In the supermarket, there are all kinds of children's cheese sticks on the big shelves, and colorful cartoon packages attract children's attention. Coupled with the cute cartoon image printed on the package, it tastes sweet and fragrant. How can children not like such cheese sticks?

Many parents believe that eating cheese sticks is always healthier than eating puffed food if children can't be prevented from eating snacks. Children don't like to drink milk or eat cheese sticks, but they can supplement calcium anyway.

However, are children's cheese sticks really as healthy as we think? This time, my father selected 16, a popular children's cheese stick on the e-commerce platform, to show you:

The sample fee is 1704.72 yuan+the inspection fee is 20352 yuan = 22056.72 yuan.

First of all, we should make it clear that most children's cheese sticks belong to processed cheese.

According to the national standard definition, the cheese component in processed cheese only needs to be greater than 15%, and the nutritional value of protein and calcium is far less than that of cheese.

Take out a packet of evaluated cheese sticks and look at the ingredient list. The most in it is water! The second place is cream, and the third place is cheese.

Water, cream, cheese, sugar, skim milk powder and concentrated milk protein are the basic components of cheese sticks.

The ingredient list of food is arranged according to the amount of addition, that is, which ingredient ranks first and which ingredient has the most content. When you buy children's cheese, you should first try to choose cheese, which will be healthier.

Continue to study the ingredients list of children's cheese sticks, and we find that there are many additives in them. But parents don't have to worry, the food additives used in accordance with state regulations are not harmful to children's health. Additives in children's cheese mainly make the cheese taste better, prevent deterioration and increase flavor.

If you mind some additives, just look at the ingredients list and avoid it when you buy it.

I have to admit, additives make cheese sticks taste better, otherwise how can children be addicted to cheese sticks?

During the evaluation, I also invited my big friends from the office to eat cheese sticks. Some people think that milk smells like jelly and they can't stop eating it. However, there are also some fruit-flavored cheese sticks, and there is no fruit or fruit products added at all, which is very heavy.

After the ingredients, let's talk about nutrients.

Most parents buy cheese sticks because merchants promote that cheese sticks have high nutritional value and can supplement protein and calcium for their children. Many brands will also write on the product details page that the protein content of cheese sticks is several times that of milk.

In this way, the protein content of cheese sticks is indeed quite a lot. However, it should be considered that drinking 100g milk a day is not enough for a box. Eat 100g cheese sticks, almost five, but a little too much. You know, there is a lot of sugar and fat in cheese sticks.

We sorted out the contents of protein and fat in 16 table of nutritional components of children's cheese sticks, and sent them to the laboratory to detect the total sugar content (using AOAC 995. 13 method).

After getting the test results of total sugar, we subtract lactose from dairy products to get the added sugar of children's cheese sticks. Obviously, children's cheese sticks are high in protein, fat and added sugar;

According to the Reference Intake Table of Dietary Nutrients for China Residents (DRIs 20 13), three 6-year-old children need to consume 30g of protein every day, and the recommended total fat intake is about 27.48g ..

For added sugar, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that adults and children should not consume more than 25g of added sugar every day.

It can be seen that children's daily intake of protein still depends on a balanced diet. If you want to supplement protein with cheese sticks, you will consume more fat and sugar.

We calculated that eating three cheese sticks is close to half of children's daily sugar intake. If you eat other snacks or drinks, I'm afraid your sugar intake would have exceeded 25 grams.

Merchants selling children's cheese sticks to supplement calcium, and selling protein is a routine.

However, parents should pay attention to the fact that some sodium-containing additives are often added in the production and processing of processed cheese to promote cheese molding and maintain moisture.

When buying cheese sticks, we need to weigh the content of calcium and sodium. After all, we want our children to eat more calcium and less sodium.

To judge the amount of calcium and sodium, we can look at the ratio of calcium and sodium. This high proportion means that children consume less sodium when supplementing calcium.

We sent 16 cheese sticks to the laboratory to detect the calcium and sodium content and calculate the calcium and sodium ratio. The results are as follows:

Here, we must draw the key points for everyone and choose children's cheese sticks with high calcium-sodium ratio.

Having said that, let's finally teach you how to choose cheese.

1. Give cheese to children. I suggest you identify the product type as cheese.

Cheese can be selected from cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, Swiss cheese, Parmesan cheese, cheese strips and cottage cheese recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

We also know that it is difficult for China people to get used to the taste of cheese. Parents need to pay more attention when making cheese for their children.

2. If you want to eat children's cheese sticks, it is recommended not to exceed 3 sticks a day.

3. Whether it is cheese or processed cheese, you should follow the principle of two highs and two lows when purchasing, that is, protein and calcium are higher and fat and sodium are lower, so you won't make a mistake ~

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[2] https://www.who.int/news/item/04-03-2015-WHO calls on countries to reduce the sugar intake of adults and children.

[3]https://www . healthy children . org/English/healthy-living/nutrition/Pages/The-5-Food-Groups-Sample-choices . aspx