Potatoes are the favorite food for babies, especially the delicious taste of baked potatoes. Potatoes are also a highly nutritious food, and eating more potatoes can meet the body's nutritional needs. However, everyone knows that baked potatoes belong to the category of grilled foods, which is not a healthy food. So, can baby baked potatoes be eaten?
Babies should not eat too many baked potatoes. Eating smoked and baked foods can seriously affect children's vision and cause myopia. If baked potatoes are consumed in excess, it can cause calcium deficiency in the body. Excessive consumption of smoked and grilled foods can reduce the storage of trace elements in the body, and myopia in children is closely related to the lack of trace elements. Trace elements play a significant role in regulating intraocular hydraulic pressure, maintaining normal intraocular pressure, improving the hardness of the eyeball wall, and preventing myopia.
During the entire process of baking potatoes, the protein undergoes the Maillard reaction, amino acids are destroyed, proteins undergo denaturation, and vitamins are also destroyed. If you frequently consume such foods, the intake of protein, amino acids, and vitamins will be affected. At the same time, the metabolic products of protein need to be excreted through the kidneys. Overconsumption of baked potatoes will increase the burden on the kidneys.
Babies can eat baked potatoes, but they must be over 3 years old. At the same time, when babies eat baked potatoes, parents should pay more attention and choose fresh potatoes as much as possible.
