Tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the first month. Eating dumplings or Lantern Festival is tradition. They are soft and delicious.< / p>
But many parents dare not eat dumplings / Lantern Festival for their children, saying that they are made of glutinous rice and it is difficult to digest.
Here you have to shout the glutinous rice. It is a very good digestible staple food, which is better than rice digestion.
The main ingredients of glutinous rice and rice are starch (carbon), rice mainly contains straight starch, and glutinous rice mainly contains branches of starch;Starch starch is easier than direct chain starch, because the area of starch and digestive enzymes is larger and easier to be broken down.
Glutinous rice is easy to digest, but We still recommend that children under 3 years old do not eat dumplings/Lantern Festival.
Lets talk about it today.
Tangyuan and Lantern Festival
It is best not to eat under 3 years old
The main component of dumplings or Lantern Festival is glutinous rice flour, followed by a little filling.
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glutinous rice is very digestible, that pointThe filling will not cause us to have any difficulties in our powerful digestive system. So why is it not recommended to eat dumplings/ Lantern Festival under the age of 3?
Because the babys hateness of cartilage function is not complete before 3 years old, it is easy to accidentally suck into the trachea by accidents.< / p>
The dumplings are very dangerous after being inhaled by mistake. They will stick to the airway, which may cause complete airway blockage and suffocation.
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For the safety of the child, the age of 3It is not recommended to give them sticky foods such as dumplings, Lantern Festival, etc.Picture Source: Sina.com-Cixi Daily
Over 3 years old, this risk is actually actuallyIt still exists. Childrens chewing and swallowing functions usually do not develop until the age of 5.
But it is difficult to eat dumplings until the age of 5. The baby is big. What should I do if I watch adults eat dumplings?
Babies over 3 years old can taste a small amount
But pay attention ThisFour points
dumplings and Lantern Festival as the annual food. If the child wants to eat and feels traditional food, babies 1 to 3 years old can get a little dumpling water, or use sweet potatoes, yam, yamThe mud is imitated into dumplings, and it is solved.< / p>
3 ～ 5 -year -old baby can try a small amount of dumplings / Lantern Festival, but be sure to take care of and control the amount.
3 to 5 years old baby, eat dumplings/Lantern Festival a day, it is best to control at 40-50g
We feel uncomfortable after eating dumplings/ Lantern Festival, often because of eating too much.
Dumplings/Lantern Festival mostly high sugar, high oil, and low calories, and there are many salty dumplings.uncomfortable.
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Children, 3 to 5 years old baby a day Eating dumplings/Lantern Festival is best controlled at 40-50g. You can refer to the table below:
Age Age/strong>Sweet Tangyuan
About 15 ～ 20g/piece
Salt dumplings
About 50g/piece
3 ～ 5 years old
Maximum consumption
2 ～ 3
1
6 years old ~ Adult
Suitable consumption4 ～ 6
2 ～ 3
⚠️: When buying dumplings, try to choose low sugar, low sodium, low fat varieties , so that the old snacks are relatively healthy.
Dumplings/Lantern Festival take it while warm, sit down quietly, focus on eating, chew slowly
After the dumpling/ Lantern Festival cools down, the starch will return, and it is really difficult to digest after the return, so the dumplings/ Lantern Festival should not be cool.But dont cook it as soon as it is cooked. We are better to clamp the dumplings of the cooked dumplings.
When the child eats, sit down quietly when eating, and concentrate on eating. Do not eat while eating, let alone eat and make trouble, so as not to occur.
For nut filling dumplings, there will be some small particles of nuts, remind children to chew slowly, try to ensure that they are bitten and swallow, and you must not swallow jujube.
The mini -sized dumplings must also be careful. They are small in size, and it is easier for children to chew twice and swallow it quickly, increasing the risk of stunning and suffocation.
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Try not to eat wine and Lantern Festival/dumplings
Many places will add wine to the gaps in the Lantern Festival/dumplings to add flavor;Strong> Alcohol is not safe to harm children, try not to give children as much as possible.
PS: If breastfeeding mothers eat wine and brew dumplings, it is best to breastfeed for 2 hours, which is safer.
After eating After dumplings/Lantern Festival, clean the mouth in time
Many, and they are relatively sticky. After eating, it is best to brush your children well and protect your teeth to eat it!
References
[1] Chinese Nutrition Society. Chinese residents diet guide (2022). Beijing:Peoples Health Publishing House, 2022.
[2] Chinese Nutrition Society. Reference intake of Chinese residents dietary nutrients (2023). Beijing: Peoples Health Publishing House,2023.
[3] The Nutrition and Health Institute of China Disease Control and Control Center. China Food Component Table Standard Edition/1 Volume [M]. Beijing: Peking University Medical PublishingSociety, 2018.
[4] The Institute of Nutrition and Health, China Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, China Nutrition Society.) 5: 417-418.
[5] Chinese Nutrition Society. Chinese residents dietary guide (2022). Beijing: Peoples Health Publishing House, 2022
[6] Uptodate Childrens PathogsExperts in this article
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