Why can't you give your baby jelly? Five dangerous foods that your baby should never eat

When babies are able to eat complementary foods, there are many principles that should be paid special attention to. Today, let's talk about what babies should not eat. And what precautions should be taken when adding complementary foods to babies. I hope that parents who understand the following content can avoid making mistakes.

Reasons why babies can't eat jelly

Nowadays, there are almost always signs on jelly that children under 4 years old are forbidden to eat or should use with caution, because there have been too many cases of babies choking. It is very easy for babies to have accidents when eating jelly. Even if you want to feed it to your baby, you must crush it for the baby, especially the pulp in the jelly must be chopped.

Is jelly nutritious for babies? Can babies eat jelly?

Many parents think that jelly is a fruit product rich in various vitamins and that it is good for children to eat more of it. This is actually a complete misunderstanding.

In fact, jelly is not a fruit product. Its main ingredients are sodium alginate, agar, gelatin, flavors, pigments, etc. (What should I do if my baby loves to eat candy? Is it good for young children to eat candy?)

1. If babies eat too much jelly, it will affect their absorption of minerals.

Sodium alginate and agar belong to dietary fiber. Excessive intake will affect the body's absorption of fat and protein, especially it can combine inorganic salts such as iron and zinc into soluble or insoluble mixtures. Children who eat too much jelly can affect the body's absorption of protein and prevent the absorption and utilization of trace elements such as iron and zinc. Over time, it can lead to abnormal taste, pica and other symptoms.

2. The preservatives in jelly additives are harmful to the baby's body.

The flavors that give jelly its attractive aroma are mostly made of compounds such as lipids and aldehydes dissolved in alcohol, while the bright color of jelly is the result of adding synthetic pigments through chemical reactions using coal tar as raw material. Eating jelly with added flavors and pigments for a long time has no nutritional value and is also toxic to a certain extent.

Because the detoxification and excretion functions of children's liver and kidneys are relatively low, toxic substances are easily accumulated in the body, which hinders metabolism and affects development. It can also repeatedly damage the gastric mucosal barrier and cause gastritis. It is necessary to ensure that children have three meals a day, a balanced diet, and eat more fresh, natural grains, vegetables, fruits, and nuts. If you let them eat jelly blindly, it is not appropriate.

3. Affect the baby's appetite.

Jelly tastes good, but it is actually not good for health. Eating jelly can easily reduce children's appetite, affect the balanced absorption of nutrients, and easily make children develop an "acidic constitution". Artificial synthetic pigments and flavors can only enhance the sensory properties of jelly without any nutritional value. Eating it blindly will accelerate the accumulation of toxins in children's bodies, which will cause serious health problems over time.

4. Improper consumption may cause suffocation of the baby.

Because the baby's body's self-protection mechanism is not yet complete, it is easy for the jelly to enter the trachea or bronchi when eating jelly, forming a foreign body in the organs and causing suffocation. (The outer packaging of some brands of jelly will also indicate that it is not suitable for children under 3 years old)

Foods that babies under one year old cannot eat

Pineapple-----Pineapple contains a substance called protease, which has certain side effects on human skin and blood vessels. People with allergic constitutions may suffer from pineapple poisoning, which is called "pineapple disease". The special symptoms are that children are slow to grow, only gain weight but not grow taller, walk slowly, and speak slowly.

Mango------Mango is a hot fruit and can easily cause internal heat. Giving it to children too early can easily cause allergies.

Kiwi fruit is a cold fruit. Eating too much of it can irritate your stomach and intestines. It is best to only eat the green part in the middle as it can easily cause allergies.

Egg white-----Egg white is protein. The baby's digestive system is not fully developed yet. Eating egg white too early will add unnecessary pressure to the baby's digestive system, causing gastrointestinal discomfort and indigestion.

Honey-----Infants under 1 year old who consume honey and pollen products may suffer from food poisoning due to botulism toxin contamination.

Soy milk-----Soybeans contain estrogen-like ingredients, which are not conducive to the development of sexual organs. In addition, the plant protein in soybeans is not easy for babies to digest and absorb, which increases the burden on the baby's liver and kidneys.

Yogurt-----The protein molecules in yogurt are large and not conducive to digestion and absorption by babies. Yogurt contains less calcium, and newborns are growing and developing and need a lot of calcium. In addition, the antibiotics produced by lactic acid bacteria in yogurt can inhibit and eliminate many pathogenic microorganisms, but at the same time, they also destroy the growth conditions of beneficial bacteria for the human body and affect normal digestive function, especially for infants with gastroenteritis and premature infants. Moreover, giving babies yogurt too early will also cultivate their preference for sweets.

Principles of baby food

Parents should follow several principles when cooking staple food for their babies:

1. Combination of coarse and fine grains;

2. Don’t wash the rice excessively;

3. Don’t eat rice cooked in a steamed pan (cook the rice until it is half cooked, then take it out and steam it again);

4. Do not add alkali (baking soda) when cooking.