Which fruits are better for babies and children to eat?

Rich vitamins in fruits are indispensable nutrients for baby's growth and development. Mothers can add some fruits to their children appropriately. Today, I'm going to introduce the fruits suitable for babies and the ways for babies to eat fruits. Let's have a look.

What fruit does the baby eat?

Apple: Apple has the effects of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, moistening lung and strengthening spleen, nourishing heart and benefiting qi. Can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, regulate the stomach, treat constipation and help digestion. Because apples are rich in minerals and vitamins, regular eating by babies can prevent rickets and iron deficiency anemia.

Banana: Banana is delicious and rich in vitamins, cellulose, potassium, magnesium, sodium and other minerals. Has the effects of tranquilizing mind, helping sleep, relaxing bowels, moistening lung, relieving cough, clearing away heat and toxic materials, and helping digestion and nourishing.

Pear: Pear has the functions of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, clearing away heat and reducing fire, and is most suitable for winter consumption. Pears are rich in sugar and vitamins, which can protect the liver and help digestion. It is suitable for cough due to lung heat, wind-heat in children, dry throat and sore throat, and dry stool.

Next, let's look at the way babies eat fruit.

The way babies eat fruit.

Fruit juice: Choose fresh and ripe fruits, such as oranges, watermelons, apples and pears. Wash it with water, peel it, cut the pulp into small pieces, or mash it directly and put it in a bowl (remove the core first), and then squeeze out the juice with the back of a spoon, or squeeze out the juice with sterile gauze or a juicer.

Fruit water: wash the fruit, peel it, cut it into small pieces with a knife, put it in boiling water, cover it and cook for 3~5 minutes. Let it cool down a little, and then open the lid to eat.

Fruit puree: 5-month-old babies can eat fruit puree. Wash the fruit first, then scrape it into mud with a spoon. It is best to scrape with eating to avoid oxidation and discoloration and pollution.

Babies should not eat too much fruit, otherwise they will have uncomfortable symptoms.

Methods/steps

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The principle of choosing fruit: the fruit in the local season is the best. Fresh without additives.

Eating watermelons and strawberries in winter is absolutely not advisable.

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Apples. "An apple a day" is a well-known health slogan. Indeed, apples are rich in sugars, organic acids, cellulose, vitamins, minerals, polyphenols and flavonoids, and are called "all-round healthy fruits" by scientists.

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Orange fruits such as oranges and grapefruit are rich in vitamin C. Eating these fruits after meals can promote the absorption of iron and prevent anemia.

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Strawberries are delicious and lovely fruits. It is listed from March to May in spring, and it is not recommended to eat excessively swollen strawberries and strawberries listed in winter. Strawberries are not recommended during diarrhea.

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Bananas. Bananas have a laxative effect and can prevent children from getting too fat.

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Tomatoes have the function of clearing away heat, so it is best to eat them at the turn of spring and summer.

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watermelon

Watermelon has the function of diuresis and relieving summer heat.

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Hawthorn and pomegranate.

This is an appetizing fruit. When anorexia occurs, eating a little can promote gastric acid secretion.

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pear

It has the function of relieving cough and moistening lung. However, it is not recommended to eat more steamed pears with rock sugar, which is easy to raise blood sugar.

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grape

Grapes are foods rich in vitamins. But eating too much teeth will make you feel sour. You need to brush your teeth as soon as possible after eating fruit.

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Some fruits are not suitable for eating on an empty stomach. When you are on an empty stomach, especially in the early morning, you must avoid eating fruits such as tomatoes, oranges, pineapples, persimmons, black dates, bananas, lychees, hawthorn, etc. These fruits will have various health effects on your baby, including stomach pain, acid regurgitation, stomach stone formation, irritation, gastrointestinal mucosal damage, nausea, vomiting, and inhibition of cardiovascular function.

In particular, fruits should not be eaten with protein and foods with high calcium content, such as fish, shrimp, crab and milk. Some fruits, such as persimmon, grape, pomegranate, hawthorn and orange, contain tannic acid or fruit acid and vitamin C, which will combine with calcium to form indigestible blood clots, causing gastrointestinal discomfort such as abdominal distension and abdominal pain.

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Children are advised to eat less tropical fruits, and some people are allergic. Such as mango, pineapple and plum. When you want to eat, you need to eat less first, and then add it gradually after you feel unwell.