When talking about the question of "what the baby eats", many novice parents think of what food the baby can "eat", and rarely realize that some adults can eat things that the child's body cannot accept.
For example, salt, this seasoning is not only something that adults can eat, but also something that must be eaten, but not necessarily for babies.
Star Kunling raised a baby before he was 2 years old and didn't eat salt, and Liu Xuan's son didn't eat extra salt when he was 4 years old, should we learn?
Jay Chou's lover Kun Ling, who deservedly "Sister-in-law" of the Heavenly King, said that she had "had a disagreement" with her mother-in-law when she participated in the recording of a certain program, and the reason was because of the child's diet.
At that time, Kunling firmly believed that babies should not eat salt before the age of 2, but her mother-in-law did not think so, so the two had different opinions. But in the end, Kunling still insisted on not giving the baby salt.
Because of the problem of eating salt, he "worked" with the elderly at home, which surprised many people, because many people think that salt is something that people have to eat every day, so what can't be eaten?
In fact, salt really can't be eaten indiscriminately for babies, and Olympic champion Liu Xuan's child didn't even eat extra salt when he was 4 years old.
In Yantai, there was a tragedy caused by eating salt.
At that time, when a mother was talking to her neighbor about her baby, she said that her child was 8 months old, but she didn't look energetic and felt a little "boring".
When the neighbors heard this, they said, "Eating salt is the only way to be energetic", because the elders say that if you don't eat salt, you will be bored.
So, after returning home, Bao Ma began to add salt to the baby's supplementary food, hoping to make the baby more "energetic".
However, what Bao's mother didn't expect was that after the baby ate salt, there were a series of uncomfortable symptoms, and finally died.
The neighbor's words were actually just "small talk", but the mother took it seriously, and without any confirmation, she gave the 8-month-old baby salt privately, which caused the child to consume too much salt, causing high blood sodium and dying.
Cases of damage to the health of babies due to eating salt, and even death, are not uncommon, and they happen almost every year, which is also caused by the lack of parents' knowledge of the baby's dietary safety, so parents should pay attention to the problem of their children's salt consumption.
If you don't eat salt, will your baby really be bored? The answer is different from what you think
Salt is indeed one of the conditions for people to be "energetic".
Because the sodium in it is an important ingredient involved in physiological activities such as the body's "sodium and potassium pump", insufficient sodium intake may indeed lead to a "boring" situation. However, this does not mean that the baby needs to "eat salt".
1) Natural foods contain sodium
According to the "Dietary Nutrient Reference Intakes for Chinese Residents", it is not recommended to add extra salt for 7-1 year old babies, and infants and young children aged 13-24 months need to consume 0-1.5 grams of salt.
Sodium is not only contained in salt, but is actually contained in many natural foods, such as about 4mg of sodium per 100g of cereals.
And every 100g of eggs contains more than 100mg of sodium. Therefore, if the baby does not eat salt, it does not mean that he will not consume sodium, but the way of intake is not salt.
2) Babies need very little sodium
Babies have a much lower sodium requirement than adults.
According to relevant data, babies in early infancy (0~6 months old) need only 170mg of sodium per day, and babies in late infancy only need 350mg of sodium per day, and babies in early childhood only need 700mg of sodium.
The American Academy of Pediatrics Parenting Encyclopedia also mentions that the daily salt intake of 1-3 year old babies should not exceed 1 gram, which is equivalent to 0.4 grams of sodium.
In fact, this demand can be completely met by the supply of natural food.
3) Both breast milk and milk powder contain sodium
In fact, the baby's staple food "breast milk" and "formula milk powder" also contain sufficient sodium, of which every 100 grams of breast milk contains about 20 mg of sodium, and every 100 grams of milk contains about 40 mg.
In general, babies in infancy do not need to eat extra salt to supplement sodium, and normal breast milk and complementary foods can already meet the baby's sodium needs. Therefore, your baby will not be bored because you don't eat salt.
When can my baby start eating salt, and how much should he eat?
In general, when the baby is 1 year old, you can start to add salt, but we need to pay attention to the amount of salt added:
(1) 1~2 years old: At this stage, the baby's demand for sodium has increased to about 700mg/day, so we can add an appropriate amount of salt to the baby's complementary food, and the total amount added does not exceed 1g/day, which is about the size of soybeans.
PS Note: 1g of salt is not equal to 1g of sodium, but about 400mg.
(2) 2~3 years old: At this stage, although the baby has grown older, the body's demand for sodium has not increased significantly, so it is still necessary to pay attention to maintaining the original amount of additives, and still cannot adapt to the taste of adults. If adults want their children to eat adult food, it must be made lightly.
Generally speaking, it is not necessary to eat salt in infancy, you can eat salt in early childhood, but the daily intake does not exceed 1 gram, and after early childhood, parents can slowly increase the addition of salt.
It is also important to note here that if there are some "salty" foods in the diet, then parents need to reduce the addition of salt.
For example, to give the baby to eat marine fish, dried shrimp and other seafood, which itself already has more salt, there is no need to add additional salt, for the child The salt in the food is enough, if you add more, you may overdose.
Parents also need to pay attention to these when it comes to eating salt
Regarding the issue of salt addition, we also need to pay attention to a very important detail, and that is the issue of "savory condiments".
For example, soy sauce, various sauces, chicken essence and other condiments actually contain different degrees of salt.
Therefore, when we add salt to our baby, we must take into account the salt contained in these condiments, and we must not add too much.
Write at the end
The health of the baby should not be neglected, do not underestimate any detail, and do not think that eating more salt will not be good.
You must know that the baby's young age, excessive salt intake will increase the burden on the kidneys, which has a great impact on the baby's health, and may even threaten their life and health.
Therefore, it is recommended that parents consume salt reasonably according to the baby's age and development, so that the baby can grow up healthier.
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