Note that when children eat bone broth

Many mothers have the habit of taking water security for cooking bone for the bone tunnel and believe that water is rich in calcium, containing all the nutrients of the food essence. The sweetness of the broth to help her feel delicious, easy to digest and helps bones. But nutrition experts do not think so.

For children, the use of fat is extremely reasonably necessary for the development. Child's weight doubled when compared with birth years, more than three times a year old, two year old four times. The brains of children and more than tripled compared to an age when a child at birth, the brain reaches 80% of adults at two years old, the adult brain when a child six years old. Meanwhile, back fat accounted for 70-85% of brain structures and nerves. So this time they need energy and a lot of fat.

Although bone marrow fat, but this is animal fats, indigestible. If children eat more, will cause diarrhea or feces life. The idea that simply feeding flour, porridge with broth is full of nutrients, completely wrong. Because meat broth, bone does not contain many nutrients, but contains very little vitamin, protein, calcium ...

Calcium is an important component in the structure of bones and teeth, helps develop strong bones and help children grow in height. In bone calcium, but calcium is inorganic, young body can not absorb. This is the cause of rickets, delayed teething by just eating regular flour, porridge with broth.

Protein is found in meat, fish, cooked shrimp ... no matter how long it stays in the meat residue. If children do not eat only food that the country will lead to a lack of protein malnutrition and anemia. And vitamins C, E, A, iron, zinc in vegetables ... water solubility only a small amount, they will have constipation if fed only water due to lack of fiber. Therefore, children should eat all the parts by crushing, grinding or shredding to ensure adequate quality.

Congee, or rice flour if the mixture with broth without vegetables, meat, will make children feel easy to swallow. Over time, they will form habits lazy to chew, or suck food and lead to anorexia. Chew plays a very important role for the digestion of food. Chewing food is not only small, mix them with saliva contains digestive enzymes that also affect a child's jaw bone.

To ensure adequate nutrition, baby food must contain nutrients following four groups:
- Starch (rice, wheat, corn, potatoes ...): Provides greater energy, more than half the demand for protein and vitamins that your body needs child.
- Protein (meat, fish, shrimp, crabs ...): It is very important for the growth and development of children.
- Fats (Edible Oil): We need for the development of the brain, providing more energy, helps the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, and make soft dough and easy to swallow.
- Vegetables not only provide vitamins, iron and other minerals needed for the body, but also provides a little fiber to help prevent constipation.