A few days ago, there was a private message from mommy asking if children could touch alcoholic foods, such as wine-brewed longan bread, sesame-fried chicken and ginger duck. This time, Dr. Bao came to talk to you about the common problems of alcoholic foods.

A few days ago, there was a private message from mommy asking if children could touch alcoholic foods, such as wine-brewed longan bread, sesame-oil chicken, ginger duck, etc. This time, Dr. Bao came to talk to you about the common problems of alcoholic foods.

Lyme ice cream, wine-brewed longan bread … can children eat it?

There are too many alcoholic foods on the market, such as mutton stoves with Chinese cuisine, chicken with sesame oil, ginger duck, western-style rum ice cream, beef stew with red wine, and wine-brewed longan bread often found in bakeries, and so on. But can these alcoholic foods be eaten by children? First of all, let's understand a few questions:

Question 1: When will the infant's liver mature?

The liver is one of the important metabolic organs of the human body. After being absorbed by the intestine, the food and drugs at each entrance will pass through the blood circulation until the liver. After receiving these substances, the liver will metabolize first, and then decompose, convert and synthesize macromolecules into other molecules for the body to use or excrete them as urine.

As for when the infant's liver matures, the answer is that it will gradually mature after 5 years old. Before that, the body's absorption and metabolism functions are limited. Never try to feed food that is not suitable for the child's age.

question 2: what are the possible consequences of touching alcohol?

The scientific name of alcohol is ethanol. Ethanol has a characteristic that it can be absorbed without digestion, and the absorption speed is quite fast. When the human body absorbs ethanol and enters the liver through circulation, it will be metabolized into acetaldehyde by ethanol dehydrogenase, and then into acetic acid by acetaldehyde dehydrogenase.

but what is acetaldehyde? It is a carcinogen, and if the body accumulates it for a long time, it will increase the risk of cancer. Maybe someone will ask, "can't it be metabolized?" Unfortunately, most people in Taiwan Province have the defect of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase gene, so the risk of cancer is also high.

In addition to increasing the probability of cancer, infants may not be completely metabolized in a short time even if they only eat alcoholic food, which may easily lead to dizziness, vomiting, listlessness and other conditions, and may cause epilepsy and coma in severe cases.

In addition, if children are exposed to alcohol for a long time, it will affect their self-control ability, poor judgment, poor attention, impaired brain development, genital lesions and other injuries. Other studies have shown that underage children's early exposure to alcohol will increase their addiction to alcohol by four times in the future!

question 3: can alcohol really evaporate during cooking?

I'm sure my parents have heard that when cooking food, the longer you cook it, the alcohol will be volatilized. ",but is this statement really credible? The answer is: hardly.

The United States Department of Agriculture once conducted an experiment (the experimental report refers to the website below), in which they cooked food with some wine and tested the alcohol concentration left over after cooking. The results are as follows:

Original link: nal.usda.gov/sites/default/files/fnic _ uploads/alcohol-retention.pdf

As for Taiwan Province, Dr. Abao failed to find the relevant information, and the cooking methods vary from place to place, and the types of added wine may be different! However, it can be inferred from the above table that no matter which cooking method is used, the alcohol in cooking can hardly be completely volatilized, especially the concentration of barbecue residue is the highest, and the simmering method is relatively low. However, even if the concentration is only 4%, as long as a little alcohol can cause no small impact on infants who are not yet mature, it is not appropriate to add it.

question 4: can a breast-fed mommy drink alcohol?

The last common question is: Can a breast-fed mommy drink? The answer is: no.

The National Health Department suggests that mothers should try not to drink alcohol. If they want to drink alcohol, they should not exceed .5 grams per kilogram every day, that is, a can of 35CC canned beer, and it should take 2-2.5 hours to feed after drinking. If the interval is too short, problems such as irritability and reduced sucking may occur.

cooking suggestions

from this, it can be seen that alcoholic food will have a great impact on infants, including dizziness, vomiting, etc., especially if it is not properly weighed, it may cause lifelong injury. The following cooking suggestions are provided.

1. Cook separately

It is suggested that when parents cook food at home, if they encounter alcoholic dishes, such as stewed beef with red wine, three cups of chicken, etc., before adding cooking wine, take out the children's share and cook it, and adults can continue cooking to avoid children eating alcoholic dishes.

2. Substitute other seasonings

Adding alcohol to many dishes can not only add flavor, but also promote appetite, so it is one of the indispensable seasonings for cooking. However, because children can't eat related dishes, parents should come up with alternatives and look for items with similar smells and functions, such as lemon juice instead of white wine and fruit juice instead of red wine, so that children can enjoy delicious food at the same time.

* This article is published with the authorization of Dr. Abao, and it is forbidden to reprint without permission.

This article is the author's opinion of YEATION, and does not represent his position.