Can children drink milk tea?

Milk tea is a drink that is becoming more and more popular on the streets nowadays, and it is also a drink that many people like to drink. Many parents want to know whether they can give milk tea to their children. In fact, under normal circumstances, it is not recommended to give children milk tea sold on the market, because this type of milk tea has an impact on children's health. If your child wants to drink milk tea, you can make homemade milk tea for him or her!

1. Can children drink milk tea?

Children can drink milk tea, but it is not recommended for children to drink commercially available milk tea.

Milk tea is a beverage that contains many food additives. It is not healthy and has no nutritional value. Therefore, although drinking milk tea will not cause great substantial harm to children, it is better for children to drink less milk tea.

If the milk tea is made at home and is a pure natural drink with high nutritional value, it can be consumed as long as you make sure your child is not allergic to the raw materials.

2. Harm of drinking milk tea to children

1. Increase the risk of cancer

In order to preserve freshness, most milk teas are made with preservatives. Some preservatives are harmful to our bodies and may even cause cancer. Children have low resistance and are more vulnerable to harm.

2. Causes nervousness

Drinking milk tea can make people excited. Frequent drinking can cause nervousness, and excessive excitement can cause insomnia all night. For children who already have a bad temper and are prone to anxiety, drinking milk tea can make symptoms such as sweaty palms, palpitations, and tinnitus worse.

3. It can easily lead to obesity

The main ingredient of creamer is vegetable oil. One of them is called coconut oil, which contains a large amount of saturated fatty acids. Excessive intake will speed up the production of cholesterol in the body. Moreover, milk tea is high in sugar, oil and calories. If children drink a lot of milk tea for more than three months, their blood fat and cholesterol will increase, which can easily cause them to become obese.

3. How to make homemade milk tea

Ingredients: 8 grams of tea leaves (black tea), 80 ml of water, 220 ml of milk, honey (optional), sugar (optional).

practice:

1. The ratio of tea leaves to water is 1:10.

2. Bring the water to a boil, then turn off the heat. Pour in the tea leaves and simmer for about three minutes. If you like it stronger, simmer longer.

3. Pour in the milk and heat it until a circle of small bubbles appears around it, then turn off the heat.

4. Add honey or sugar, stir and filter.