At what age can a baby eat bird's nest

For infants and young children, eating some bird's nests appropriately is also good for them, but be careful, if the child is too young, do not feed it to the child at this time, because the child's stomach is relatively weak, and the main component of bird's nest is protein, which may cause the child to have a bad spleen and stomach. When the child is over four months old, you can eat a small amount as a complementary food, which is very suitable for children in the developmental period.

How old can babies eat bird's nest?

Babies can eat bird's nests. Generally, babies can eat bird's nests after they can eat independently after 4 months. It is recommended to eat 1-2 grams per day. Bird's nests are rich in nutrients and mild and moderate, especially suitable for children in the growth and development period.

1. Comprehensively supplement various trace elements required for growth. Bird's nest is rich in water-soluble protein and carbohydrates. Trace elements include: calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, potassium, bird's nest acid, and amino acids (lysine, cystine and arginine). Children eating bird's nests are more conducive to the comprehensive intake of various nutrients.

2. Provide high-quality and easily absorbed calcium for children's growth and development. Children need to supplement a lot of calcium during their growth period. Bird's nest is natural and rich in active calcium, which can provide children with sufficient calcium during their growth period.

3. Promote growth and enhance immunity. In addition, bird's nest is rich in active protein and collagen, which can promote the growth of epidermal cells and the absorption of various trace elements needed by the human body, and can enhance physical fitness.

4. Promote intellectual development. Bird’s nest contains unique bird’s nest acid, whose scientific name is neuraminic acid. That is, it is one of the important components in breast colostrum that provides the baby with the necessary early growth and development. It is involved in many physiological functions on the cell surface and plays a very good role in regulating the physiological and biochemical functions of the human body. However, it is best to ensure that the bird's nest you buy has no chemical residues and has not been bleached or whitened. For safety, you can eat some hairy nests and pick out the hair yourself.

The benefits of bird's nest for children

1. The ingredients of bird’s nest. Bird's nest is rich in water-soluble protein and carbohydrates. Trace elements include: calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, potassium and bird's nest acid, amino acids: lysine, cystine and arginine.

2. Children need to supplement a lot of calcium during their growth period. Bird's nest is natural and rich in active calcium, which can provide children with sufficient calcium during their growth period.

3. Children’s activeness. Children are active and cannot sit still during their growth period. Parents generally understand that children are more naughty when they are young. In fact, proper exercise is appropriate, but if it is excessive, it will form the so-called ADHD, which needs to be taken seriously. Children need to supplement some protein during their growth. Bird's nest is rich in water-soluble protein, which can provide children with balanced nutrition and improve their physical immunity.

4. Children’s memory. Bird’s nest is rich in bird’s nest acid, which helps children’s brain development during their growth period, activates their thinking, improves their memory, and enhances their self-confidence.

In short, Chinese medicine believes that bird's nest: "nourishes yin and moistens dryness, replenishes qi and nourishes the middle, treats deficiency, cough, sputum, asthma, hemoptysis, and chronic dysentery. It is suitable for patients with weak constitution, malnutrition, chronic dysentery, malaria, sputum and cough, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, emphysema, tuberculosis, hemoptysis, vomiting blood, and stomach pain in the elderly. Modern medicine has found that bird's nest can promote immune function, delay human aging, and prolong life.