It can be eaten. Nutrition experts remind that children under 3 years old should not eat chocolate. Why can’t children under 3 years old eat chocolate? What are the dangers of eating chocolate?

How old can a baby eat chocolate?

Chocolate has always been considered a highly nutritious food. As we all know, too young children eating too much chocolate will not only fail to supplement nutrition, but will cause unnecessary harm to the body.

Under normal circumstances, three-year-old babies can eat chocolate, but they should not eat too much. Children under three years old cannot eat chocolate.

The dangers of eating chocolate for babies.

1. Harm: Uncoordinated nutritional structure

Chocolate is a high-calorie food, but its fat content is relatively high. Chocolate is low in protein, inorganic salts, and vitamins required for baby growth and development. This ratio does not meet the nutritional needs of the baby's growth and development, causing the baby to be unable to obtain various nutrients required for growth and development.

2: Produce a feeling of satiety.

Chocolate contains a lot of fat and stays in the stomach for a long time, making it difficult for babies to digest and absorb. After eating, the baby doesn’t want to eat. The special taste of chocolate will reduce the taste sensitivity. When the baby eats ordinary food, it will feel bland and tasteless, causing loss of appetite.

3. Harm: Affects appetite.

Chocolate is an attractive food for babies. If your baby eats too much chocolate before meals, he will feel full, reduce his hunger level, and cause anorexia. When it's time to eat, he loses his appetite and can't eat even the best meals. But after meal time, he will feel hungry again, thus disrupting his normal life and good eating habits.

4. Harm: Affects digestion and absorption.

The fiber in food can stimulate the normal peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, but chocolate does not contain fiber. Chocolate contains a lot of fat, but does not contain fiber that can stimulate the normal peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, thus affecting the digestion and absorption function of the gastrointestinal tract.

5: Inducing abdominal pain.

Eating too much chocolate can easily produce a large amount of gas in gastrointestinal acid reflux, which can easily induce colic in babies, increase intestinal gas and cause abdominal pain.