Ten major misunderstandings about children's nutritional supplements

Children's health is naturally inseparable from daily nutrition, diet and health care. Therefore, for new mothers, giving the baby proper nutritional supplements is beneficial to the baby's health. Of course, the most critical issue is to avoid misunderstandings about children's nutritional supplements and give the baby proper nutritional supplements. This is the best way for the baby and is most beneficial to the baby's healthy growth.

Many new mothers certainly want to give their children the best nutrition, but often fail to achieve the desired nutritional supplements due to misunderstandings about children's nutritional supplements. Therefore, mothers must avoid misunderstandings in order to achieve health care effects.

Myth 1 : Milk + eggs for breakfast. In fact, if there is no cereal food, such as steamed bread, noodles, porridge, etc. for breakfast, it can easily affect the height development of children. In addition, after the child drinks milk, it is best to drink a small amount of water to clean the mouth.

Misconception 2: Give children more calcium tablets to supplement calcium. Experts believe that infants and young children are not lacking in calcium, but lacking in vitamin D which promotes the absorption of calcium by the human body. Instead of spending a lot of money on calcium tablets, it is better to use dietary supplements or buy a small amount of cod liver oil drops and drop them directly into the child's mouth.

Myth 3: Baby's nutrition depends entirely on "soup". No matter what kind of soup it is, the nutrition in the soup is not as good as the meat itself. Although the soup tastes delicious, it only contains a small amount of amino acids and fat decomposed from protein, and very few vitamins and minerals.

Myth 4: Soy products are vegetables. In fact, soy products can be regarded as meat dishes. If children only eat minced meat and tofu, they will lack the nutrients contained in vegetables.

Myth 5: Eating bananas is not always the solution for dry stools. The most important thing is to help children develop good bowel habits and keep the bowel movement time relatively fixed.

Myth 6: Offal equals liver. Animal offal is very beneficial to children’s development. Many parents try their best to feed their children liver, thinking that this is all that is needed. In fact, animal offal also includes heart, lungs, and kidneys, while the liver often contains harmful ingredients and should not be eaten too much. Therefore, parents should let their children eat more other animal offal.

Myth 7: It is nutritious to eat vegetables with the peel on. In fact, vegetables are very nutritious when cooked into soup with the skin on, such as radish soup and loofah soup with the skin on. In addition, vegetable leaves are more nutritious than vegetable stems. For example, vegetable soup is very nutritious.

Myth 8 : Eating high-protein food will provide good nutrition. Children's kidneys are still delicate. If they consume "high-protein" every day, they will inevitably be overwhelmed over time. "High protein" does not mean good nutrition. Good nutrition means a reasonable, diverse, balanced and moderate diet.

Myth 9 : You can eat more fruits and not eat vegetables. From the perspective of a reasonable dietary structure, fruits and vegetables should not be replaced by each other. The flesh of fruit is delicate and easy to digest. It can replenish water, fructose and vitamin C, but it contains little inorganic salt and high sugar, and eating too much will make you feel full. Vegetables are rich in crude fiber, which is good for intestinal peristalsis and not easy to cause constipation. They are also high in inorganic salts and are a source of foods such as calcium and iron.

Myth 10 : Young children don’t like to eat meat. In fact, children don’t like to eat meat that is difficult to chew, such as chicken, beef, and mutton, but prefer meat that is easy to chew, such as bullfrog, shrimp, and eel. Parents can improve their cooking methods to prevent their children from being picky eaters.

The health of children has always been a concern for mothers. Of course, when arranging a diet to supplement nutrition for children, mothers must not fall into misunderstandings about children's nutrition supplements. Otherwise, the gain will outweigh the loss, so they must avoid them effectively.