What Is the Best Brain Food for kids?

Hello everyone! Excited to “see” you! I am Venice Ho Mun Pheng, Nutritionist from Nutrigene. Together with the team at TAP, we would love to help as many of you as we can on your parenting journey. If you want your baby to improve his focus and concentration, and support his brain development, you should consider adding some good brain food to his daily diet. Join me at this Q&A session, and drop your inquiries about your kid's nutrition in the comment below. Topic: What Is the Best Brain Food for kids? Date: Thursday, 24 November 2022 Time: 8.00 pm to 9.00 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 👩- Which foods are harmful to my baby's brain development? 👩‍💼- Food that are harmful to the baby: Excessive sugar and salt; Raw food (might have food contamination); Trans fat: crisps, biscuits, cake, fast food; Colored food, artificial colorings – too much might cause cognitive problem, ADHD, anxiety, hyperactivity, headaches; Caffeine – energy drink, carbonated drink; Honey – might contain bacteria, don’t give baby until over 1 year old 👩- My baby is a picky eater,. he is not interested in green leave and most of vegetable, What are the best other food I can offer him. Is there any way to increase his appetite? 👩‍💼- They will try new food for 12-15 times before they can be comfortable with it. Parents need to be patience. The kids are trying new thing. And the best things we can do as parents is to relax and try again. Vitamin b complex may increase the appetite. But if you are giving supplement, be sure to choose the supplement made from natural ingredients. Fix meal time. No snacks in between meals. Reduce sugar intake and snacks, these will affect their appetite. Avoid any disruption while eating: watching tv/ cartoon, angry at kids, play while eating --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are some questions asked in our community, and we got the answers for you ✅

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Question - My baby is a picky eater,. he is not interested in green leave and most of vegetable, What are the best other food I can offer him. Is there any way to increase his appetite? Expert Answer - They will try new food for 12-15 times before they can be comfortable with it. Parents need to be patience. The kids are trying new thing. And the best things we can do as parents is to relax and try again. Vitamin b complex may increase the appetite. But if you are giving supplement, be sure to choose the supplement made from natural ingredients. Fix meal time. No snacks in between meals. Reduce sugar intake and snacks, these will affect their appetite. Avoid any disruption while eating: watching tv/ cartoon, angry at kids, play while eating

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Hello dear daddy and mummy! Nice to meet you on this "Ask the Experts" session ❤️ I am Venice, a nutritionist specialised in Nutrigenomics. I am working with Nutrigene (Asia's Most Comprehensive DNA Test for Children), giving personalised nutrition and diet planning consultation for parents to best cater daily diet for children. https://nutrigene2u.com/

Question When baby is sick, do we need to change baby's diet? Can we give what ever he likes with out considering nutrition? Expert Answer - When they are sick, their body need more nutrients than usual. The body immune system is working hard to combat with the virus/ bacteria, hence they need more fuels (food nutrients) for them to fight

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Great to have your participation in this evening. Hope that my answer helps. If you are interested to find out more on personalized nutrition and diet recommendation, feel free to browse our website as below. https://nutrigene2u.com/

I have heard that meat, fish and eggs are our only concentrated dietary sources of vitamin D, vitamin B12, omega-3 fats. When is the best time to introduce these food baby for the first time?

Mun Pheng Ho

Preggers

2y ago

6 months is just about right. Can give them pureed meat, pureed colourful vege, carrot, pumpkin. Make sure don’t give excess sugar and salt to them.

My baby is a picky eater,. he is not interested in green leave and most of vegetable, What are the best other food I can offer him. Is there any way to increase his appetite?

Mun Pheng Ho

Preggers

2y ago

They will try new food for 12-15 times before they can be comfortable with it. Parents need to be patience. The kids are trying new thing. And the best things we can do as parents is to relax and try again. Vitamin b complex may increase the appetite. But if you are giving supplement, be sure to choose the supplement made from natural ingredients. Fix meal time. No snacks in between meals. Reduce sugar intake and snacks, these will affect their appetite. Avoid any disruption while eating: watching tv/ cartoon, angry at kids, play while eating

Does frequent episode of diarrhoea has Any effect on brain development? If so what foods and fruits can be given to the child to compensate the loss?

Mun Pheng Ho

Preggers

2y ago

Frequent diarrhea may cause dehydration, malnutrition, lack of minerals easily, growth retardation, as well as organ damage. First, have to find out whether the kid is genetically lactose intolerance or gluten intolerance. Then, can give them probiotics to stop diarrhea and build healthy gut bacteria. If the kids are younger than 6 months, only breastfeeding or formula is recommended. If the kid is above 6 months, can give small and frequent meals. Prefer easily digestible food.

My toddler loves to eat fast-food a lot. is there any impacts on his brain development with this? Does he has to stop having them or limit them?

Mun Pheng Ho

Preggers

2y ago

fast/junk food contains high sugar, high salt, trans fat, artificial colorings and flavorings. All these will increase body and brain inflammation. High blood glucose in body will cause brain cell damage as well. Of course we have to limit them to taking too much of fast food. but we can’t totally stop them from eating junk food, since we as an adult also hard to say no to junk food, right? Instead of stopping them to eat, we need to become their role model, since kids are copying what their parents do. Don’t buy too many snacks/ junk food/ sugary drinks at home. If the kids able to get those food easily, they will keep eating, sooner or later will become a habit.

When baby is sick, do we need to change baby's diet? Can we give what ever he likes with out considering nutrition?

Mun Pheng Ho

Preggers

2y ago

When they are sick, their body need more nutrients than usual. The body immune system is working hard to combat with the virus/ bacteria, hence they need more fuels (food nutrients) for them to fight

my baby is less eater. Does that affect her brain development? can I give some vitamins to increase her nutrition?

Mun Pheng Ho

Preggers

2y ago

Can give vitamins, but better to find out which vitamin she really need. By doing DNA test, we as parents can know the exact nutrients that she needs, and also food and dietary sensitivities. So that we can reduce or avoid the food that she is sensitive to. A balanced diet is foundational for a kid’s health. Supplements is given only when needed. Too much sugar and highly processed food will inhibit nutrient absorption. Hence, reduce those food from your kid’s diet.

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