Do not feed young duck eggs

Turtles are very nutritious but not suitable for children under 9 years old because they do not absorb all nutrients easily, leading to bloating and indigestion.

According to the National Institute of Nutrition, in 100 grams of sugary duck eggs have 182kcal of energy, 13.6g of protein, 12.4g of fat, 600mg of cholesterol, 82mg of calcium, 212mg of phosphorus, 3mg of iron, 450mcg of beta-carotene, 875mcg of vitamin A .

Dr Le Thi Hai, National Institute of Nutrition advised: "Duck eggs are good but should not be fed to children because of too many nutrients, children do not absorb them easily and become full of stomach and indigestion".

Children aged 9 and older, babies can eat duck eggs flipped.

Dr. Vu Quoc Trung said that the process of developing from eggs to fluffy duck eggs produces many substances beneficial to the body such as proteins transformed in the form of amino acids, trans fat in the form of fatty acids easily absorbed, increased. nutrition enhancement. However, young children have the ability to digest and metabolize unlike adults, so they should not be fed.

"From 9 years old and above, babies can eat duck eggs flipped," said Chinese doctor. Adults can eat 1-2 flipped eggs a day, but note that there are lots of cholesterol in eggs. People with high blood fat should not eat much.

According to Dr. Hai, children are best to eat chicken eggs boiled or beat into porridge . Eggs are essential for the development of young children, so before nutrition divided into 4 groups of food today divided into 8 groups. Particularly, protein groups separate milk, beans and eggs into 3 groups. "In the past, eggs and milk were classified into protein groups, so they can understand that children do not eat eggs, do not drink milk, they can eat a lot of meat. Now, separated eggs should be an indispensable ingredient , " said Dr. Hai. .

Usually a chicken egg weighs about 40g (including shells), peeled, then 100g of chicken eggs equivalent to 3 fruits. 100mg of chicken eggs provides 166kcal of energy, 14.8g of protein, 11.6g of fat. Eggs are one of the protein-rich foods with high biological value, easy to absorb (the protein absorption rate of eggs is 100%). In addition, egg yolk provides a lot of fat, vitamins and minerals which are essential for the development of children such as iron, micromin A, zinc .

1. Children 6-7 months of age: Eat only half a chicken egg at a meal, eat 2-3 times a week.
2. Children 8-12 months: Eat one yolk every meal, eat 3-4 eggs a week.
3. Children 1-2 years old: Eat 3-4 eggs a week both white and red.
4. Children aged 2 years or older if they like eggs, they can feed one fruit a day.