Is rice noodles good for children?

When the baby is about 5 months old, many mothers complain that they do not have enough milk and need to eat some complementary food. Many baby stores recommend rice cereal, and mothers will question whether rice cereal can meet the baby's nutritional needs. In fact, mothers worry too much. It is completely fine for babies to eat baby rice cereal. Rice cereal has high nutritional value and is enough to meet the baby's growth needs. Let's read this article to find out.

Can you eat baby rice cereal

Baby rice cereal refers to a modern scientific complementary food that is made through modern nutritional science, with original high-quality millet and rice as the main raw materials, and white sugar, vegetables, fruits, eggs, meat, etc. as selective ingredients. At the same time, it is made by adding appropriate amounts of calcium, phosphorus, iron, protein and other nutrients and trace elements required for the comprehensive development and growth of infants and young children. It is made through scientific formula ingredients and is specially used to supplement and provide nutrition for infants and young children when breast milk is insufficient or adults eat too much.

Baby rice cereal is equivalent to the staple food we adults eat. Its main nutrient is carbohydrates, which is the main source of energy for babies throughout the day. For newborn babies, there is no need to add rice flour. During the first three months after birth, a baby has very few salivary glands, and the amylase contained in the salivary glands and in the digestive tract is also quite small. If the baby is fed infant rice cereal at this stage, it will be difficult for the baby to digest it [2].

Only when the baby is 4 to 5 months old can you start adding rice cereal to the baby, and the amount should be added gradually from a small amount to a large amount. One of the most important baby foods at this time is rice cereal. Babies eat rice noodles just like we adults eat, to eliminate hunger and replenish energy. However, parents need to be reminded that while adding baby rice cereal, breast milk or formula feeding should still be continued, because these two forms of food are equally important at this stage. There is no fixed standard for how long babies should stop eating rice cereal. Usually, they can stop eating rice cereal when their teeth grow and they can eat porridge and noodles.[2]

Baby rice cereal is relatively purer, more scientific and closer to adult food. With the improvement of modern scientific technology, the nutritional elements of most baby rice cereals are becoming more comprehensive and rich, and are also getting closer to the nutrition of breast milk. For example, in addition to the conventional elements such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine, and zinc, vitamins A, D, E, C, B vitamins, and folic acid and pantothenic acid unique to breast milk are also added. In addition, more and more modern baby rice cereals are gradually beginning to pay more attention to modern food trends and the healthy growth of babies, such as sugar-free baby rice cereal and the use of CHE starch hydrolysis technology.