Breakfast Cereals
Many parents choose breakfast cereals for their children because they are quick and convenient. However, cereals contain a certain amount of sugar and are also made from refined flour. They do not provide any nutritional value for children, as most of the simple carbohydrates in cereals will be converted into sugar as soon as they enter the child’s body. Sugar-added products are even more harmful, as they can decrease attention and concentration, negatively affecting the behavior and mood of children.
Bottled Fruit Juice
The main ingredients of most bottled fruit juices are sugar and fruit flavors. The excess sugar in this type of drink can be harmful to children’s brain.
Even if parents give their children 100% freshly squeezed fruit juice, their bodies will receive all the sugar without any nutritional fiber. At this time, fruit juice becomes excess sugar entering the body. Therefore, it is better to let children eat fresh fruits instead of drinking too much fruit juice, so that they can get all the nutrients from fruits.
Instant Noodles
Packaged and processed foods such as instant noodles contain monosodium glutamate – which is used to enhance the taste. However, this is very harmful to the brain development of children. It can cause hyperactivity, headaches, and mood swings in children; it can also change behavior, leading to irritability. Therefore, it is best to limit children’s consumption of fast food and packaged products such as instant noodles, french fries…
Leftover Food from the previous day
Using leftover food from the previous evening to cook noodles, pho, or fried rice for breakfast to save time and food is a habit of many mothers, but this is a big mistake. After food is left overnight, vegetables can produce nitric (a carcinogen) which is harmful to human health. Meat left overnight is also not good for children’s health. Mothers should wake up early and prepare fresh, healthy food that is beneficial to their children’s health.
Fried Foods
According to nutrition experts, fried foods have a high fat content. After frying, many nutrients in the food are destroyed, and furthermore, it produces some harmful substances for health. In addition, food that has been subjected to high temperature and absorbed a lot of oil is difficult to digest. If consumed with fatty milk, it will create a breakfast with a high fat content beyond the recommended intake. Having too many fried foods for breakfast is really not good for children.