1. Often eating tomatoes before a meal
Tomatoes should be eaten after a meal. This way, the mixture of stomach acid and food can greatly reduce acidity, avoid increased stomach pressure that causes gastric distension, and prevent the baby from developing symptoms such as abdominal pain and stomach discomfort.
2. Mixing carrots and radishes to make a puree
Do not grind carrots and radishes together into a puree. This is because carrots contain an enzyme that destroys vitamin C, which will completely destroy the vitamin C in the radishes.
3. Excessive consumption of carotene
Although carotene is very nutritious for babies, it should be consumed in moderation. Excessive consumption of vegetable juices made from carrots or tomatoes can lead to carotenemia, causing the skin on the face and hands to turn orange-yellow, and may result in loss of appetite, unstable mental state, irritability, and even poor sleep, accompanied by night terrors, crying, and talking in one's sleep.
4. Washing mushrooms too thoroughly or soaking them in water
Mushrooms contain ergosterol, which converts to vitamin D when exposed to sunlight. However, if they are not excessively washed or soaked in water before eating, many nutrients will not be lost. Mushrooms should also not be cooked in iron or copper pots to avoid nutritional loss.
5. Eating undercooked bean sprouts
Bean sprouts are tender, delicious, and nutritious, but they must be thoroughly cooked. Otherwise, eating them can cause adverse reactions such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and dizziness.
6. Giving babies too much spinach
Spinach contains a large amount of oxalic acid and should not be given to babies in excess. Oxalic acid in the body combines with calcium and zinc to form calcium oxalate and zinc oxalate, which are not easily absorbed and excreted. This affects the absorption of calcium and zinc in the intestines, easily leading to calcium and zinc deficiency in babies, causing poor development of bones and teeth, and also affecting intellectual development.
7. Giving babies bitter melon that has not been blanched in boiling water
The oxalic acid in bitter melon can hinder the absorption of calcium from food. Therefore, before eating, the bitter melon should first be blanched in boiling water to remove the oxalic acid. Babies who need a large amount of calcium supplementation should not eat too much bitter melon.
8. Cooked chives stored for too long
Chives are best cooked and eaten immediately; they should not be stored for long. If stored for too long, the large amount of nitrate in them will turn into nitrite, causing a toxic reaction. In addition, babies with indigestion should not eat chives.
9. Stewing green leafy vegetables for too long
Green leafy vegetables should not be stewed for too long during cooking. Otherwise, the nitrates in the green leafy vegetables will convert into nitrites, which can easily cause food poisoning in babies.
10. Cooking frozen vegetables for too long
Most frozen vegetables have already been blanched, so they do not need to be cooked for too long; otherwise, they will become mushy and lose many nutrients.