Babies love to eat snacks, which hurts their spleen and stomach. Parents should know these three hazards

For most babies, snacks are their favorite. Many babies will even skip meals and only eat snacks. Many parents think that since their babies love to eat snacks, they should choose some healthy foods as snacks so that it will not affect the baby's development, but this idea is problematic. Experts suggest that no matter what kind of snacks you choose, if your baby loves to eat snacks, it can easily cause a variety of physical harm.

Baby's love of snacks is harmful

1. Long-term use will damage the spleen and stomach

Snacks and drinks are mostly sweet foods. Long-term consumption of sweet foods will cause stomach heat stagnation, spleen failure to digest food, decreased appetite, and even picky eating and anorexia. Long-term picky eating and anorexia lead to insufficient or unbalanced nutrient intake, and the body's immunity decreases due to nutritional deficiency. Therefore, long-term use of snacks and drinks can affect the normal development of children and lead to malnutrition and other diseases.

2. Interfere with children’s normal eating habits

The snacks and drinks are sweet and delicious, and children can eat them as snacks at any time. Over time, you will not be able to eat on time, which will disrupt your normal eating habits. Children cannot replenish the nutrients they need in time.

3. Additives and heavy metals are harmful to health

Many snacks and beverages contain chemical additives, such as colorants, preservatives, sweeteners, etc. Some puffed foods are processed and made in lead containers (such as popcorn), and their heavy metal salts may exceed the standard by several to dozens of times. Excessive intake of the above chemicals and heavy metal salts by the human body will have adverse effects on health.

【Tips for feeding your baby snacks】

1. Various dairy products containing high-quality protein, fat, sugar, calcium and other nutrients, such as yogurt, cheese and pure fresh milk, are very suitable for babies and can be used as daily snacks for babies. Pure fresh milk can be drunk in the morning and before going to bed at night, while fruit yogurt and cheese are suitable as snacks between meals.

2. Fruits are rich in sugar, vitamins and minerals. Eating them not only promotes appetite but also aids digestion for babies. You can give it to your baby between lunch and dinner every day, but be sure to choose fresh and ripe fruits, because unripe fruits will irritate the baby's gastrointestinal tract and cause diarrhea and bloating.

3. Various snacks made from cereals can supplement thermal energy and should be given to babies as a snack in the morning every day, but not too much, and not given to babies just before meals, so as not to affect the baby's good appetite at lunch.

4. Give your baby some appetizers after meals, such as hawthorn cake, fruit jelly, apricot meat, etc. These snacks can promote your baby's digestion and keep him having a good appetite.