Babies cannot eat salt within one year old. Why?

Anyone who has raised a child knows that it is best for babies under one year old not to eat salt. The reason is simple: babies of this age need very little salt, and the salt contained in breast milk and some natural foods is enough to supplement it.

1. Can babies under one year old not eat salt?

Babies under one year old should try not to eat salt.

2. Do not add salt to complementary foods for babies under one year old. Babies' demand for salt is very small. The salt in natural foods can already meet their needs. Adding extra salt or a high-salt diet will affect the baby's absorption of trace elements, leading to a lack of trace elements in the baby. And the baby's kidneys are not fully developed and are not strong enough to absorb too much salt. If too much salt is added to complementary foods, it will increase the burden on the baby's kidneys and the heart, thereby damaging the kidney and heart functions. Moreover, if a high-salt diet is developed from a young age, it will not be easy to correct it when you grow up, and a high-salt diet can easily cause diseases such as high blood pressure.

3. Babies have very sensitive taste buds, and the natural taste of food is very delicious. Letting children eat natural food is the best choice at this time. If children are exposed to artificial seasonings too early, it will affect the development of their taste buds.

4. If mothers want to season their baby’s food, they don’t necessarily have to add artificial seasonings. What should they do? Mothers can make reasonable combinations with some natural foods, so that they can also make delicious food. For example, when making egg custard for your baby, you can add some chopped shrimp skin (do not use this method if you are allergic to shrimp). This way, the egg custard will taste more delicious. When cooking porridge, you can add some lean meat, green vegetables, yam, red dates or sweet potatoes to the white porridge. Not only will it taste better, but the nutrition the child consumes will also be more comprehensive and balanced.