Can babies eat wax apples?

Wax apple is a very common fruit in daily life. It is mostly distributed in Taiwan, my country. It is deeply loved by people because of its crisp taste and high nutritional value. Many parents do not know whether their babies can eat wax apples. Wax apples can promote the baby’s digestive function, but they should not be eaten too much. And when giving it to them for the first time, you need to pay attention to whether the baby has an allergic reaction to it.

1. Wax Apple

Wax apple looks a bit like a chubby red pepper. It has a unique taste, sweet and sour, and crispy, a bit like an apple. Wax apples were first introduced to Taiwan, China from Java by the Dutch. Wax apples are very nutritious, with the flesh containing rich protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin B and vitamin C, etc.

Wax apple has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving exterior symptoms, and its effect of clearing heat and moistening the throat is even better than that of pear. Wax apple also has the effects of appetizing, diuretic, and calming the nerves. Wax apple can be used for cooking, eaten directly, or made into jam, juice, etc. Wax apple is sweet and mild in nature, and can moisten the lungs and relieve cough, eliminate phlegm, cool the blood, astringe, and aid digestion. It has a good therapeutic effect on dry cough, hiccups, hemorrhoidal bleeding, abdominal distension, enteritis and dysentery.

2. Can babies eat wax apples?

Generally, babies start to gradually add complementary foods from four months old, and can basically accept most foods at nine months old. When the baby has symptoms of indigestion, you can mix wax apples with salt to help digestion, but it is not recommended for babies under one year old. In addition, wax apple has a good diuretic effect, so babies should not eat too much of it, because it will cause babies to urinate frequently, which can prevent enuresis.

When you feed wax apple to your baby for the first time, you must eat less and pay attention to whether the baby has allergies. If the baby is not allergic, you can continue to eat it after one serving.

The shelf life of wax apple is generally only one week. It should be eaten as soon as possible after purchase to prevent it from spoiling. Furthermore, the bottom of the wax apple is usually very dirty, so it is better to wash it thoroughly with water before eating. The wax apple has a crisp texture and is not suitable for babies to chew. It is recommended to cut it into small pieces or squeeze it into juice for the baby to eat, but not too much at one time. Because it has astringent effects, babies with constipation should try not to eat it.