During this period of time, “Suggesting Soymilk Included in the National Milk Drinking Plan” has become a hot topic. First, a representative of the two sessions submitted relevant proposals, and then the nutrition and healthy development of China’s soymilk industry. Forum, with “two cups of milk a day, healthy double protein” as the slogan.
So many mothers asked me in the background, can my baby drink soy milk? Is soy milk better or milk better?
Let’s take a look first, what is soy milk, is it the same as soy milk?
Actually, they are not the same thing.
Many people often drink soy milk for breakfast, including the soy milk machine we use at home or the freshly ground ones bought outside. Pure soybeans are ground, filtered, and boiled. Soy milk made.
The soy milk is made by coarsely grinding, finely grinding and homogenizing pure soybeans twice into pulp, and then adding milk powder, juice, calcium and other auxiliary materials to it. completed.
In simple terms, soymilk is an upgraded version of soymilk, which is reprocessed on the basis of soymilk. In terms of nutrition and taste, soy milk is indeed better than soy milk. If soy milk is tap water in the water pipe, then soy milk is filtered purified water.
So, can soy milk be given to babies?
Although soy milk is not a pure soybean product, its main raw material is soybeans. Soybean is a high-quality vegetable protein, not only comparable to animal protein, but also the only amino acid composition in vegetable protein that is close to human needs.
In addition, soybeans also contain calcium, soy isoflavones, phytosterols, phospholipids and other ingredients, which have high nutritional value and are a good source of daily high-quality protein just like milk.
In addition, soy milk is also rich in unsaturated fatty acids and fiber, which are very helpful for cardiovascular health, controlling blood sugar fluctuations and preventing obesity.
At present, there are many kinds of finished soymilk on the market, which are mainly divided into five categories: pure soymilk, fortified soymilk, sugar-sweetened soymilk, soymilk with added sugar and additives, and soymilk beverages.
However, the main ingredient of soy milk is water, so it is not recommended for babies under 1 year old to drink. Before the baby is one year old, the main nutrition and energy should still come from breast milk or formula milk. If you drink too much other liquids, it will occupy the space capacity of the stomach, affecting the baby’s normal milk intake, resulting in the nutrition unable to keep up .
Babies over 1 year old can try unsweetened soy milk, especially unsweetened condensed soy milk. The proportion of soybeans in concentrated soy milk will be higher, and the nutrition will be better.
Especially for babies who are allergic to cow’s milk protein or don’t like the taste of cow’s milk, if parents want to give their babies enough protein, soy milk is a good choice.
Of course, when parents choose soy milk for their babies, they should pay attention to step by step, and gradually increase the intake after trying, so as to avoid adverse reactions or other uncomfortable symptoms for the baby.
In addition, fat is very important for baby’s brain development, so parents don’t have to blindly pursue low-fat or non-fat soymilk, they can choose soymilk fortified with vitamins and calcium, so as to prevent the baby from being affected when taking it. The effect of phytate in soy milk, causing malabsorption of calcium and other nutrients.
However, parents should pay attention to the fact that soy milk can be drunk, but it cannot replace cow’s milk, nor can it be drunk in large quantities.
First of all, soy milk is a soy product, which is relatively easy to cause flatulence, so it is not recommended for babies to drink a lot.
Secondly, milk is rich in high-quality protein (about 3g/100ml) and calcium (about 110mg/100ml), which is very easy to be absorbed by the human body and can be said to be the best calcium supplement for babies. good food.
Third, milk also contains cellulose, unsaturated fatty acids, niacin and many vitamins needed by the human body, especially vitamin A and vitamin B2 are very rich.
Although soy milk contains some unique active ingredients, unsaturated fatty acids and trace elements, it is still inferior to milk in terms of calcium and protein content.
So, if parents want to keep their babies nutritionally balanced, then from a scientific point of view, both soy milk and milk should be drunk (except for babies who are allergic to one of them), and milk can be slightly more Drink some, for example, if you drink three cups of milk a day, you can use two cups of milk and one soy milk.