What are the risks of feeding babies with imported food? Is food specifically for children really suitable for children?

As the saying goes, "Diseases come from the mouth", children's food safety is particularly important. Parents must ensure the quality of food when feeding their children. Many parents like to buy imported food. Today, let's talk about the dangers of imported food.

1. Food nutrition is different. Many parents will buy infant formula from overseas. In fact, the trace elements contained in many overseas brands of milk powder do not meet the standards of our country, especially the content of calcium, iron and zinc. Because Europeans have different dietary structures, they have more calcium, iron, zinc and other nutrients in their bodies, and mothers can pass them to their children through breast milk, so the requirements for the addition of trace elements are not high. However, due to the dietary structure of Chinese residents, children need to take in more elements from milk powder. Therefore, when parents buy milk powder from overseas, they should pay attention to whether the nutrients contained in it meet the standards of their own country to avoid affecting the development of their children.

2. Counterfeit products emerge in endlessly. The total sales volume of a famous overseas brand of infant formula claimed on some websites actually exceeds the actual annual production volume of the brand of formula. Some consumers believe that the product should be genuine because the purchaser shows the shopping receipt when purchasing. However, in fact, many purchasing agents will reuse the same receipt or even print the receipt themselves to forge it. In addition, many regions have restrictions on the amount of purchases made by customers at a time. Therefore, the monthly sales volume of purchasing agents is often difficult to distinguish between true and false. Parents need to pay special attention to counterfeit and shoddy products.

3. Quality issues cannot be guaranteed. Purchasing overseas imported nutritional products also poses a safety hazard in that the entry inspection and quarantine certificate cannot be provided, and the sanitary quality and safety cannot be guaranteed. If the country of origin recalls or food safety incidents occur, it will be difficult for parents to protect their legal rights. Therefore, parents should not blindly follow the trend when purchasing nutritional products overseas.

Many children's foods sold on the market are actually not much different from those eaten by adults. Apart from a small amount of nutrients, their biggest feature is that they attract children in terms of taste and packaging.

1Children's cheese Many "children's cheeses" are processed cheeses, which contain more fat, cream, sugar, and flavors to cater to children's tastes. In addition, except for a few fresh cheeses with low salt content, most other cheeses need to add a lot of salt during the fermentation process. This will cause a certain burden on the kidneys of children and is not good for health. It is recommended that parents give cheese to babies after the age of 2, and it is healthier to choose natural cheese.

2. In order to cater to children's taste, merchants will add more sugar or sweeteners such as sugar substitutes, and also add a lot of flavorings. Excessive intake of sugar will lead to obesity and tooth decay in children, which is also not good for children's health. Children over 3 years old mainly get high-quality protein and calcium from milk, and other nutrients can be obtained from a variety of foods. Therefore, parents do not need to buy children's milk. It is best to choose fresh and healthy fresh milk for children, followed by reconstituted milk, and do not choose milk drinks.

3. Many parents value children's soy sauce because it is "low in salt" and "low in sodium", but in fact, when comparing the nutritional ingredients of this type of soy sauce, the sodium content is not much different from that of ordinary soy sauce.

How to choose children's food

1. Check the ingredient list. According to national regulations, pre-packaged foods must indicate the content of energy, protein, fat, carbohydrates, sodium, and the reference value percentage (NRV%) of each nutrient on the label. Parents should try to choose high-protein, low-sodium foods.

2. Check the ingredient list. According to national requirements, the ingredient list will be listed in descending order according to the content of the raw materials. Parents can choose foods with natural ingredients at the front, such as milk, eggs, fruits, etc., and condiments at the back, such as sugar, salt, etc. Finally, there is a very simple principle, which is not to buy foods with too long ingredient lists.

3. Look at the functions. Be sure to read the ingredients and functions clearly on the packaging. For example, although dairy products and lactic acid bacteria beverages look similar, their functionality is obviously different. Lactic acid bacteria beverages are targeted at children with gastrointestinal discomfort. If given to normal children, it will cause gastrointestinal discomfort.

Tips

Try to "localize" the nutritional supplements for your baby. Studies have shown that nearly 80% of babies in my country have low vitamin A levels in their bodies. Therefore, for babies who are still breastfeeding and have low intake of complementary foods, vitamin A supplementation is very necessary. Therefore, most nutritional element supplements on the domestic market contain both vitamin A and vitamin D. When parents purchase vitamin AD preparations, they also need to pay attention to the ratio of the two nutritional elements; secondly, due to the unstable chemical properties of vitamin A and vitamin D, it is also necessary to adopt a light-shielding design for the product packaging; thirdly, with the increasing severity of marine pollution, try not to choose cod liver oil with the words "deep sea" and "pure natural", but should focus on choosing from artificial synthetic supplements. Product safety issues also need special attention. Compared with food or health products, the production standards, approval and inspection processes of over-the-counter drugs are much stricter, and the implementation standards in all aspects are also produced and implemented in accordance with the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia", which can be said to have reached the highest domestic standards in terms of safety. At the same time, sales guarantee is also very necessary, and you should try to choose big brands that are popular in the market or recommended by doctors. Therefore, when parents choose nutritional supplements for their babies, they must pay attention to the characteristics of Chinese babies in order to give their babies a healthy body.