Just these days, when Xuan's father and his colleagues talked about what Shuang 1 1 wanted to buy, they accidentally found that their colleagues had hoarded many kinds of snacks. When Xuan's father asked his colleagues how they remembered to buy so many snacks, the colleagues replied:
"Children are greedy. They don't like dinner at ordinary times, but they like snacks. I think since he loves snacks so much, I'll buy him something healthier to eat, which is better than eating junk food by himself. "
Later, my colleagues also shared some snack links with me, saying that there would be coupons in the store from time to time for me to collect.
I don't know the result, but it really scared me. For nothing else, these so-called "healthy snacks" are expensive and unhealthy, and are not suitable for children at all, but some parents still buy them all the time!
These five "healthy" snacks were blacklisted. Expert: None of them are suitable for children.
They not only want to satisfy their children's desire to eat snacks, but also fear that their children will not eat healthily. With this contradictory mentality, many parents have a headache when buying snacks for their children.
And many businesses have just grasped the parents' psychology and created a variety of "healthy snacks" on the packaging. However, some experts point out that these snacks are not as healthy as everyone thinks.
1. Dried dehydrated vegetables
I believe that many parents must have a headache for their children to be picky eaters. A considerable number of picky eaters don't like vegetables, but only meat.
As we all know, vegetables are rich in a variety of nutrients and dietary fiber that are beneficial to babies. Eating more vegetables is good for your baby's health. Therefore, when the baby doesn't like vegetables, some parents will want to use other foods instead of vegetables to supplement nutrition.
At this time dehydrated dried vegetables appeared.
Dehydrated dried vegetables are popular "healthy snacks" in recent years. It is made of dehydrated vegetables and fried at low temperature. With its crisp taste and unique flavor, it has captured the hearts of many foodies and become the "meal replacement" chosen by many parents.
But the nutrients of dried vegetables are far less than the vegetables themselves. The processing process not only takes away the moisture of vegetables, but also loses many nutrients in vegetables.
Not only that, in order to ensure the taste of snacks, merchants have to fry dried vegetables and season them. In the process of seasoning, merchants will add a lot of oil and salt. In the long run, the heat of dried vegetables has long been ridiculously high!
2. Fresh fruit juice
Some people say that since dried vegetables can't be eaten, I'll drink freshly squeezed juice.
In fact, whether it is homemade at home or freshly squeezed juice outside, it is not suitable for children to drink.
Many of the freshly squeezed juices we usually buy outside are very bright in color, but the juices we make at home are not as bright as those we buy outside.
Some experts pointed out that this is because the "sugar" and "milk" added by merchants in freshly squeezed juice are tricky, and sweeteners and color fixatives may be added in advance. These things are obviously not suitable for children.
So, is it healthy enough to play juice at home? Unlike what we thought, there are many fruits with high sugar content. If you simply eat them, your child may take just the right amount, but if you drink them as juice, it will lead to excessive intake of children.
For children, high sugar and sweets should not be eaten. Therefore, parents should try not to buy freshly squeezed juice for their children, and even if they make it at home, they should avoid using high-sugar fruits as juice.
3. Processed meat products such as pork breast.
There are children who don't like vegetables and children who don't like meat. There are dehydrated dried vegetables, processed dried pork, ham sausage and beef jerky. So, are these things suitable for children
Xuan dad randomly found an online celebrity dried pork's ingredient list:
It can be seen that the sodium content of this dried pork is 1604mg, while the recommended sodium intake of a two-year-old baby is only 700mg, that is to say, the sodium content in dried pork has exceeded the standard by more than twice that of children!
4. High-salt nuts
Compared with butter biscuits and cake desserts, nuts are undoubtedly a relatively low-fat healthy substitute. Some experts suggest that people eat a small handful of nuts every day, which is good for their health.
However, many refined nuts contain a lot of seasonings and salt, which is obviously not suitable for children.
Even if it is pure natural nuts, it is enough for adults to consume 50~70g a week, otherwise they may consume too much fat, sugar and salt, leading to obesity or other health problems.
5. Children's soy sauce, children's wonton and children's dried noodles.
There are many "children's soy sauce", "children's wonton" and "children's dried noodles" on the market, and the sales of these foods have been very high, which is the heart of most parents.
However, these foods under the banner of "children" are more publicity gimmicks of merchants.
Some nutritionists have pointed out that many "children's" foods are only convenient for babies to eat in appearance and taste, and the actual ingredients are not much different from those of adult foods, and the various flavor enhancers and additives rich in them also obviously exceed the baby's intake.
For these foods, parents must pay attention to carefully check the nutrient composition table when buying, and don't blindly buy them when they see the word "children".
All parents in the world want to give their children the best in the world. Therefore, with the continuous enrichment and development of people's material level, parents are always generous with their children's food and clothing.
However, while satisfying children's appetite, we should also balance children's nutritional intake through food collocation, avoid children eating foods high in oil, salt and fat, and protect their healthy growth.