At what age can children eat chocolate?

Many children love chocolate very much, but chocolate is a high-calorie food, and we need to be careful about whether it is suitable for children to eat. Children, especially those under eight years old, should not eat too much, and children under three years old are not recommended to eat chocolate.

How old can babies eat chocolate?

Chocolate has always been considered a highly nutritious food. However, few people know that if young children eat too much chocolate, it will not only fail to supplement their nutrition, but will cause unnecessary damage to their bodies. Under normal circumstances, children under 8 years old should not eat too much, and children under 3 years old should not eat chocolate.

Hazard 1: Unbalanced nutritional structure

Chocolate is a high-calorie food, but the fat content is relatively high. The content of protein, inorganic salts and vitamins needed for baby's growth and development is relatively low in chocolate. This ratio does not meet the nutritional needs of the baby's growth and development, so the baby cannot get the various nutrients needed for growth and development.

Harm 2: Producing a feeling of fullness

Chocolate contains a lot of fat, which stays in the stomach for a long time and is not easily digested and absorbed by babies, so babies don't want to eat after eating it. The special taste of chocolate will reduce the sensitivity of taste. When the baby eats ordinary food, he will feel it is bland, causing loss of appetite.

Hazard 3: Affects appetite

Chocolate is a very tempting food for babies. If babies eat too much chocolate before meals, they will feel full, which will reduce their hunger level and cause anorexia. When it is time to eat, he will lose his appetite and cannot eat even the best food. But after mealtime he will feel hungry again, which disrupts his normal life routine and good eating habits.

Hazard 4: Affects digestion and absorption

The cellulose in food can stimulate normal gastrointestinal motility, but chocolate does not contain cellulose. Chocolate contains a lot of fat and does not contain cellulose which can stimulate normal gastrointestinal motility, thus affecting the digestion and absorption function of the gastrointestinal tract.

Hazard 5: Inducing abdominal pain

Eating too much chocolate can easily cause acid reflux in the gastrointestinal tract and produce a large amount of gas, which can easily induce colic in babies and increase intestinal gas, leading to abdominal pain.