An excess of salt in the baby's diet will not lead to anything good, therefore, pediatricians advise to introduce pickles and tomatoes into the menu as late as possible - after 5 years. Salt and spices force the kidneys of the child to work in an extreme mode, moreover, there are absolutely no vitamins in vegetables that have been salted and pickled.
Since the baby's food consists mainly of unleavened milk cereals and vegetable purees, he reacts very vividly to salty vegetables. Many mothers are responsible and careful about introducing new products into the diet of a small child, especially salty ones. And those who strive at all costs to treat him to salty delicacies are grandmothers. Like, let him grind, he won't eat much. But, having tasted it once, the kid achieves his goal with a cry, seeing already familiar products on the table.
Salty vegetables in the children's menu - more harm than good
Cucumbers and tomatoes are undoubtedly good for the baby. They are rich in iodine, magnesium, potassium, calcium, sulfur, zinc, iron, fiber and many vitamins. But as studies have shown, in salted vegetables, trace elements are retained, and vitamins are destroyed almost completely. In addition, pickled and canned cucumbers and tomatoes abound not only in salt content, but also in all kinds of spices, the use of which is unacceptable in the baby's diet.
Salty vegetables can cause excessive thirst and swelling, allergic diathesis and diarrhea, because cucumbers have a laxative effect. In some children, pickles and tomatoes cause excessive gas production, which interferes with sleep and normal behaviors during the day. Of the positive qualities of such products, only the activation of salivation and an increase in appetite can be distinguished. For this purpose, it is better to offer a small child a lightly salted cucumber before dinner, but no more than 1-2 slices cut from a medium-sized vegetable.
The optimal age for the introduction of pickled cucumbers and tomatoes into the diet
Despite the fact that after a year, pediatricians themselves advise a child to give a little cucumbers and tomatoes, this recommendation applies only to fresh vegetables. Even fresh, special care must be taken when feeding tomatoes. After all, all vegetables and fruits with orange and red color can cause allergies. When, during the analysis of urine, oxalate salts are found in a child, which contribute to the formation of kidney stones, tomatoes are contraindicated both fresh and salted. If everything is in order with the baby's body, then after a year the tomatoes are given only fresh and without skin.
In processed and salted form, you can start introducing cucumbers and tomatoes after 3 years, however, doctors advise, if possible, to acquaint the child with these products even later - at 5-6 years. It is necessary to include seasonal vegetables such as pickles and tomatoes, sauerkraut in the diet of a 3-year-old baby only in winter and in the most minimal quantities. There can be no talk of pickled vegetables, because vinegar puts an even greater burden on the baby's immature kidneys than salt.
