8 types of food to avoid before 1 year old

1. Honey

Danger point: Ingredients contain botulinum toxin spores

Although drinking honey water has its benefits, honey is not sterilized at high temperatures during the manufacturing process to avoid destroying its ingredients, so it may contain botulinum spores, which may cause botulism poisoning in infants under one year old. It is recommended that babies under one year old should not consume honey.

2. Peanut Butter

Danger points: Ingredients can easily cause allergic reactions; storage can be easily contaminated by aflatoxin.

Peanuts themselves contain arachidonic acid, an essential fatty acid needed by the human body. Human cells use this acid to synthesize prostaglandins, which are well-known natural inflammatory substances in the human body that can easily cause allergies and inflammatory reactions. If food allergies run in your family, it is best to avoid feeding your child peanut products before the age of one.

In addition, peanut butter can easily be contaminated by aflatoxin due to improper storage. According to food hygiene standards, the aflatoxin content in peanuts and their products must not exceed 15ppb. If you accidentally consume a large amount of food contaminated with aflatoxin, it can cause acute liver poisoning or even death.

3. Fresh milk

Danger point: Ingredients are not easily absorbed

Fresh milk is rich in nutrients, but it is not suitable for babies under one year old. The main reason is that the casein protein in fresh milk has a large molecular structure and is not easy to decompose, so it cannot be absorbed by babies under one year old. In addition, if some babies' intestines do not have enough lactase to break down lactose, it will cause intestinal irritation and affect bowel function. In addition, certain minerals may increase the burden on the baby's kidneys, causing the child to have symptoms such as chronic dehydration and dry stools.

Especially for babies under one year old, breast milk is the best. Otherwise, formula milk should be chosen because formula milk will adjust the protein and fat structure, the calcium-phosphorus ratio, and add some vitamins, trace elements, nucleotides, unsaturated fatty acids and other essential ingredients for infant growth and development to provide complete nutrition for their development.

4. Egg white

Danger point: Ingredients can easily cause allergic reactions

Eggs are rich in high-quality protein, as well as minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and various vitamins. However, the digestive ability of babies before one year old is not able to cope with these rich nutrients, and the ingredients in the protein can easily cause allergic reactions. Therefore, babies who start eating complementary foods must eat egg yolks first.

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Most allergens are large-molecule proteins. Normal gastrointestinal function has sufficient protection to resist the invasion of foreign proteins. However, the gastrointestinal tract of infants and young children is still immature, and the digestive juices are insufficient to decompose them, and the immunoglobulin secretion is low. When they come into contact with these proteins, allergens can easily enter the body and cause allergic reactions.

5. Seafood

Danger point: Poor storage can easily lead to corruption and cause allergic reactions

The main problem with seafood is that it is difficult to preserve and easily spoils, and spoiled seafood can easily cause allergies. Babies whose gastrointestinal functions are not yet fully developed are inherently more sensitive, and their bodies often react more strongly to unclean food than adults. Therefore, it is recommended to eat less before the age of one.

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Some foods can easily cause gastrointestinal problems due to their storage methods, ingredients, and texture. Babies under one year old have immature gastrointestinal tracts and immune systems. To avoid gastrointestinal discomfort and allergic symptoms, it is best to eat less of them. Even if they do eat, eat in small amounts.

6. Bean products

Danger point: Ingredients are highly allergenic and can cause bloating

The protein contained in beans is already a high allergen, and they also contain a large amount of oligosaccharides that are difficult to digest and can easily cause bloating. For babies with thinner abdominal wall muscles, abdominal bloating is easy to occur. If they eat bean products that cause bloating, it will make the situation even worse. Therefore, keep your distance from bean products such as soy milk, dried tofu, tofu, red beans and mung beans for the time being.

7. Citrus

Danger point: Ingredients can easily stimulate gastric acid secretion

Usually when the baby is 4 to 6 months old, the mother will start to let the baby drink some diluted fruit juice. It is recommended to avoid consuming pure citrus fruit juice at this time.

Because these fruits are rich in vitamin C and fruit acid, they can easily irritate the baby's stomach and cause gastric reflux. Nutritionists point out that even if you allow your baby to drink fruit juice other than citrus fruit juice, you must follow the principle of diluting it with water in a 1:1 ratio and slowly increase the intake to allow the gastrointestinal tract to slowly adapt. In addition, mothers are reminded to pay attention to berries such as strawberries and kiwis. The seeds in the fruits are not easy to decompose and are not suitable for babies to eat.

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When babies aged 4 to 6 months start eating complementary foods, the principle is to feed them in small amounts, try only one type of food at a time, and feed them at least one week apart from each type of food. At the same time, more attention should be paid to the texture, starting from liquid and then gradually progressing to mud and paste, to avoid problems with swallowing and digestion caused by large particles.

8. Pickled Food

Danger point: Added ingredients put a burden on the kidneys

Fresh food is best. The substances added to pickled foods are undoubtedly a heavy burden for babies with weak gastrointestinal function because they cannot be metabolized smoothly. They will also affect the baby's taste sense of food, not to mention that the nitrite contained in pickled foods is a high-risk carcinogen. Avoid it if possible, and don't eat it too early if you can delay consumption.