Is it good for children to eat sticky rice and sticky rice a lot?

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Sticky rice is a familiar, convenient, colorful and delicious dish that many children love. Although sticky rice and sticky rice bring a lot of energy as well as nutrients, whether children eat a lot of sticky rice is still a question of many parents.

1. Nutritional ingredients in sticky rice


Sticky rice is a familiar dish, with delicious colors and flavors that many children love. Sticky rice or sticky rice are also convenient fast foods for breakfast. Many parents often buy sticky rice for their children to eat in the morning before going to school but do not know that it is good for children to eat a lot of sticky rice?
Sticky rice is a starchy food that is indispensable in every daily meal. Nutrition experts say that foods made from glutinous rice, such as sticky rice, will contain a lot of energy. So every time you eat sticky rice or sticky rice, your body will be fuller for longer. Not only that, sticky rice also contains a lot of protein, fat, insoluble fiber as well as rich in amino acids and many trace elements.
With such a diverse nutritional composition, for humans, in general, foods made from glutinous rice bring a lot of uses and essential nutrients to the body. Especially for children who need high energy and nutrient requirements for physical and brain development. That is why glutinous rice always appears in children's meals. In addition, because glutinous rice contains insoluble fiber, it has good antioxidant capacity and is beneficial for the digestive system of children. Trace elements in sticky rice such as iron can also prevent iron deficiency anemia in children.

2. Is it good for children to eat sticky rice a lot?


Although foods made from sticky rice, such as sticky rice, are convenient, easy to prepare and also quite nutritious, children should not be abused to eat too many foods made from sticky rice. in general or sticky rice in particular. The following are the reasons why children should not eat sticky rice and sticky rice a lot:
Sticky food, or in other words, foods made from glutinous rice in general will contain a lot of amylopectin (a substance called amylopectin). insoluble carbohydrates, which create plasticity and raise blood sugar). For adults in general and children in particular, eating a lot of sticky rice or sticky rice will make the digestive system difficult to digest. Therefore, the elderly and children are often advised not to eat too much sticky rice or sticky rice. Especially children with acute illnesses (fever, cough,...), gastrointestinal diseases (eg, abdominal distension, jaundice, ...) or newly recovered children should not eat sticky rice. Sticky rice and sticky rice are also temperate, so if children eat too much sticky rice, they will get hot in their bodies, have heat in their mouths, and cause digestive disorders such as flatulence and indigestion. For children who are overweight or obese, it is even more important to limit eating foods made from sticky rice because they will create a huge source of energy, far exceeding the energy needs needed in a day. . Sticky rice is often simply processed, so it does not guarantee enough nutritional ingredients for a child's meal.

Xôi được chế biến từ gạo nếp vậy có nên cho trẻ ăn xôi là thắc mắc của nhiều cha mẹ
Xôi được chế biến từ gạo nếp vậy có nên cho trẻ ăn xôi là thắc mắc của nhiều cha mẹ

Foods are only good and provide optimal nutritional value when used in complete and balanced amounts. For children to develop comprehensively physically and mentally, each daily meal needs to ensure a balance of 4 important nutrient groups. Too much or too little of any substance, even a very small amount, is not good. As for sticky rice and sticky rice, if children eat too much, it is completely not good for their health. Therefore, parents do not think that eating sticky rice will make children fuller for longer, but feed them regularly. If children love foods made from sticky rice, they should only eat a little in the morning or at noon, avoid eating too much, especially in the evening.
Hopefully, the above sharing has helped parents answer the question of whether children eat sticky rice a lot as well as know how to make a safe nutrition plan, suitable for the age of the child.

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