Actually, there is no problem with this idea.

A study in Beijing investigated 789 children and found that low calcium and vitamin A and D deficiency are two important factors leading to bone loss in childhood. The conclusion is that the bone mineral density of children who often eat dairy products is higher than that of children who don't often eat dairy products.

Under normal circumstances, the calcium content per 100ml of milk is about 1 10mg (different manufacturers will vary, but generally it will not be lower than 1 10mg), while cheese will be more.

Why do you say that?

Because it takes about 1kg milk to make1kg cheese, it has the title of "milk gold".

Cheese is an all-around player with many names. Cheese, cheese, cheese, cheese all refer to it. It is rich in casein.

Casein can not only promote the absorption of calcium, but also supplement protein, a traditional plant food in China, and enhance the bioavailability of protein. Moreover, cheese is also rich in vitamin D and calcium, and the calcium content is about 9 times that of milk.

"Cheese" is power, so now cheese is very popular in Ma Bao circles. However, eating cheese directly will have a slightly bitter almond flavor, which may be difficult for some children to accept, so some businesses make and sell "cheese sticks" and seize this point to vigorously promote the keyword "high calcium delicious".

Ma Bao even regards cheese sticks as a kind of nutritious food, which can help children grow taller and supplement calcium for them.

So do the cheese sticks bought in the market really meet the original intention of treasure moms to buy cheese?

I don't think so!

Flynn's mother bought three brands of cheese sticks from the market, which are well known from left to right, namely Maclando, Bagehot and Justine.

These three brands of cheese sticks are very common and sell well. Besides, I have already bought it for my children. They are lovely in appearance, smooth in taste and full of milk flavor. Not only children like to eat, but I also like to eat.

However, if the cheese sticks are given to children as cheese, then the mothers may not get the desired effect.

These cheese sticks belong to processed cheese, and the national food safety standard defines processed cheese as "a product made of cheese (the proportion is greater than 15%) as the main raw material, adding emulsified salt, adding or not adding other raw materials, and heating, stirring and emulsifying."

Therefore, these processed cheeses are not complete cheeses, but replicas with cheese content only exceeding 15%. As for the amount of cheese added, it depends on the manufacturer's conscience.

The treasure mothers give their babies cheese, which is nothing more than paying attention to nutrition. Then let's compare them with cheese.

It can be seen that these three kinds of cheese sticks have added various food additives besides water and cheese, such as gelatin, carrageenan and edible essence.

But let's take a look at the ingredient list of this cheese.

Raw milk, edible salt and some fermenting bacteria. There is no such long ingredient list.

Speaking of ingredient list, if we buy three cheese sticks online, we will all know about the products through the details page. Only the brand Justine displays the ingredient list and nutritional ingredient list on the details page, and indicates that the cheese addition amount is 15%. The other two brands only display the nutritional ingredient list.

In addition to the ingredient list, let's compare the nutrients. The following is the table I sorted out according to the nutrient composition table on the back of the product. You can simply make a comparison.

Did you find the difference in an instant?

The purpose of buying cheese is to let the baby get enough protein and calcium, and the content of these ingredients in the cheese sticks we bought is much lower than that in cheese.

So, Ma Bao, is this in line with your original purchase intention? I think you all have the answers in mind.

Cheese sticks are not impossible to buy, but I just hope that mothers will not be defeated by "word games." It is just a snack that can replace those junk snacks, and it can't really be used as a nutritious food.

In order to taste better, cheese sticks will add more food additives, so compared with real cheese, processed cheese has more food additives and its nutritional components are far less than cheese. The point is that the price is not that cheap.

So how do you choose a quality cheese for your baby?

Below I will share some of my own experiences.

① The best choice of pure natural cheese.

You can tell from the composition. Generally, the ingredients list of pure natural cheese is relatively simple, including only raw milk, fermenting bacteria, rennet and salt, while processed cheese contains various additives, flavors and other ingredients, so mothers must carefully observe when choosing goods.

(2) Be sure to look at the composition table and calculate the sodium-calcium ratio.

Cheese is different from cheese sticks. If you want to supplement your baby with nutrition, cheese is definitely better, but there are many brands of cheese. How do we choose?

High calcium and low sodium are the first choice, because the baby's daily intake of sodium is limited, and too much will increase the burden on the kidneys, so when choosing, the mother can compare and choose the best.

Having said that, I still want to remind parents of a few precautions.

Babies shouldn't eat cheese too early.

In Europe and America, most children like to eat cheese. They can sprinkle cheese powder on the staple food or give it to the baby as a snack.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) suggests that infants who have no symptoms of cheese allergy or family history of cheese allergy and are not lactose intolerant can be exposed to cheese at 8- 10 months.

Although there is such a suggestion, it may not be suitable for our China baby. After all, the baby's physique in China is different from that in Europe and America.

According to the recommendation of China Nutrition Society, it is more appropriate for our baby to contact with milk and dairy products at the age of 1-3, depending on whether the baby has intolerance in this interval.

When the baby is 1 year old, we can tentatively give the baby some cheese. After trying, if there are no abnormalities such as diarrhea and allergies, then we can safely let the baby eat.

However, although cheese is good, we can't eat more. It is recommended that our 1-3-year-old baby take 20 -30 grams every day. After all, cheese is not only rich in protein and calcium, but also rich in fat and some sodium. Eating too much may lead to overweight or organ burden.

The taste of pure natural cheese may be difficult for the baby to accept, and more importantly, learn how to make it.

Personally, I think the cheese will taste a little bitter almond, but in fact, the more you chew it, the more fragrant it will be, and some babies will not be able to stand the taste, so it is necessary for Ma Bao to do more food homework.

For example, we can make baked sweet potatoes with cheese, poached eggs with cheese, diced bananas with cheese, soft cheesecake, cheese porridge and so on. We can also make our own cheese sticks. There are many recipes online, and we won't add additives that make us uneasy.

Pay attention to the storage method:

Natural cheese needs to be stored in the cold storage at 2 -5℃. After opening, it must be sealed with plastic wrap and put into use within 7 days. Pay attention to the preservation method.

I usually use a clean knife to divide the cheese into small pieces according to the daily consumption. Each piece is tightly wrapped in tin foil, then wrapped in plastic wrap several times, and then refrigerated. I take a few pieces each time I eat, so as to avoid opening the bag every time, so that I will have less time to contact with the air.

The spring of recovery has arrived, and it is also the golden age for the baby to grow taller. Have mothers learned how to choose high-quality pure natural cheese with high calcium and low sodium now?