Allergy index: ★

Nutritional value: Chestnut is known as "ginseng fruit", which is rich in nutrition and contains a lot of minerals beneficial to the body. Children often eat chestnut, which can not only strengthen the body and bones, but also help bone development and eliminate fatigue.

Secondly, the contents of sugar, starch and protein in chestnut are higher than those in common nuts, but the fat content is lower. At the same time, it also contains many vitamins and minerals such as iron, calcium, potassium and phosphorus, especially vitamin C, vitamin B and carotene.

Edible suggestion: chestnuts are not easy to digest when eaten raw, and cooked food is easy to stagnate. Therefore, it is not advisable to eat more at a time, and the daily intake should not exceed 1/4 of the staple food. It is best to give children chestnuts between meals, or eat them at dinner, such as roasted chicken with chestnuts.

Note: Fresh chestnuts are prone to mildew and deterioration, and eating moldy chestnuts will be poisoned, so spoiled chestnuts must not be eaten.

Nut suitable for children: walnut

Allergy index: ★★★★

Nutritional value: Walnut has always been a good product for children's brain. Protein in walnuts contains lysine, which is extremely important to human body, and it is extremely beneficial to promote the development of brain nerves and is easily absorbed by human body. Secondly, it also contains a lot of calcium, phosphorus and iron, which can not only moisturize the skin, but also prevent the hair from turning white and falling off prematurely.

As far as nutritional components are concerned, the nutritional value of walnuts is 8.5 times that of soybeans, 6 times that of peanuts, 0/2 times that of eggs, 25 times that of milk and 0/0 times that of meat.

Edible suggestion: Pregnant women should eat walnuts well 12 to 28 weeks, which is a very important stage of fetal brain and retina development. After 8 months, children can add half ground walnuts to complementary foods such as rice noodles and porridge. 1 ~ 3-year-old children can eat half to one walnut every day, and babies who get angry are advised to eat it raw. After 3 years old, 1 ~ 2 walnuts per day is appropriate. Children with dry stools suggest removing the thin brown skin of walnuts.

Note: Children with a history of allergic reactions to walnuts should try to postpone eating or not eat.

Nut suitable for children: sunflower seeds

Allergy index: ★★★★

Nutritional value: sunflower seeds are rich in linoleic acid, which can promote brain development, and also contain a lot of vitamin E, which can promote the growth and development of children's blood vessels. Eating a handful of sunflower seeds every day can meet the vitamin E needed by the human body for one day. Protein contained in sunflower seeds can be compared with all kinds of meat.

Medical scientists believe that sunflower seeds can treat insomnia, enhance memory and prevent cancer, hypertension and neurasthenia. But the salt content of fried melon seeds is too high, so you can't eat too much at a time. Melon seeds will take away a lot of saliva, and the lack of saliva will threaten people's life and health.

Edible suggestion: After 8 months, parents can crush the cooked sunflower seeds and mix them in rice flour and porridge for their children. Children with tusks can eat sunflower seeds in homemade cookies. Over 3 years old, parents can play parent-child games with their children, guide them to peel sunflower seeds by hand and exercise their fine finger movements.