One, summer is coming, the weather in Nanjing is gradually turning hot, the topic of children eating cold drinks has become a hot topic for mothers again. We know that high temperatures in summer will inevitably cause a series of physiological discomfort, such as mental discomfort, loss of appetite, etc.. At this time, if you can make reasonable arrangements in the diet, eat some cold drinks, not only to quench thirst, but also to help digestion, so that the body’s nutritional balance, beneficial to health. But too much cold drinks can have a negative impact on your baby’s health. In fact, cold drinks are not good for summer, its role is limited to making the oral temperature drop, and not likely to make the body temperature change. On the contrary, the consumption of cold drinks will make the blood vessels contracted by cold, but to a certain extent reduces the speed of human heat dissipation. In addition, cold drinks often contain a lot of sugar, not only can not quench thirst, but may eat more and more thirsty. Excessive consumption of cold drinks will also stimulate the gastrointestinal wall, reducing the baby’s digestive capacity; if you eat cold drinks before eating, it will also affect the appetite, long-term this will hinder the baby’s growth and development. In addition, eating cold drinks will also hinder the blood circulation in the baby’s throat, reducing the resistance of the respiratory tract, making the baby prone to respiratory infections and inflammation. Therefore, mothers must limit the timing and quantity of cold drinks for their babies. Only consider eating cold drinks when the weather is hot, and only once a day, and not too close to the main meal time. Of course, the best way is to give less or no chilled food to the baby from childhood, do not become a bad habit of eating cold drinks. If the weather is too hot, there are other ways to kill the heat for your baby. Watermelon water, green bean soup are good choices. In other seasons, it is more important to control the intake of cold drinks. Adults should not eat cold drinks in front of the baby, and should also be restrained, to give the baby a good example. For babies who have developed the habit of eating cold drinks, you should find a way to correct it. Second, excessive consumption of cold drinks may lead to problems 1, too much cold drinks lead to “intestinal cramps” children eat cold diet, can lead to the spleen and stomach cold, abdominal pain, diarrhea or anorexia. The abdominal pain is mainly around the umbilicus, irregular and irregular. In contrast, various examinations at the hospital are normal, so that they do not heal for a long time, and even affect physical development and daily learning. This is because, children’s gastrointestinal tract motor function is not as good as adults, if over-eating cold drinks, its gastrointestinal tract local cold stimulation, peristalsis will accelerate, motor dysfunction, which is the cause of children’s regular abdominal pain, the doctor diagnosed as “intestinal spasm”. 2, over-eating cold leads to “anorexia” Children are in the growth and development stage, the function of the internal organs is not sound. Chinese medicine believes that the digestion and absorption of human food depends on the function of the spleen and stomach to complete. Excessive consumption of cold things will hurt the spleen and stomach, resulting in spleen and stomach deficiency cold. In between meals, if children eat a lot of cold drinks, will affect the normal diet, and even a decline in digestive function, affecting the absorption of nutrients in children, thus appearing yellow color without luster, mental fatigue “anorexia”. 3, over-eating cold leads to “nutritional deficiency” cold drinks provide nutrients and the normal diet is not comparable. Children are in a period of rapid growth and development, the supply of protein is essential, and cold drinks have little to no protein or very little, can not meet the needs of children’s growth and development, resulting in children’s digestive disorders and nutritional deficiencies. Third, the hot summer, a variety of ice-cream, ice cream is the most popular snacks for children to beat the heat, so as we parents how to guide young children to eat cold drinks, so that children eat happy and healthy? You need to pay attention to the following points: 1, the right time is not suitable to eat cold drinks before or after meals. Eating cold drinks before meals will affect appetite and lead to nutritional deficiencies. Cold drinks contain milk and other nutrients, however, their content is far less than a normal diet. Eating cold drinks immediately after a meal reduces gastric acid secretion and decreases the immune function of the digestive system, leading to bacterial reproduction and causing intestinal diseases such as enteritis. Also, it is not suitable for children to eat cold drinks after games or intense exercise. 2, moderate amount A large number of cold drinks into the body, can cause vasoconstriction of the gastric mucosa, reduce gastric juice secretion, leading to a decrease in appetite and affect the body’s digestion of food. If it is ice-cream, ice cream and other solid cold drinks, only one at a time, liquid cold drinks once 150ML. 3, speed The summer heat, a breath of frozen Coke, bite off a few bars of ice is a good enjoyment of the summer heat. However, the harm to the body, but can not make up for it with this one refreshing. Drinking cold drinks should be the same as drinking hot soup, taste carefully and drink slowly. 4, quality. Ice cream, ice cream, there are many ingredients, such as fresh milk, additives, milk powder, butter, etc. Parents should carefully check the manufacturer, production date and shelf life when buying, try to choose the factory date closer, quality assurance products.