Heavy metals in well-known rice noodles exceed the standard？ Don’t panic, experts have come to interpret it in detail.
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Do you still remember the event # Baby rice noodles with heavy metals exceeding the standard # years ago?
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At that time, many parents were frightened, and there were many messages expressing concern about rice noodles in the background!
Years later, Keke searched several baby rice noodles on the Internet and found that they were still on sale.
So, is this report authoritative and reliable?
Is this rice noodle still edible? How to eat?
If you don’t eat rice noodles, are there other complementary foods to choose from?
How to choose rice noodles?
Today, Keda is going to talk about baby rice noodles.
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Can baby rice noodles still be eaten? Listen to the expert’s answer!
The incident of excessive heavy metals in baby rice noodles is related to an investigation report issued by the House of Representatives of the United States Congress.
It is pointed out in the report that the contents of heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury in some well-known baby foods on the market reach dangerous levels, which will have adverse effects on the health of infants. In particular, it will damage the development of the brain and nervous system and is irreversible.
However, it was found that the heavy metal content in the investigation report reached a dangerous level, which was only a conclusion compared with drinking water. …
It should be known that in China’s standards, the limit of heavy metals in drinking water is only 0.01mg/L, which is 20 or even 30 times lower than other foods.
Therefore, this comparison is not rigorous! !
Moreover, the heavy metal content of the products mentioned in the report did not exceed the standards set by the US FDA.
Therefore, parents who have eaten this brand for their babies, don’t panic! !
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However, Keke wants to tell you that the ability of rice to absorb heavy metals (arsenic and cadmium) is indeed much stronger than that of ordinary crops!
Our environment (soil, groundwater, irrigation water) has been polluted by heavy metals to some extent, and it is impossible to make rice arsenic-free and cadmium-free. As long as crops grow in the soil, they will absorb these heavy metals.
So, how to eat rice food?
1. Increase the diversity of food and avoid eating only rice noodles.
When the baby starts to eat complementary food, he can choose rice flour fortified with iron grains, such as barley rice flour, oat rice flour and mixed grain rice flour. (The baby is not allergic to food).
In the daily diet, you can also add some coarse grains and miscellaneous beans to reduce the frequency of eating rice.
The department strongly recommends that the proportion of coarse grains should not exceed one-fifth of the staple food, because coarse grains are not easy to digest, and excessive intake may also affect the absorption of minerals.
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Generally, when the baby is 8-10 months old, parents can give the child rotten noodles, gruel, etc. according to the baby’s acceptance, instead of continuously feeding with a single rice noodle.
2. Limit the intake of high-risk foods (such as snacks containing rice ingredients).
Parents should give their children as little as possible snacks made of rice, such as puffs, rice cakes and molar biscuits.
Not only because of the problem of heavy metal content, most snacks like this contain various flavoring agents such as sugar and salt, which easily leads to children’s picky eaters.
3. Try to choose the National Bank version of rice noodles.
In fact, the National Bank Edition means that if foreign brands want to sell in China’s formal channels, they should readjust the ingredients in food until they meet the relevant standards of China.
Therefore, when buying rice noodles or other baby foods, it is best to buy them in formal channels and avoid buying them from private channels. Let the country check for you!
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Finally, Keke would like to emphasize: as long as the content of heavy metals in rice and other foods does not exceed the national standards, we can safely eat them! After all, it is meaningless to talk about toxicity without dose. Unless you eat rice and burst your stomach! (The same is true for baby rice noodles).
So how should parents scientifically choose rice noodles? Keda is coming to teach you how to choose!
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Choose healthy rice noodles and keep in mind 3 hard standards!
1. See if it contains sugar, salt and essence.
When purchasing rice noodles, parents must carefully read the ingredient list of the products!
If the baby ingests rice flour containing sucrose, it will increase the risk of sweet taste and dental caries.
And containing salt or essence may cause children to be picky eaters. Because babies are very sensitive to taste, they will have a preference for sweet, salty and other tasty foods.
In the end, it is likely that the baby will refuse to accept tasteless food and interfere with breastfeeding and formula feeding.
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2. See if there are any ingredients that are allergic to your baby.
In order to increase the taste of rice noodles and the content of protein, some merchants will add:
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These ingredients are very likely to cause allergic reactions in babies, and they must be discharged after being sensitized, and then eaten routinely.
Secondly, the "nuts" in many compound fruit and vegetable rice noodles are also easy to cause allergies, such as walnuts.
Therefore, when parents buy rice noodles, they must learn to look at the ingredient list to make sure that the ingredients contained are not allergic to children before adding them to prevent anaphylactic shock after eating a lot!
3. See if the iron content is appropriate.
According to the national standard "GB10769-2010 Infant Cereal Supplementary Food", every 100 kilojoules of rice flour should contain 0.25 ~ 0.50 mg of iron.
Therefore, parents should pay attention to the nutrient composition table when choosing, and it is not recommended to buy rice noodles below the national standard range.
Note here that the iron content is not as high as possible, but should be judged according to the baby’s diet!
If the baby is already eating iron-containing food, then you can choose a rice noodle with medium iron content; If the baby only eats breast milk, then you can choose rice flour with high iron content to supplement it.
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If you insist on changing the baby’s rice noodles, it’s not impossible! Because without rice noodles, we have many other choices!
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Baby’s first bite of complementary food, look for one principle!
For babies aged 4-6 months, breastfeeding can no longer meet the baby’s iron needs, and can only be ingested through complementary food.
Therefore, the baby’s first complementary food lies in "iron supplementation", not in taking some fixed food!
For Xiaobaobo, there are two best choices for iron supplementation:
1. Fortified iron rice noodles
Baby rice noodles on the market are fortified with iron, which can well meet the baby’s demand for iron. Moreover, the sensitization rate of rice is very low, which is not easy to cause baby allergy, and it is nutritious and convenient.
Therefore, baby fortified iron rice flour is the first choice for baby’s first complementary food.
However, Keke does not recommend parents to make rice noodles for their babies!
Because:
① The iron content of rice itself is very low, and it lacks iron-fortified rice flour, which has no supplementary significance for babies.
② Studies show that the arsenic content of homemade rice flour/brown rice flour is even higher than that of ordinary rice flour!
If you really don’t feel comfortable giving your baby rice noodles, then we have other ingredients to choose from:
2. Other ingredients rich in iron
(Note: Be sure to confirm that the baby is not allergic before feeding! )
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If the baby’s iron supplement is not in place, it is likely that the following two situations will occur:
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So how to make iron supplements? Ke has prepared a recipe for iron supplementation for everyone:
Tomato and beef millet porridge:
Ingredients: tomato, beef and millet.
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When feeding the above complementary foods, you must have an allergy test! ! (Be sure to operate under the guidance of the doctor when he thinks it is necessary, and don’t try it at will.)
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If the baby is allergic to these, or is picky about food, it is easier to feed with rice flour.
Finally, in the face of this rumor, Ke greatly wants to tell parents:
1. Baby rice flour is only a stage in the addition of complementary food, and it is usually enough to eat it for 2-4 months.
If the baby is strong enough to accept food and is not allergic, he can even stop using rice flour and switch to iron-supplemented food earlier.
This incident also tells everyone that as long as there is heavy metal pollution in the environment, food is inevitable.
As long as the content of heavy metals does not exceed the national standard, we can eat with confidence! After all, it is meaningless to talk about toxicity without dose.
Finally, increasing the diversity of children’s food is king!
It is better to eat any food in moderation. If the meals at home are always too concentrated on a certain food, then even if the heavy metals do not exceed the standard, other problems will occur!
A balanced and varied diet can make your baby healthier!
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