I believe many parents have encountered some emergencies in their children's snacks. Some time ago, a 4-year-old boy in Lianyungang, Jiangsu accidentally stuck his tongue in the candy shell because he ate a "net celebrity sugar".
After visiting the hospital, the doctor was helpless and had no choice but to ask the fire department for help. After about 20 minutes of rescue by firefighters, the boy's tongue, which had been stuck for more than an hour, finally "get out of trouble".
It turns out that the culprit is this toy candy called "Little Poker", which can be played and eaten. After disassembling it, I found that the device contains candy on one side and a small hole on the other side. Children are naturally playing with it. When eating candy, it is easy to suck it with their tongue. If you accidentally get a vacuum, it will form inside, which will jamm it. If you don’t deal with it in time, the tongue will die.
In this article today, I would like to talk to you specifically about whether children should refuse to eat snacks? How should we choose safe and healthy snacks for our children?
Summary of this article:
- Should I refuse my children to eat snacks?
- What kind of snacks are suitable for children to eat?
- Snacks How to control the amount of snacks
- Snacks Blacklist
Should children refuse to eat snacks?
Although "how to make children eat more nutritious" is the job of nutritionist , from a personal psychological perspective, I also agree with the saying "Children with snacks are happiness."
Adults often refuse children to eat snacks from the perspective of "I am for your own good". But if you really love your children, you should look at the problem from their perspective, see and respect their needs. The more restricted children's desire to eat, the more they desire, the more they want to get it (the same applies to other aspects).
Huang Lei once publicly stated in a variety show that he does not oppose children eating snacks such as candy and ice cream. Because he thinks eating these things is the happiest thing for children, on the contrary, childhood is unhappy.
However, he felt that the spoon in the ice cream shop was too big, so he would pack the boxed ice cream he bought into an ice box, giving the children only one small grid at a time. Doing this will not only satisfy the child's desire to eat snacks, but will not harm the child's young and tender stomach.
There is a psychological concept of "subsidy" for children's psychology: once there is a kind of dissatisfaction in the heart, you will seek other ways to compensate. Stifling children's small desires will lead to children's extreme desire for something and a compensatory mentality. The unsatisfied wish in childhood is engraved in my heart, and when I grow up, a big hole in my heart that seems to never be filled.
The snacks children want to eat can be satisfied as long as they are healthy and safe. For unhealthy and unsafe, we must explain to our children why we should eat less or even not eat. At this time, you can use the good tool of picture books to reason.
What kind of snacks are suitable for children?
It is recommended to choose yogurt, cheese, nuts, cherry tomatoes, , fruit cucumbers, , fresh seasonal fruits, homemade snacks and other foods for your baby.
How to control the amount of snacks
For adults, snacks refer to foods other than three meals.
Because the baby's stomach capacity is small, you should not eat too much for each meal, but the amount of nutrients is very large, so it is necessary to eat "snacks" for the baby. The time is arranged between two meals, that is, extra meals, and it cannot affect the amount of food in the main meal. It is generally recommended that no more than 15% of the total energy. Snacks are not recommended within one and a half hours before meals to avoid affecting the intake of the main meal.
Snacks Blacklist
On May 17, 2020, China Food Distribution Association officially released the " General Requirements for Children's Snacks ", which clarified the suggestions for eating snacks for children aged 3-12. The following 6 categories have been blacklisted and must be eliminated!
- Snacks with safety hazards
- Snacks with no allergen information
- Snacks with trans fatty acid
- Snacks with irradiated raw materials
- Snacks with pigments, sweeteners, and preservatives
- Snacks with sugar, salt and oil exceeding the standard
Author Profile: Children's Nutritionist Wang Bin, a registered nutritionist in China, a national second-level public nutritionist, and a national senior nutrition lecturer. Good at combining medicine with modern nutrition knowledge, focusing on the field of maternal and infant nutrition and health, and teaching you to feed your children scientifically.
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