When feeding your baby, it is important to choose ingredients that are relatively safe. Many mothers like to give their babies some wild food, such as wild vegetables, which are very suitable for their babies to eat in their eyes. There are many types of wild vegetables, and amaranth is one of them. Can babies eat amaranth?
Amaranth has the effect of clearing heat and dispelling fire, and is a cold wild vegetable. However, the baby's digestive system is still delicate and not suitable for eating cold foods, as it can cause symptoms such as diarrhea and stomach coldness. Therefore, it is not recommended for mothers to give their babies amaranth. Moreover, amaranth has a very high potassium content, and the baby's body needs very limited potassium. If the baby ingests too much potassium, it may cause harm to the kidneys.
Amaranth contains some nitrate, which can easily be converted into nitrite when combined with bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, and Proteus in the baby's mouth. Nitrite is harmful to babies' bodies and may lead to nitrite poisoning, as well as leukemia.
After the baby can eat some vegetables, it is recommended that the mother give the baby some common vegetables to eat. For example, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, rapeseed, purple cabbage, onion, etc., these vegetables will not harm the baby's physical health and can be safely consumed by the baby.
