Supplementary foods for children development

During the child’s growth, besides the support for various developments, parents must also pay attention to both and food supplementation, an important consideration that should not be overlooked because it is a foundation of developments of children in several aspects.
Therefore, in order to make sure that children adequately consume various kinds of food, parents should train them to eat foods that children are not familiar with. Babi Mild wishes to introduce raw materials that should be added on foods. Research results abroad indicate that they are top 5 foods that are suitable for children.

Tomato helps to prevent formation of free radicals, reduces risk of cancer and heart disease, nourishes eyesight, makes skin healthy, and helps development of physical skills against asthma. For children that dislike tomato’s smell and taste, it can be processed for simpler consumption such as tomato sauce for pasta.

Cabbage. Vegetables in the same family as cabbage such as broccoli and Chinese kale contain Phytonutrients that help risks of various types of cancer as well as help digestion system. Cabbage can be made as salad topped with low-fat Mayonnaise. Children tend to like its crispiness and soft taste more than  other kind of green leave vegetables. Cabbage can be added in soup or noodles.

Salmon is rich of Omega 3 that nourishes brain, heart, and eyesight as it contains high protein, Selenium, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin B6 that are essential for the body. Salmon may be added in burger or sashimi (raw fish), and sushi topped with fresh salmon, fresh salad with fresh salmon, salmon stake, or add fresh salmon in burgers.

Black Beans are sources of proteins, fibers, and calcium that help to prevent heart disease and high cholesterol. Black beans can be cooked in various menus of foods, such as black bean soup, or desserts, such as milky tea with black beans, ice cream with black bean sauce, black bean buns, black bean smoothie, and sweet sticky rice with black beans, etc.

Parents can try to adapt these familiar raw materials to edible menus for children in order to gain nutritious values and proper growth rate of their age.