How to choose children's biscuits? What should you pay attention to when buying children's biscuits?

First, check the ingredients. Only high-quality ingredients can create nutritious and healthy baby snacks. Second, check the taste. Good taste can make babies love eating and supplement nutrition. Third, check the shape. A good shape is also a selection criterion. Fourth, check the packaging. The quality can be judged from the packaging.

1. Look at the material selection

For little babies, biscuits are not just a casual snack. Good biscuits contain a variety of nutrients to supplement the baby's nutrition. So how do you judge whether a children's biscuit is good? In fact, it is very simple. We just need to look at the basic ingredients of the biscuit. Let's take a look.

1) Basic ingredients: flour

The basic ingredient of biscuits is flour, but when choosing children's biscuits, try to choose natural and healthy flour, such as wheat flour, oat flour, etc. Wheat flour contains relatively high nutrition and dietary fiber, and oat flour is gluten-free flour, so the biscuits made are relatively fragile and easy to digest. Wheat flour can be divided into low-gluten flour, high-gluten flour, and medium-gluten flour according to the protein content. Usually, children's biscuits use low-gluten flour. The biscuits made with low gluten content are relatively crispy, and ordinary flour is suitable for daily use at home. Oat flour is what we commonly call oil wheat and corn wheat. It is more comprehensive in nutrition and does not have the shortcomings of other grains. It is also often used as a raw material when making children's biscuits. However, oats are more likely to increase satiety, so when eating, mothers should control the amount of food the baby eats.

2) Basic ingredients: eggs, milk

In order to make nutritious and delicious biscuits, in addition to flour, scientific proportions of auxiliary materials are also essential, such as milk, eggs, etc. Not only can it enrich the taste of biscuits, but it can also improve its nutritional value. Therefore, when choosing, mothers should also check whether these auxiliary materials are contained.

① Milk

Milk is an indispensable ingredient in making biscuits. Using milk to make dough can produce a light milky flavor. Milk is also rich in calcium, protein and other nutrients. The biscuits made in this way are not only more fragrant but also more nutritious.

②Eggs

We all know that one or two eggs are usually added when kneading dough. Similarly, eggs are also an important auxiliary ingredient in making biscuits. Adding eggs when kneading dough can make the flour more chewy and fluffy, and the biscuits made after adding eggs will be crispy and delicious. Generally, food ingredient lists are arranged in descending order according to the amount of the ingredients. Therefore, when purchasing, mothers should choose children's biscuits that put the auxiliary ingredients at the front of the ingredient list. This is the biscuit that is truly nutritious and delicious.

2. Choose by taste

There are many flavors of children's biscuits, and mothers can choose according to the taste. For example, the biscuit flavors that children like include vegetable flavor, milk flavor, fruit flavor, etc., which are delicious and can also supplement nutrition. When purchasing, you can choose a delicious children's biscuit for your baby based on his favorite flavor.

1) Original flavor

Original children's biscuits, as the name implies, are a kind of snack biscuits without any added flavor. This flavor of biscuits retains the original flavor of the main ingredients, contains relatively less sugar, and tastes only lightly sweet. Original flavor is the most popular flavor type, and many brands of children's biscuits have this flavor. So if your baby is teething, or your baby is overweight, then original biscuits are a very good choice. It contains less sugar, will not affect the baby's tooth and bone development, and is not easy to gain weight. At the same time, the original ingredients are full of nutrition.

2) Vegetable flavor

Vegetable flavor is a very common flavor besides the original flavor. Healthy and nutritious vegetables and chewy flour are a perfect match. Not only can it improve the taste of the biscuits, but it also makes the single biscuits more nutritious and healthy, and tastes like vegetables. The key is that this kind of biscuits can provide babies with vitamins, dietary fiber and other nutrients, so for those babies who are picky about taste or don't like to eat vegetables, vegetable flavored biscuits are a perfect choice.

3) Milky flavor

Milk-flavored children's biscuits are also a common flavor on the market. They contain nutritious milk powder and are relatively sweet. They have a strong milky sweetness. This kind of biscuit is rich in calcium, which is very beneficial to the baby's physical growth. If your baby is teething or in the height development period, then it is definitely right to choose a milk-flavored biscuit rich in calcium.

