It's really comforting to come back and eat an iced watermelon in the hot weather outside. Even the children at home stretched out their little hands and opened their mouths to try the watermelon when they saw it, but grandma said the watermelon was too "cold" and the baby would

It’s really comfortable to come back and eat an iced watermelon in the hot weather outside. Even the children at home stretched out their little hands and opened their mouths to try the watermelon when they saw it, but grandma said the watermelon was too "cold" and the baby would have diarrhea after eating it. is this real?

Watermelon is indeed a cold food. In fact, it was because in the past there was not enough food and there were few fruits in season, it was easy to eat too much at one time, which resulted in physical discomfort due to gluttony. However, with the improvement of living standards, transportation and storage conditions have become better and better, and the edible fruits in this season have become very abundant, so people will no longer overeat. Then stomach damage caused by the so-called "cold" rarely occurs.

In fact, most of the watermelon content is water, and a small part is sugar. It contains vitamin C, vitamin B and minerals, as well as antioxidants lycopene , potassium and other nutrients. In addition, it has a good effect of relieving heat and quenching thirst. Babies have a relatively fast metabolism. Eating watermelon and sweating while playing can replenish the water and various nutrients the body needs.

How old can a child eat watermelon?

Generally speaking, complementary foods are added after six months. After giving your baby rice noodles, carrot puree, apple puree, and other popular vegetables and fruits, you can also add watermelon if the baby accepts them well. For healthy children, eating watermelon will not affect their health as long as they pay attention to the following points.

1. The appetite of a baby cannot be measured by the appetite of adults.

The baby's appetite is actually very small. A small slice of watermelon is enough. It’s easy to feel full because of the high water content. Eating too much will affect your dinner intake.

2. Do not give the iced watermelon just taken out of the refrigerator to babies under one year old.

The gastrointestinal function of babies is not perfect enough and they cannot eat iced food. To avoid indigestion and diarrhea, try to keep the watermelon at room temperature for a while, then cut it into small pieces and give it to your baby.

3. Do not squeeze watermelon into juice for your baby to drink.

Squeezing watermelon into juice will cause your baby to consume excessive sugar. Too much sweetness can easily cause babies to be picky eaters and picky eaters. At the same time it is not good for their health and deciduous teeth .

So there is no problem in giving your baby an appropriate amount of watermelon in summer. Having said this, I also remind parents that babies should not eat watermelon before going to bed. Watermelon is a diuretic so as not to affect your baby's sleep.