Mom B: "Teacher, can't you eat snacks?" It's easy to get fat after eating! 」

Every time I talk about the topic of children's health, it is inevitable that my mother will ask me such a question! Have mothers ever had similar troubles? When children come home from class, they often argue that they are hungry during the holiday afternoon, but they don't want them to eat high-calorie snacks such as cakes and chips. But what kind of snacks are healthy and have no time to help children prepare them? What should we do?

In order to answer the question of children's snacks, I discussed with many nutritionists and friends, and also integrated the opinions of many international parenting websites and scholars. As long as mothers follow the following three principles, it is a good snack for children!

1. Rich nutrition:

At present, the "nutritional density" of most snacks is low, and it is often a combination of oil and sugar, which is only calories for children and will not promote development. Snacks should be a good opportunity for children to supplement nutrition, not to increase the burden!

At present, children are short of dietary fiber, calcium and vitamin B group. Dietary fiber can help the baby to establish a good intestinal beneficial bacteria ecology and reduce the problem of allergies. Calcium is the key to bones, and vitamin B family participates in most biochemical mechanisms of human body.

These nutrients are completely related to metabolism, growth and development, so use foods rich in these nutrients in snacks, such as whole grains and fresh milk. , will help the baby to supplement these lack of nutrition.

2. Simple preparation and easy storage;

Mothers, most of them are dual-income families, and it is not easy to take time out to make snacks. Therefore, the way of making snacks should be simple and can be stored. After making it quickly, it can be stored in ice for a few days, and it can be taken out at noon to let the children fill their stomachs and enjoy the snacks.

However, most of the whole grains in the first principle need to be cooked before they can be eaten, such as brown rice, purple rice and sweet potato. It violates the principle of simple preparation. Therefore, it is suggested that mothers can further make snacks with oatmeal or brown rice that they have not eaten the night before, which can facilitate mothers to make nutritious snacks.