts list on the packaging.
Look at the nutritional content
According to national regulations, prepackaged foods should be mandatorily marked on the label with energy content and the content of protein, fat, carbohydrate, sodium and other nutrients.
In addition, the reference value percentage (NRV%) of each nutrient should be indicated to indicate the percentage of the nutrient contained in the individual's reasonable daily energy and nutrient intake.
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The biscuits in the figure, 100g of biscuits contain energy 2023 kJ, accounting for "24%" of energy NRV. That is, if we eat 100g of cookies, it will meet about 24% of an adult's daily energy needs.
How much do you say your child can eat with such cookies?
Look at the ingredient list
The nutritional quality of food essentially depends on the raw materials and their proportions, so there is also a list of ingredients to look at when buying food. In the ingredient list: the first place is the highest content of raw materials, according to the ranking order, the content is decreasing in turn.
When we choose food for our children, we can judge the content of raw materials in the food through the ingredient list, and try to choose the first few natural raw materials (such as flour, milk, eggs, fruits, water), rather than white sugar, other additives in the front of the deep-processed food.
And the ingredient list is too long to be a good choice.
Therefore, when choosing food for your baby, there is also a very simple principle, that is, do not buy an ingredient list that is too long.
Children's milk
Many parents look at the word "child" on the two eyes of the light, thinking that children's milk nutrition must be richer than ordinary, do not know that "children's milk" in the additives are very much.
In order to achieve the taste that children like, some children's milk may add more sugars such as sucrose, glucose, and fructose, and have higher energy. At the same time, some additives will be added to enhance the taste.
Experts remind: high sugar content increases the risk of obesity in children, while additives will increase the burden on children's liver and kidneys, which is not conducive to growth and development.
Children's meat floss
Although the meat floss is good, it is not recommended for the "children's meat floss" sold on the market. These meat flosses are generally seasoned with a lot of salt, sugar and soy sauce, and the taste will be heavier and not suitable for babies.
Because of the cost relationship, many so-called meat floss will also increase bean flour and reduce the content of meat.
In order to add flavor and color to the meat pine, some bad merchants will also use licorice powder, nitrite and pigment and other substances, so that the meat pine can not be eaten by the baby.
Therefore, if you want your baby to eat nutritious and delicious high-quality meat floss, it is more reassuring to make it yourself.
Children's cheese
"Children's cheese" is basically a remade cheese, in order to match the taste of children, often add a lot of fat, cream, sugar and other additives, these excess become no benefit to the health of children, but will become an important factor in children's weight.
For cheeses eaten by your baby, natural cheese with a simple ingredient list should be preferred. Carefully look at the nutrition facts list, you should choose cheese with higher calcium content and less sodium content, and also pay attention to the fact that the raw materials for making cheese must be pasteurized, otherwise it is not recommended for babies to eat.
In addition, cheese is mostly salty, so it is recommended for babies over 1 year old, but not too much.
Children's soy sauce
Now the most popular is "children's soy sauce", most supermarkets will have the label "children's only" soy sauce for sale. These products are generally very expensive, and some are even more than 4 times higher than ordinary soy sauce.
And many of the hot-selling imported "children's soy sauce" are under the banner of low salt and low sodium, such as the two imported baby soy sauces that are currently selling well, which are known as salt reduction. But if you look at the nutrition facts list, you know that the sodium content of this "children's soy sauce" is not low at all!
In addition, there is nothing special about the various children's soy sauce ingredients that can be seen in the supermarket, basically water, soybeans, wheat, edible salt, white sugar, food additives, etc., even if it is claimed that a variety of apple juice, sour sauce, etc. are added, they are just for seasoning.
Babies under 1 year old don't need salt or soy sauce. Infant diets do not require additional salt or soy sauce to flavor, and there is already enough sodium in a normal diet to meet physiological needs. Adding salty flavors too early increases your baby's risk of high blood pressure in adulthood.
Coincidentally, "children's noodles" and "children's dumplings" are also gimmicks. When mothers buy noodles for their babies, don't care about the word "child", be sure to look at the ingredient list, and try to choose noodles that have no salt or salt in the back.
Most children's concept foods
In addition to the addition of various nutrients
The biggest feature is
Attract children in terms of taste, color, shape, outer packaging, etc
Such food does not provide better nutritional value, but only satisfies the child in energy or taste, which is not conducive to developing good eating habits for children.
Instead of choosing the so-called "children's food", parents should cultivate their children's good eating habits, provide them with healthy and nutritious food, cultivate the habit of not being partial to food and not picky eating, and establish an interest in healthy eating.