Food is not safe for children under 3 years old

Food is not safe for children under 3 years old

Once your baby is old enough, he or she will be eager to taste the food you eat. But not any food is safe for children of all ages. Certain foods can cause your child to choke or not be good for their health, especially 1 - 3 years old.

What foods that cause mother's choking should be avoided?

Here are the foods that easily cause choking for babies that mothers need to be careful about when feeding them.

Low-fat milk

Most toddlers need whole milk fat and calories during adulthood and development. Once your baby is 2 years old without having any developmental problems, you can start giving your baby normal milk if you want. If your baby is at risk of being overweight or suffering from cardiovascular disease, your doctor may encourage you to use low-fat milk.

 

Eat large pieces

A bite larger than a pea can cause a baby to choke in the throat. Vegetables such as carrots, celery, and green beans should be diced, chopped, cooked or chopped. You should also cut fruits such as grapes, cherry tomatoes, melons into small pieces before feeding them, do not forget to cut meat and cheese into small pieces.

Small raw foods

Hard candies, cough candy, beans, and popcorn are all choking foods. These foods are small particles, so they are not choking enough, but the child's airways can easily become blocked leading to infection.

Soft, easy-to-stick food

Avoid giving your child gum or soft foods like marshmallows and jellies as they are easy to get stuck in the throat.

Peanut butter

Be careful not to give your child a large piece of peanut butter or eat butter that is difficult to swallow. Instead, spread butter over bread or cookies. You should also thin the butter with apple sauce before applying.

What should mom do to prevent choking baby?

First, mothers should avoid feeding babies in the car because it will be difficult to supervise while the baby is eating.

In addition, if you give your child a topical teething medicine, keep an eye on him often because these medications can make your child numb and make it difficult for him to swallow.

Here, aFamilyToday Health will tell you some unsafe foods for toddlers:

Hot dog cake (you should cut the hotdog into 4 before slicing);

Hard candies, including raw jelly candies;

Kinds of bean;

A large slice of peanut butter (you should put peanut butter on bread or crackers - but never give your child a large piece of peanut butter);

Popcorn;

Raw carrots, celery, green beans;

Nuts such as processed pumpkins or sunflower seeds;

Whole grapes, cherry tomatoes (cut them into small pieces);

Large pieces of food such as unripe meats, potatoes, fruits and vegetables.

 

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