Corn contains a lot of nutrients and health-care substances, besides carbohydrates, protein, fat and carotene, it also contains riboflavin. Compared with staple foods such as rice and wheat, the vitamin content in corn is 5 ~ 10 times higher than that in rice and wheat. Every100g of corn can provide nearly 300mg of calcium, which is almost the same as that in dairy products.
Li Huiming, a professor of nutrition at Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, pointed out that corn contains a lot of glutamic acid, which can promote the metabolism of brain cells and has certain brain-strengthening functions. There are also many vitamins in corn fat, which is beneficial to prevent cell oxidation and aging, and also beneficial to intelligence. In addition, the fatty acids in corn fat are mainly unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid and oleic acid, which are also beneficial nutrients for intellectual development.
For teenagers, eating fresh corn often is good for their intellectual development, but it is inconvenient for children to eat corn, and drinking corn porridge is more suitable for them.
The study also confirmed that the first three years after birth is a "window of opportunity". At this time, implementing a nutrition plan for children will have a greater effect on their intellectual development.
Ma Guansheng, deputy director of the Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety of China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, pointed out that academic performance is affected by many factors. Whether breakfast is eaten or not and whether the nutrition of breakfast is sufficient will affect children's memory and academic performance. At present, the big problem in children's and teenagers' breakfast is monotony. A rich breakfast should include four kinds of food, such as steamed bread, noodles, bread and other cereals, meat food, milk and dairy products, as well as vegetables and fruits.
For children who eat bread and milk for a long time for breakfast, it is ok to use corn porridge instead of milk appropriately, but parents need to carefully consider giving their children more breakfast choices besides corn porridge and milk.
In addition, besides corn porridge, corn milk is also a good choice for children's breakfast!
Do you know that corn milk made of fresh corn and milk not only helps to enhance memory, but also makes people think more quickly and concentrate more? Autumn is the best season to eat corn. Corn germ is rich in unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid, which has the functions of protecting cerebrovascular and reducing blood lipid. In particular, corn has high water content and glutamic acid content, which can help promote the metabolism of brain cells. Eating corn, especially fresh corn, often has the function of strengthening the brain.
Milk is rich in protein, calcium and essential amino acids for the brain. Calcium in milk is most easily absorbed by people and is an indispensable and important substance for brain metabolism. In addition, it also contains vitamin B 1, which is very beneficial to nerve cells.
When two kinds of foods that are beneficial to brain cells are matched together, the effect of strengthening brain, nourishing brain and enhancing memory is more obvious.
The corn used to make corn milk is preferably tender yellow sweet corn, so that corn milk will be fragrant and sweet. Steam or cook the corn first, then peel the corn kernels, put them into a blender, add normal-temperature milk, and rotate at high speed 10 second. This delicious and nutritious healthy drink is ready.
Corn milk is best for breakfast. Because the stomach is fragile in the morning, it is suggested to heat the corn milk a little, which will not only warm the stomach, but also promote the digestion and absorption of nutrients by the stomach.