Can babies eat longan? Parents should be more careful in the future

Longan, also known as lychee, is a very good food ingredient, but parenting experts say that children under one year old should not eat this food. Children over one year old can eat some, but because eating longan can easily cause getting a sore throat, children should not eat too much.

1. Can infants and young children eat longan?

Eat with caution.

Longan is warm in nature and can easily cause internal heat, so children should not eat too much.

2. How old can babies eat longan?

It is recommended to feed longan to babies after one year old, because longan is damp and hot in nature. Eating too much can easily cause internal heat and constipation. If the baby is under one year old, it is not easy for him to adapt because his stomach and intestines are still developing. In addition, longan is high in sugar, which will affect the baby's teeth and weight gain.

Moreover, the heat of longan will directly cause internal heat in the baby, so when the baby encounters wind and cold, or the skin's heat dissipation function is slightly impaired, the large amount of internal heat in the body will have nowhere to release, and it will manifest as a high fever that will not subside. When encountering this situation, parents should feed their babies regular foods such as bone soup and vegetable porridge, and try not to eat fish, shrimp, longan, fried and baked foods. Change your baby's eating habits and balance your baby's physique. After a period of time, your baby will naturally be less likely to have a fever.

If your baby likes to eat longan, it is enough to give him three or four each time.

3. Precautions for eating longan for babies

1. Before the baby eats longan, parents can soak the fresh longan in clean water or put it in the refrigerator to eliminate some heat. It is best to peel off the pulp and feed it to your baby separately to avoid accidentally swallowing the longan seeds. In addition, it is also good to use longan meat to cook porridge for your baby.

2. If your baby accidentally gets a longan seed stuck in his throat while eating it, carefully place the baby face down on your forearm, support his head and neck with your hands so that his head is lower than the rest of his body, and place his arms on your thighs. Then use the base of your hand to tap your baby's back (between the shoulder blades) 5 times to dislodge the obstruction, using a little force and determination.

3. Do not eat spoiled or stale longan. Fresh longan has excellent effects, but once longan is spoiled, it cannot be eaten, otherwise the spoiled longan will act on the brain and be harmful.