1. The dangers of picky eating

1. The body needs nutrients for growth and development. Maintaining balanced nutrition is beneficial to growth and development.

2. The phenomenon of picky eating will lead to malnutrition, lack of protein, fat, sugar, vitamins and trace elements, such as calcium, iron, zinc, selenium, magnesium, copper, phosphorus, etc., which will affect growth and development and delay nerve function. Growth, weight loss, growth and development stagnation or no increase, muscle atrophy, sallow complexion, dry skin, dull hair, and even disease states such as iron deficiency anemia or megaloblastic anemia, hypoglycemia, drop in body temperature, and slow pulse , decreased blood pressure, easy fatigue, weakness, rickets, various infections, etc. It is necessary to adjust the diet, have a diversified diet, have good color, fragrance and shape to stimulate the diet, and reduce snacking.

3. Picky eaters can easily cause gastrointestinal dysfunction and affect digestion and absorption.

4. Picky eating will reduce appetite, which over time will lead to malnutrition and nutritional anemia, reduced disease resistance, and vulnerability to infectious diseases and digestive tract diseases.

5. Picky eaters can also cause various vitamin deficiency diseases. For example, you cannot eat full-fat dairy products, egg yolks, beans, liver and other foods.

6. Not eating carrots, tomatoes, green vegetables, etc. will cause night blindness due to lack of vitamin A.

7. Eating meat instead of vegetables will cause gum bleeding due to lack of vitamin C in the body, and in severe cases, scurvy.

2. Measures for not being picky eaters

1. Parents should set an example for their children. If you want your children not to be picky eaters, parents must set an example and teach by example rather than by words. Mothers, in particular, must pay more attention to nutritional balance during pregnancy and lactation. The mother's food choices will affect the taste of amniotic fluid and milk, which is very critical for children to develop good eating habits.

2. The choice is made by the parents and the decision is made by the children. Parents should make dietary arrangements scientifically and rationally. However, children should decide what to eat and how much to eat. Parents can actively guide their children to choose nutritious and healthy foods and avoid eating unhealthy foods.

3. Let your children try new foods. Parents should pay attention to guiding their children to learn to be adventurous "foodie babies", because the more foods they try, the less likely they are to be partial to food.

4. Children are not required to eat cleanly. Many parents always like to chase after feeding their children and ask them to "eat cleanly". In fact, children's eating behavior reflects the body's demand for food to a certain extent. Children of different ages, genders and levels of activity have different energy needs, and their intake also changes accordingly. Therefore, children should not be forced to "disk" and let them listen to their body's needs and just eat enough.

5. Don’t use snacks as rewards. Parents should not use desserts and snacks as rewards to induce children to eat vegetables. This will not help develop good eating habits.

6. Try to eat with your children as much as possible. As a family, family members should try to eat three meals together. Be careful not to eat separately, and do not prepare meals differently for different people to accommodate different people's tastes, otherwise it will easily encourage children to be picky eaters.

7. Turn family meals into a party. Every time the whole family eats together, it should be a family gathering. Buy, cook, and enjoy delicious food together as much as possible. Don't watch TV or play with mobile phones while eating. The family can concentrate on enjoying the food in a harmonious and warm atmosphere.

8. Learn food knowledge with your children. Children often feel strange and fearful of new foods they have never eaten or seen before. Parents can tell stories, play games, and go to the fields to learn about nutritional knowledge, food sources, and the production process of ingredients with their children to satisfy their children's curiosity and accept new foods.

9. Keep children interested in new foods. Parents can help their children find fun in new foods by creating a relaxed and pleasant dining atmosphere and playing some interactive games. Be careful not to let the dining table become a place where parents teach their children "classes", which will increase the psychological burden on children when eating, and do not let bad emotions affect children while eating.

10. Persevere and adjust flexibly. Good eating habits require subtle influence and long-term persistence to develop. Remember that different children have different taste preferences and food intake needs, and they can be flexibly adjusted according to specific circumstances.