Is "children's food" really suitable for children?

Reader calls:

"The baby is one and a half years old, and always has a good appetite. I want to add a little seasoning to his complementary food to help him improve your appetite. I bought a bottle of 160ml 'children's soy sauce' at 69 yuan. Rest assured. "Ms. Ju called the hotline of the" Community News "." Since the merchant indicates that it is dedicated to children, is it really more suitable for children? "

"Children's Food" is high but still favored. However, most parents do not understand the "children's food" standard, and they are all "blind selection". In response, our reporter interviewed Tang Weibing, director and chief physician of Nanjing Children's Hospital Clinical Nutrition Department, about children's food, listen to what the experts say.

There is currently no national standard for children's food

"Children's cheese sticks", "children's noodles", "children's biscuits" ... With the upgrading iteration of the consumer market and the implementation of the "three -child policy", the "children's food" market is becoming increasingly popular. Under the influence of scientific parenting concepts, the "post -85s" and "post -90s" new generation parents have continued to increase their attention to their nutritional needs, and derivatives such as "children's soy sauce" have gradually become popular.

Tang Weibing said that my country does not have national standards for children's food. The so -called "children's food" in the market is also produced by enterprises in accordance with its own standards. It is not necessarily significantly different from ordinary food in terms of additives and ingestion sugar, salt, fat and other aspects. In order to improve the taste, some children's food may add more sugar, salt, and fat. Whether "children's food" is reliable, parents still have to learn to identify it carefully.

"Children's Food" may not be "IQ Tax"

The merchant is grasping the psychology of "parents can save everything, and only the baby can't save the baby", so that such products are hot. So, is "children's food" "IQ tax"? Tang Weibing said that he could not generalize. "Some children's yogurt, no sucrose and other additives are added, which is more suitable for children to eat; some brands of children's noodles have added calcium, iron, zinc and a variety of vitamins, etc., which are more nutritious. However The banner of vitamins or calcium for children is actually just sugar -containing drinks. "

So, do parents need additional child food? Tang Weibing said that it still depends on the need and do not blindly pursue children's food. But parents can choose healthy and more suitable children's products. As a parent, you need to have a certain recognition ability to see the nutrition label. "If the child's daily diet has reached nutritional needs,‘ children's food ’is not so important."

Scientific diet is the key

On May 17, 2020, the Chinese Stytroxy Flowing Lutches of China released the" Children's Snacks Common for Snacks Common for Snacks Food. The "group standard, this is the first standard for snacks in my country, and the first standard for children's snacks. "General Requirements for Children's Snacks" mentioned that children's snacks cannot contain trans fatty acids; they cannot be treated with radiation; less salt, less oil, and less sugar; no preservatives, artificial pigments, sweeteners; , Seafood allergies, parents should pay attention to labeling information such as allergens when purchasing snacks.

At the same time, children's growth and development should be very fast, and diet arrangements of different ages should be different. Children at different stages have different meals. Children over 6 months need to add supplementary food. You can choose rice noodles containing iron -enhanced iron on the market. Its nutritional value is higher than traditional rice soup or rice porridge. With the increase in the age of the month, the types of supplementary food are gradually enriched, and they can transition to porridge, soft rice, rice, etc. Try not to eat salt and juice as much as possible within 1 year old. After 1 year old, you must also eat a light diet. Snacks can be supplemented as three meals, but it cannot affect the balance of diet.

Tang Weibing reminds parents to understand nutritional labels or ingredients: First, it depends on the content and proportion of the three major nutrients -carbohydrates, fat, and protein; Waiting for sugar; more, it depends on whether there are more additives.

There is nothing small in food safety, and foods for children should be safe. It is the common wish and responsibility of everyone to "lighten up their eyes" and the merchant to regulate marketing behavior, so that every child can grow up healthily and vigorously.

Reporter Lu Dongni Zhang Qiutong

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