It may seem simple for children to avoid salt, but it is actually quite challenging. For various reasons, many elders often ignore the rule that infants and young children should not eat salt, and they may refuse to cooperate on the grounds that "children will be weak if they do not eat salt, and even affect walking".
Many parents are full of doubts about their children's salt issues. Older generations often believe that children can consume salt completely normally and will not have a negative impact on their healthy development. However, the younger generation of parents, who are more inclined to follow the scientific view of parenting, insist that giving their children salt too early may pose a potential risk.
If the elders of the family do not understand your concerns and insist on adding salt to the child, you can tell them this:
1.Increasing salt intake may increase your child's risk of respiratory illness. Excessively heavy flavors may reduce the defenses of the oral cells. When a child is exposed to an external cold virus, they may be more susceptible to invasion, such as colds, coughs, etc.
2.Excessive salt intake also poses a threat to the development of the kidneys. Sodium chloride, the main component in salt, is metabolized in the body and puts an additional burden on the kidneys. While your child's kidneys are still developing, the burden may affect their normal development.
3.Introducing salt too early can also shape poor eating habits. If children are accustomed to heavy tastes in early childhood, this habit may continue into adulthood. Dietary habits high in salt and oil are closely related to the increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as hypertension.
Many parents are confused about when their children should start taking salt and how to control their intake. We have the following suggestions for these issues:
First of all, the earliest time a child can start consuming salt should be after the age of one. The old people often say that if you don't eat salt, you won't have strength, in fact, it does not mean that the human body needs salt to provide strength, but emphasizes the body's need for sodium. By the age of one, children are already able to get enough sodium through breast milk, milk powder and complementary foods, and too much salt will only put a burden on the kidneys. Therefore, children should not start consuming salt until they are at least one year old. Even if a child is over one year old, we do not encourage excessive salt in a child's diet. On the contrary, we should still insist that the child keep it light and add as little salt as possible.
First, let's talk about when children start eating salt. Some parents may think that for the sake of their child's health, the later they are exposed to salt, the better. However, this is not entirely true. In fact, between the ages of one and a half and two years, it is a critical period for children's taste development, and at this time, children can be appropriately allowed to taste some salty foods to promote the development of their sense of taste. Of course, this doesn't mean that your child should be overly salted. So, how can you tell when a child can start consuming salt? In fact, the key is to be in the right amount and at the right time. Parents can gradually increase the saltiness of food between the ages of one and a half and two years old, while paying attention to the child's reaction and physical condition. If your child is adapting well, you can gradually increase your salt intake. Conversely, if your child is unwell or has an unusual reaction, he or she should stop increasing his salt intake in time and even consider reducing his or her salt intake.
Secondly, let's take a look at how much salt your child should consume. In fact, for a child, the daily need for salt is much lower than that of an adult. In general, children aged 1-3 years need only 1About 5 grams, and 4-6 year olds don't need more than 3 grams of salt per day. However, many children consume far more than this amount of salt per day. This is because there are many foods in a child's daily diet that contain salt themselves, such as cheese, bread, meat, etc. Therefore, parents should try to add as little salt and other condiments as possible when preparing food for their children, and at the same time pay attention to controlling their children's intake of these high-salt foods.
Third, let's talk about how to get your child to develop good eating habits. First of all, parents should get their children accustomed to light flavors from an early age and avoid over-reliance on salt and other condiments. Secondly, parents should encourage their children to eat more nutritious foods such as vegetables and fruits, so that children can develop healthy eating habits. In addition, parents should also pay attention to controlling their children's intake of high-sugar, high-fat, and high-salt foods to prevent their children from developing bad eating habits. Finally, parents should set a good example for their children by setting a good example by adopting healthy eating habits themselves.
In short, for children's diet, parents should pay attention to scientific and.
Rationality. In the process of children's growth, children should be allowed to consume salt in the right amount at the right time according to their specific conditions and needs. At the same time, parents should also pay attention to cultivating their children to develop good eating habits and lifestyles to lay a solid foundation for their children's physical health. Only in this way can children stay healthy, happy, and happy in their future lives.