Easy to digest and tasty to eat, banana is everyone’s favourite, be it a child or an adult. Potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, folate, niacin, B6, manganese present in banana provide many health benefits. This is the reason why banana is included in the list of superfoods. But some myths about banana often keep bothering parents. For example, when and how should banana be given to the child, is it safe to give banana to children in every season. To answer some such questions of parents, child specialist Dr. Surjit Gupta has shared a video on his Instagram.
How banana is beneficial for children
-Dr Surjit Gupta says that banana is soft and easily digestible and hence it can be the first nutritious food to be included in the baby’s diet as soon as he completes six months. Potassium and Vitamin C present in banana help in maintaining good health of the child.
-Banana can be a good travel food for your child. You can feed it to your child whenever he is hungry. Banana can be easily carried anywhere.
-While feeding banana to the baby for the first time, ensure that the banana is fully ripe. After that, you can introduce the taste of banana to your child by mashing it well and giving it with a small amount of milk.
Always keep an eye on the child while feeding him banana. You can gradually increase the quantity of banana with age.
-The fiber present in banana helps in maintaining good digestion. The fiber called pectin in banana is soluble in water. It converts carbohydrates into free flowing sugar. Which helps in digestion and also benefits the child in problems like constipation. Let us tell you, eating banana does not cause constipation, rather the fiber present in it works to provide relief in problems like constipation.
-Due to hyper activities of children, they always need a lot of energy. In such a situation, ripe bananas are energy boosters. The carbohydrates present in them provide instant energy to the child.
-Banana does not increase the problem of cold and cough.
Can we feed bananas to children in every season?
Child specialist Dr. Surjit Gupta says that whether it is summer or winter, banana is a good super food for your child. Which should definitely be included in their diet.