4) Fruity

Fruit-flavored children's biscuits retain the original crispness and deliciousness of the biscuits, while also having the sweetness of fresh fruits. They are delicious for babies to eat and can also take in more nutrition. Compared with other flavors, fruit-flavored biscuits are sweeter because the fruit itself also contains a little sugar. So if your baby particularly prefers sweetness or loves to eat fruit, it is recommended that mothers choose a delicious fruit biscuit based on the baby's taste. The four flavors of biscuits have their own unique tastes, and mothers should choose according to the children's preferences and actual conditions. If children prefer sweets, choose fruit-flavored or milk-flavored biscuits. If they are teething or the child is a little fat, it would be more appropriate to choose original or vegetable-flavored biscuits.

3. Choose by shape

Children's biscuits are an indispensable part of the complementary food industry. The reason why they are loved by babies is inseparable from the interesting shapes of children's biscuits, which is different from adult biscuits. The interesting biscuit shapes help attract the baby's attention, stimulate the baby's curiosity, and stimulate the interest in eating.

1) Creative expressions

A little creativity can make babies interested in complementary food biscuits, such as filling various expressions on the biscuits. Because they imitate human expressions and appear lifelike, babies will especially like such biscuits. Different from the traditional shaped biscuits, biscuits with expression shapes will make babies' eyes light up. For babies who are not having a smooth time adding complementary food, mothers can try to buy this kind of biscuits to increase their baby's interest.

2) Cute cartoon

Infants and young children are full of curiosity about the world. They will be exposed to various cartoon shapes in their early childhood. Putting such cartoon shapes on biscuits will greatly increase the baby's curiosity and thus increase the baby's appetite. Cartoon shapes are also a very common biscuit shape, and babies are more receptive to them. If the baby is resistant to complementary foods in the early stages of complementary foods, you can choose this type of children's biscuits.

3) Fun letters

Interesting letter shapes are also a common biscuit shape on the market. They are suitable for preschool babies. In addition to being easy to grasp, they can also develop the baby's intelligence. The baby can eat and play at the same time. There are many shapes of children's biscuits, which can stimulate the baby's appetite and curiosity, and it is also something that can make mothers feel at ease. So when choosing, you can choose the biscuits that your baby likes more according to different shapes.

4. Look at the packaging selection

Don't underestimate a small pack of children's biscuits. There is a lot of knowledge in choosing them. In addition to looking at the ingredients, taste, and shape, we also need to look at some information about the biscuit packaging. The biscuit packaging contains many details that mothers cannot ignore.

1) Packaging information

There will be some explicit information on the outer packaging, such as production date, place of origin, etc., which are details that need to be paid attention to when choosing.

①Production date, shelf life

The closer the production date of children's biscuits is to the current date, the better. Otherwise, biscuits that are too old will not only lose nutrients, but also be harmful to health after consumption. In particular, some biscuits with poor sealing are prone to spoilage. Therefore, when purchasing, try to choose children's biscuits with the latest production date. The shelf life is also a point that must be paid attention to for any food. It must be ensured that it is consumed within the shelf life, and expired food must be disposed of as soon as possible.

②Manufacturer’s origin information

In addition to the production date, the outer packaging also has information such as the manufacturer, place of origin, production license, etc. Try to choose large manufacturers, and do not choose those products without any warranty or even children's biscuits with unclear manufacturer information.

2) Packaging Type

Finally, when choosing, mothers should also pay attention to the packaging type of biscuits. Scientific packaging design will make it easier for children to eat and taste better. Currently, biscuits on the market are mostly packaged in three types: boxes, cans, and bags, so mothers can also choose according to these packaging types.

①Boxed

This type of packaging often uses a paper box design. The advantage is that it is easy to take out. When children want to eat biscuits, they only need to gently open the lid. The disadvantage is that it is inconvenient to store, is particularly susceptible to moisture, and is often exposed to the air and is easily exposed to bacteria. Therefore, it is not recommended for parents to choose.

②Canned

Canned biscuits are also one of the common packaging on the market, which is also convenient for children to take. However, this kind of packaging has an inevitable disadvantage, that is, it is unhygienic. If there are more bacteria on the hands of children, it is easy to get bacteria on the whole can of biscuits, so it is not recommended for parents to choose it. However, this kind of packaging design also has an inevitable disadvantage, that is, it is unhygienic, especially if there are more bacteria on the hands of children, it is easy to get bacteria on the whole can of biscuits, so it is not recommended for mothers to choose it.

③Bagged

Compared with the other two packaging designs, the bagged design is much more scientific and hygienic. This type of bagged design generally adopts the design of independent small bags. When children want to eat, they can directly tear open the packaging bag. And the amount of independent small packages can be controlled. Children can eat as many bags as they want without affecting other biscuits. It is very clean and hygienic. Therefore, it is recommended that mothers choose this type of independent small bag children's biscuits.