Myth 1: Children can't get the necessary vitamins and minerals without eating vegetables.
The fact is that some children don't like vegetables, but they are still healthy.
The reason is that they like to eat fruit. In the process of children slowly learning to accept green vegetables such as green vegetables and spinach, fruit is a good nutritional substitute.
If your child doesn't eat carrots, in order to supplement vitamin A and carotene that may be lacking, you might as well give him some apricots or honeydew melons; Strawberries or oranges can replace spinach to meet children's demand for folic acid. Bananas can replace potatoes as a source of potassium; Citrus fruits can replace cabbage to meet the needs of vitamin C.
However, in any case, vegetables and fruits cannot completely replace each other. Vegetables are not only rich in essential vitamins and minerals, but also contain a variety of phytochemicals that promote health. Therefore, you must constantly provide your child with vegetables so that he can accept and like them. This is very important.
Myth 2: Dairy products will aggravate children's colds.
The fact that dairy products can increase mucus production or thicken mucus secreted by nasal cavity is completely wrong.
When a child has a cold, the mucus in his nose and throat is produced by the cold virus. And dairy products just stick to my throat, which makes people feel a little uncomfortable.
When the child has a cold, you can continue to provide him with milk or other dairy products. If he doesn't drink milk, give him other liquids, such as boiled water, juice, porridge or chicken soup, until he feels better. Even if the child has no appetite, let him drink enough water to prevent dehydration and let his nose flow out of the nasal cavity.
Myth 3: Children need to eat red meat (beef and mutton) to prevent anemia.
The fact is that the younger the child is, the greater the possibility of iron deficiency.
According to the data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, USA, 9% of children aged 1 ~ 2 will be iron deficient. Among children aged 3-5, the proportion dropped to 3%, while among children aged 6- 1 1, the proportion was 2%.
It is good news that toddlers can get a lot of iron from their diet. Many families are born vegetarian or don't eat beef and mutton. Besides, the meat is hard and difficult for children to chew.
Red meat contains easily absorbed iron, so eating some properly is good for children. However, children can also meet their needs for various minerals by eating fortified grains and bread, dried fruits (such as raisins), spinach, molasses, soybeans, lentils, eggs, fish and poultry.
/kloc-children under 0/0 should consume at least 10 mg of iron every day, which is easy to achieve, just a cup of cheese (containing about 8 mg of iron) and two small bags of raisins (containing about 2 mg of iron).
If you are not sure whether your child is iron deficient, you can consult a professional doctor. They will give you some advice based on your child's feeding history.