Nutritional aspects for children

Qualified children's nutritional noodles are indeed more suitable for the dietary needs of children aged 1-6 than ordinary noodles. There is no need to blindly spend huge sums of money to buy Internet celebrity models, but don't just say it's all marketing. The key is whether you know how to choose.

When my baby just turned 1 year old, he went through a lot of troubles. At first, he thought it was just noodles, so he took the ordinary noodles that we usually eat at home and boiled them to pieces. As a result, the baby started to rub his mouth after eating less than half of the bowl. He drank twice as much water as usual that day. After checking the nutrition table, I realized that there are 600mg of sodium in every 100g of dried noodles. Even if you drain the water after cooking, half of it will be left. The half bowl of noodles accounts for almost 40% of the whole day's sodium intake, which is equivalent to eating a lot of salt for nothing.

Later, after joining several groups of moms, I discovered that there are really big differences about children's noodles. Some people said that this thing purely charges an IQ tax, but the packaging is two or three times more expensive than ordinary noodles, and the ingredient list is not much different.； Another group of people said that you have to buy special food for your baby, no matter how expensive it is, it is worth it. In fact, both sides of the argument are valid, so we have to break them down.

The IQ tax is really not nonsense. Last time I helped my best friend look at the children's noodles she bought from a certain internet celebrity. Oh my god, the third ingredient list is edible salt, and food flavors are added to make it pumpkin flavored. The sodium content is 490mg per 100g, which is higher than the sodium of ordinary buckwheat noodles I eat at home. It costs 39 yuan for 200g. Isn't this a scam? There are also many children's noodles that are called "high calcium and high iron", but only 30mg of calcium is added per 100g. A child's calcium intake from eating a bowl of noodles is not as much as drinking half a mouthful of milk. All the extra money is paid for marketing expenses.

But if you really compare the standard children's noodles with ordinary noodles, the advantages are quite obvious. When I went to child care before, the nutritionist specifically said that no additional salt should be added to complementary foods for children under 1 year old. It is best not to exceed 700mg of sodium per day for children aged 1 to 3 years old. For the sake of chewy texture, the sodium content of ordinary noodles is basically between 500-1200mg per 100g. Even if it is boiled three times, there will be a lot of residual sodium. For children's noodles that meet the GB10769 cereal supplementary food standard for infants and young children, the sodium content must not exceed 24 mg per 100g. Even if the children's noodles do not meet the infant standard and are only low-sodium, many can achieve less than 100 mg of sodium per 100g, which is indeed much less burden on the baby's kidneys.

When I choose children's noodles now, I don't even look at the fancy promotions on the packaging. I ignore the words "beautiful," "height-growing," and "containing multiple vitamins." Oh, by the way, don’t buy vegetable noodles with bright colors. I bought spinach noodles before. When cooked, the water was fluorescent green. My child’s tongue turned green for a long time after eating it. Later I found out that artificial coloring was added. If vegetable powder is added, the color will be dark and not so bright.

Of course, many parents say, can’t I make handmade noodles for my children at home? Of course, when I have free time on weekends, I will make spinach puree and pumpkin puree and knead the dough to make thin noodles for my baby. I add all the ingredients myself, so I feel more confident when eating. But there’s no need to hold everyone to this standard. Think about it, it’s already 8 o’clock when you get home from get off work, and your baby is crying from hunger. You can’t just make the dough and roll it right? Open a package of qualified children's noodles and cook for 3 minutes, add some minced meat and vegetables that have been frozen in advance, and it will be on the table in 5 minutes. It is convenient and trouble-free, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Anyway, I no longer have so much obsession with buying noodles for my baby. I won’t buy imported or expensive noodles. Last time I put together a bill and bought a large pack of Yingbao children’s noodles for 9 yuan and 9, and the baby tasted delicious. To put it bluntly, the word "children" has never been a reason for a premium. Comparing the ingredients list one by one is more effective than listening to the anchor talking about it for ten minutes. Children love to eat and eat without burden. It is better than any flashy publicity.