CD Mom CD Mom Two days ago, a mother asked me: Mom C, can I give dried fruits to my children? Isn’t it healthy? Well... Looking at the dried fruits in the DD snack box, I fell into deep thought. Indeed, one of the most concerned issues mothers are about snack choices is health. E

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Two days ago, a mother asked me:

C Mom, can I give dried fruits to my children? Isn’t it healthy?

Uh... Looking at the dried fruits in the DD snack box, I fell into deep thought.

It is true. Regarding the choice of snacks, One of the most concerned issues for mothers is health .

, especially at the young age before the age of 3.

If you choose between dried fruit and fresh fruit, mothers must be fond of fruit.

But some babies, just don’t love fruits and dried fruits . In order to satisfy this little greed, I have to prepare some.

Also, when taking your baby out, fresh fruits are always inconvenient.

Sometimes I take DD out, and I just bring the washed fruits. I have to cut them when I eat them. After they are cut, go out. Many fruits will oxidize.

After a while, I thought, it would be better to bring some dried fruits.

is easy to carry. If a child is disobedient in public, he can stuff it into his mouth and be quiet immediately. This trick has been tried and done.

At first, I was also worried about health issues.

Everyone knows me. Although I am usually Buddhist, , it is not an exaggeration to say that the food in the entrance is "narrow-picking". Every snack you buy in

has to go through a "survey" before you dare to give it to your child with confidence, and dried fruit is no exception.

Since many mothers are worried about their health problems, it is better to choose a day than a day, let’s talk about it today.

Part.1Dried fruit is healthy? Is it suitable for young kids?

Although DD can also eat dried fruits, I can't generalize it, just say that all dried fruits are fine.

Let’s learn about it from two aspects.

1

Advantages of dried fruit

Dried fruit, as the name suggests, refers to the natural state of fresh fruit after drying and dehydrating.

No matter it is air-dried, dried, baked, freeze-dried ...

is essentially a concentrated food for fresh fruits. We have all heard of the saying "concentration is the essence". This is the same as dried fruits.

Compared with fresh fruits, although dried fruits will lose some of the moisture and vitamins C, many nutrients are actually preserved, and also concentrates dietary fiber, minerals, antioxidants, and other ingredients.

, especially dietary fiber, is no less than fresh fruits.

Appropriate consumption can help the baby promote intestinal peristalsis and relieve constipation.

Another year ago, there were studies that people who eat dried fruits consume more key nutrients, consume more daily calorie, have a lower body mass index, waist circumference and blood pressure.

From this point of view, dried fruits actually have certain nutritional value.

Especially when babies don’t like to eat fruits or always want to eat candy, it’s not bad for us to use dried fruit as a “stand-in”, right?

2

Disadvantages of dried fruit

Of course, it is not that perfect, and it is beneficial and has its own disadvantages.

, the sugar content is too high.

Almost all the same feeling after eating dried fruits - sweet, super sweet . Why

? Because dried fruit actually concentrates various ingredients in the fruit, and other ingredients are concentrated, sugar will naturally be concentrated as well as .

is equivalent to that under the same weight, the sugar content of dried fruits is generally several times that of fresh fruits, and even some dried fruits can contain 70%.

So, under the same weight, the sugar content of dried fruit must be greater than that of fruit.

For example, 80g dried mango contains about 4 times the sugar content of 80g fresh mangoes.

Not to mention, some dried fruit products may also have extra sugar (juice, syrup, etc.).

If you eat too much, you will be obese and tooth decay , it will be difficult not to come to you.

Second, the addition of various substances.

Some dried fruits will add various ingredients during the production process, such as sodium, flavor, pigment , etc.

This is actually a huge discount from a health perspective.

The following dried bayberry as an example has a sodium content of up to 1944mg/100g.

We all know Chinese Nutrition Society suggestion:

Children between the ages of 1-3 should consume less than 650mg of sodium every day.

There is only so much dried fruit in it, and it can also be consumed from other foods. Isn’t it a matter of minutes to over-the-counter sodium intake?

Moreover, the various additives in the ingredients list on the left on the picture are also shocking.

will inevitably not increase the child's kidney burden and increase the risk of illness in the future.

Third, the dehydration method is unhygienic.

For example, some dried fruits are made by air-drying and sun-dried.

In the process, you will inevitably be exposed to dust, bacteria , etc., and the hygiene situation cannot be guaranteed.

Once the risk of microbial contamination increases, the risk of a child getting sick when he eats it.

Part.2d fruit dried?

Seeing this, I believe everyone knows it.

It is no problem to eat dried fruits, but not all dried fruits are healthy.

The prerequisite for giving your child dried fruit is to choose the right one.

1

Choose pure dried fruit

for the baby to choose from, always look at the ingredients list and ingredients list first.

The simpler the pick, the better, it is best to use only fruits as raw materials.

The additional sugar, additives, sodium and other messy ingredients mentioned above should not be added.

For example, such freeze-dried mango:

Ingredients are only mango, which is visible to the naked eye.

and even such a comprehensive freeze-dried dried fruit:

comprehensively talks about the combination of fruits, the ingredients are mango, banana and other fruits, and there is nothing else.

This is the real dried fruit!

2

making method is better than other

Dried fruits on the market nowadays, and there are many ways to dry them.

For example, the common air-dried, dried, and baked .

usually has a higher drying temperature, and the part of the nutrients that are sensitive to heat (vitamins such as vitamins) are also relatively large. You can still eat them, but the nutrition is discounted.

should be said or not. Compared with these, the freeze-dried method of is much more friendly.

By quickly freezing fresh fruit slices, vacuuming and heating at a lower temperature to remove ice, can minimize the loss of original nutrients and have a longer shelf life.

Like the several dried fruits I often eat at home, or the same type of fruit-soluble beans, fruit strips ... they are all freeze-dried and the ingredients are relatively clean.

C Mom said

Generally speaking, compared with snacks such as candies and potato chips, high-quality dried fruits are indeed more suitable for babies.

If the baby is greedy, we can use it as a substitute, but after all, Dried fruit is also a snack and cannot replace the fresh fruit you need every day.

So, you should ask your baby to eat more fruits.

Finally, I have to nag a few words:

Remember to rinse your mouth in time after eating dried fruits and brush your teeth on time to prevent tooth decay.