The dishes seem to be very nutritious, which are fed by Vietnamese mothers very often to foster and nourish their children. However, if you eat too much, it will even harm your child.
Many families give their children too much protein, which will imbalance their nutritional composition. Consequently, the babies feel indigestion and constipation. In the long run, the baby's stomach will be affected because of "exertion" to work for a long time.
1. Flipped duck eggs
Flipped duck egg is a dish that many mothers often add to their children
This is a popular dish but very nutritious, containing vitamins group A, B, C, iron, protein, calcium.
Although nutritious, nutrition experts advise not to overdo this dish to nourish your child because if the child eats too much, it will overload the digestive system, even cause diarrhea.
Eating too many eggs will make excess vitamin A, nutrients are also excess, making children more susceptible to jaundice, high cholesterol in the blood, even obesity.
The average vitamin A content in 100g of eggs is about 1000mcg, of which the child's needs are only about 300-500mcg. Eating a lot of eggs on a regular basis causes excess vitamin A. Meanwhile, they will accumulate under the skin, liver. Jaundice, peeling cuticles, affecting the formation of bones.
Cholesterol in regular eggs is already much, but with eggs, this ingredient will be higher. Using too much makes cholesterol accumulation in the body leading to obesity, blood fat ...
Advice
Nutritionists also recommend that children under 5 years old should not be fed flipped duck eggs. Because the baby's digestive system is not yet fully developed, it can easily lead to bloating and digestive disorders. Children from 5 years old and older should only eat 1-2 times a week is enough.
2. Swine
Many Vietnamese mothers believe that "what you eat is good", so you should give your child a lot of pig brain to strengthen the brain and help children to be smart.
In 100g pig brain has: 9g protein, 9.5g fat (2/3 is phospholipit), cholesterol: 2,500mg, 1.6g iron. There is also sugar, calcium, phosphorus, water.
However, the pig brain contains a very large amount of cholesterol. The concentration of cholesterol in the brain is 3 times higher than that of the kidneys, 5 times higher than the liver and dozens of times that of lean meat. Pigs also have a lipid content 3 times higher than pig liver. The main cause of obesity. Even if you feed your child too much and do not handle it carefully, it can also adversely affect the child's health.
Dr. Ngo Thi Phi Yen (Center of Nutrition) also said that unlike many people's thoughts, pig brains are not necessarily good for children's brains to enhance their intelligence. On the contrary, it can also be harmful, if the child eats too much and often.
Because it contains less iron, if your child only eats food for a long time, it will be susceptible to anemia and iron deficiency. Similarly, pork brain does not contain vitamin A, so if not combined with other foods, children are susceptible to infection and growth retardation ...
Note when using pig brain
The swallow of animals in particular and the internal organs of animals in general are susceptible to contamination. It is a favorable environment for microorganisms: bacteria, viruses, parasites ... to develop.
Therefore, when choosing for children, mothers must ensure the origin of the animal brain. Choice of brain is fresh, without cracks, brain does not come out, is pink in color, has no odor and is resilient to the touch. And should incorporate pork brain into other foods such as peas, vegetables, soup, porridge ...
How to process pork brain
When processing, you need to clean the pig brain so that it does not become fishy. The main cause of the fishy smell is the surrounding veins. Just peeling this film off and using some strong spices can remove most of the fishy smell.
How to peel the membrane of blood: Place the pig brain in the palm of the hand, use a sharp toothpick in the other hand, put the toothpick's tip into the blood membrane, roll in one direction to peel off. Just do it till the end.
After peeling the veins of the bloodstream, wash the brain and process it. When cooking mother should combine with strong spices such as ginger root, ginger leaves, laksa leaves to remove the fishy smell left over from the brain.
3. Toad meat
Fortify children with toad meat
Similarly, toad meat is the food chosen by many mothers to make warts soaked in rickets, slow growing.
According to nutrition experts, toad meat is classified as a high-protein, zinc food group. Despite its very high nutritional value, if you do not know how to cook it safely, it can endanger your health.
Specifically, in eggs, fat, liver, skin, nerve nodes, eyes, and toad pus there is an extremely toxic ingredient called bufotoxine. The toxin is very resistant to heat and potentially fatal in humans when ingested. If you do not know how to do it or you are not careful, the toxins from the above parts will stick to the toad meat, causing poisoning and severe death.
In particular, children with rickets are mainly caused by calcium deficiency. Meanwhile, the amount of calcium and vitamin D in toad meat is very poor. That is why toad meat is not a "miracle" to treat rickets, malnutrition, picky eating in children.
Advice
Children, the frail, and the debilitated people all eat toad meat. Therefore, the likelihood of them being resistant to toxins in toads is very low. That is the reason why toxins spread faster in the body and cause high mortality.
To minimize the risks, it's best not to buy pre-made street toad meat. Because it is not known whether the toxin has been completely removed from the toad or whether it has stuck to the toad meat.
In addition, if the child has rickets and malnutrition, mothers should choose other nutritious foods. Substitute for toad meat so that there is no risk of harm to the child. Shrimp meat, crab, fish, beef, pork to process many delicious and novel dishes.
4. Avocado
Avocado is very nutritious, good for babies from 6 months of age starting to practice weaning. The prestigious experts of the American Academy of American Studies have emphasized that the most nutritious place in an avocado is in the green flesh below the thin skin. However, mother should pay attention:
Children should not eat butter every day, because anything too much is not good. When eating avocados every day, with a large amount, the baby's body will not be able to consume all the nutrients. Affects the liver and kidneys as well as makes the baby gain weight and obesity. When the baby is used to eating, parents can feed every other day (preferably 2-3 meals / week).
Depending on the child's age, there is an appropriate amount of food. For children over 6 months to 2 years old, it is fun to feed a few small spoons, because at this age, the child's main food is still breast milk, combined with many other snacks. Older children can eat from 1 / 4-1 / 2 up to the whole fruit. Depending on your baby's preferences, you should not force it, making them turn to hate eating butter.
Advice
Children should not eat butter at night. Simply because avocado contains so many calories and many other nutrients. When feeding children at night, they will not be able to fully digest, leading to bloating, difficulty sleeping, and harming the baby's stomach.
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