Children should not eat snacks, but to choose the right time!Doctor reminds →

Xiao Mei (pseudonym), who is just 8 years old this year, is shorter than her peers and has a small amount of food. His parents are very worried and take her to the pediatrics for treatment. Pediatricians found that Xiaomei was not obviously abnormal except for short and slightly lighter weight. His parents are not short and should have little relationship with the genetic, so they suggest that they go to the nutrition department for consultation and treatment.

Lin Liqun, the attending physician of the Nutrition Department of Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Xiamen University, carefully asked Xiaomei's feeding, eating habits, etc., combined with the results of physical and bone age, and found that Xiaomei liked to eat all kinds of snacks during non -meals. Such as baked oil, potato chips, ice cream, milk beverage, fruits, etc., you can't eat food and other foods as soon as you get dinner. After going to elementary school, because the school did not allow snacks, Xiaomei bought her favorite snacks on the way to school. Parents were worried that her meals were less long or too thin, and the snacks at home did not dare to break.

Combined with Xiaomei's situation, Lin Liqun gave the following suggestions:

1. Learn the common sense of food nutrition together in the whole family, so that Xiaomei recognizes the importance of food nutrition to physical health, and develops the habit of eating nutrition labels and composition tables before purchasing;

2. Bring Xiaomei when home purchases, and also allows her to help buy, choose healthy foods, and participate in cooking. This can mobilize Xiaomei's ability;

3. Snacks (meals) are preferred to choose fresh fruits, dried fruit, pure milk, low sugar or sugar -free yogurt, low -salt cheese, and original nuts, eat less or do not eat high salt, high sugar, high -fat snacks, do not drink without drinking, do not drink Or drink less sugary drinks to keep the mouth clean;

4. Snacks (meals) time is suitable for two meals. It is not recommended to avoid affecting dinner intake before meals. It is not recommended to eat snacks before going to bed to avoid affecting sleep;

5. When buying, choose small packaging foods to facilitate quantitatives and avoid eating too much. You can also buy a small bag after home. The calories provided by daily snacks do not exceed 10%of the total energy;

6. Whether dining or meals, you should focus on eating to avoid watching the electronic screen (TV, mobile phone, tablet) or playing while eating, so as not to eat more or enter the trachea to cause danger;

7. Do not use snacks as rewards, so as not to produce bad rewards mechanisms;

8. Parents are used to eat, eat regularly, and choose healthy snacks.

(Xiamen Evening News reporter Gong Xiaoguan Correspondent Chen Qin)

The Siming District Disease Control Center reminds: Children should not eat snacks, but should choose healthy snacks and choose the right time to eat snacks. Parents' snack management capabilities are particularly important. They can discuss specific snack planning with their children, allow them to participate in the selection of healthy types of snacks. Share; self -made snacks at home, from raw materials to practices, can be controlled by themselves, which can ensure fresh ingredients, but also control seasoning such as oil and salt.

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