Is it okay to replace baby’s staple food with eggs?

　　use egg Is it good to replace baby's staple food?

　　Staple food generally refers to rice and pasta, the main ingredients of which are carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are the main basic raw materials required by our bodies, accounting for 50% of the total calories required by the human body every day? 60% comes from carbohydrates.

　　Compared with eggs, fish and meat, rice and pasta are not only easier to digest and absorb, but also contain nutrients that cannot be replaced by other foods. Ensuring adequate intake of rice, pasta and other grain foods every day is the basis of a reasonable diet.

　　Egg foods are rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and multiple vitamins. If eggs are used as a staple food and eaten too much, it will lead to excessive intake of protein. Not only will the nutrients not be fully absorbed and utilized, but it may also cause indigestion, loss of appetite, constipate ,intestinal Stomach disease、Bad breath , thickened tongue coating and other phenomena, increase the ammonia toxic by-products in the body, increase the burden on the liver and kidneys, increase the excretion of calcium, and ultimately affect the body healthy . For babies with poor gastrointestinal function and few digestive enzymes, it will even have adverse consequences.

　　Expert advice:

　　Although eggs are rich in nutrients, they should not be eaten too much as a staple food. Generally speaking, 1? aged baby It is best to only eat egg yolks, and not more than 1 egg a day； Older children can eat two eggs a day. The baby must eat enough carbohydrates every day, which means that the baby should eat some rice and pasta, so as to provide the baby with a sufficient source of calories.