Is it okay for children to eat egg yolks?

I believe that for parents, it is not only important to care about children’s learning situation, but more importantly, it is important to care about their growth and development. Therefore, feeding children eggs has become the choice of many parents, especially since egg yolks are rich in nutrients, which are very beneficial to children's brain development. So is it good for children to eat egg yolks? In response to this question raised by everyone, please join me in reading the following content.

1. Eating too many eggs at one time

Many parents believe that eggs are nutritious and the more their children eat, the better. Actually, it is not. Because infants and young children have poor digestive abilities, if they are allowed to eat a lot of eggs, it will not only easily cause indigestion, but also because the egg protein contains an anti-biotin protein, which can prevent absorption after combining with biotin in the intestines, causing vitamin deficiency in infants and affecting their physical health.

Correct method: Babies need to eat egg yolks to supplement iron. At the beginning, you can only grind 1/4 egg yolk and put it in the milk cake before eating. Later, gradually increase to 0.5-1 egg yolk. If the child eats too much, the gastrointestinal tract will not be able to bear it, which will lead to digestive absorption dysfunction, causing indigestion and malnutrition. Children aged 1-2 years old need about 40 grams of protein every day. In addition to regular food, adding 1-1.5 eggs a day is enough.

2. Use egg yolk as the first complementary food

Nutrition expert Wang Xingguo believes that in the past egg yolks were mostly recommended as the preferred complementary food, but the iron in egg yolks is difficult to absorb, with an absorption rate of only 3%, much lower than lean meat and animal liver (iron absorption rate of 20%), and egg yolks are one of the ingredients that are most likely to cause food allergies in babies. Therefore, egg yolks should not be included in complementary foods starting at 6 months. Egg yolks should be added between 7 and 9 months, gradually increasing from 1/4 to 1 egg per day.

Correct approach: The first regular complementary food should be baby rice cereal. Baby rice cereal is fortified with iron, zinc, vitamins, etc., and is not prone to cause allergies, making it the first choice of complementary food for babies. Fruit juice, vegetable juice, etc. can also be added early, but they are generally not used as the regular first complementary food. You can also try adding meat paste or liver paste in the early stages.

Through the narration of the above paragraphs, I believe that most friends have their own unique insights and more standard answers on whether it is good for children to eat egg yolks. Of course, I would like to remind parents with younger children that they can rinse the egg yolk with water before giving it to their children. This will help children digest the egg yolk more easily and prevent them from choking on food.