What foods are good for babies' eyes?

Eyes are the most important organs of the human body. People use their eyes to see things. As the saying goes, eyes are the windows to the soul. Therefore, we should protect our eyes. And protecting the eyes should start from infancy. While breastfeeding, you can also add some complementary foods to your baby after six months. But you must make sure that the food is crushed or ground. So let’s take a look at what babies eat to be good for their eyes!

1. In the human eye, the content of vitamin C is 30 times higher than that in the blood. However, as the age increases, the content of vitamin C in the eye decreases significantly, causing malnutrition of the lens and then causing lens deformation. Therefore, parents should consciously supplement vitamin C for their babies. In this case, vegetables and fruits become the best choice. In addition, you can squeeze fresh juice to drink, which also replenishes water;

2. B vitamins are important substances that ensure the metabolism of nerve cells including nerves. They also have the function of protecting the eyelids, conjunctiva and cornea, and are very beneficial to the baby's eyes. Foods such as peanuts, beans, millet, animal offal, meat, eggs, fish, rice bran, peas, etc. are always rich in B vitamins, while natural vitamin B12 can only be obtained from animal foods;

3. Pay attention to supplementing your baby with vitamin A and protein, mainly because the lack of these two nutrients will cause cataracts, night blindness and corneal lesions in the baby's eyes. For example, if you want to supplement protein, you can get it from lean meat, fish, eggs, milk and soy products. The protein here is of high quality and rich in content. Vitamin A can be obtained through cod liver oil or chicken liver, sheep liver, pork liver, gourd, garlic sprouts, coriander, rapeseed, spinach and other foods, and you can also eat some cooking oil;

4. Zinc deficiency will affect the function of vitamin A, affect the synthesis of retinal rhodopsin, and lead to a weakening of dark adaptation ability. Foods rich in zinc include oysters, lean meat, etc.;

The above introduces some questions about what babies should eat to be good for their eyes. It is best to feed babies exclusively with breast milk before six months old. After six months, it is best to add some complementary foods. Vitamin A and carotene can promote vision, and natural honey, milk, dairy products, eggs, etc. are all good foods for the eyes. They can be added appropriately according to the baby's age.