Children's diet has always been, is and will bethe object of close attention of all parents. After all, it is extremely important for a child to have a complete and balanced diet, which is simply necessary for his correct and harmonious development. That is why parents always try to buy the best food products for their baby. However, unfortunately, in our time, the cost of products is not always an indicator of high quality. That is why parents should know which products will benefit their baby, and which will only bring harm. An insufficiently well-composed child's diet can lead to the emergence of health problems in the child, such as:
- Violation of the normal functioning of the stomach. With improper and unbalanced nutrition, it is possible to develop chronic gastritis and even erosive gastritis.
- When eating too fat or spicy foods, the child may develop acute pancreatitis.
- Also, unfortunately, in children, due to malnutrition, often there are various violations of the liver.
- If the diet of the child sins with an abundance of food rich in allergens, development of atopic dermatitis and other manifestations of allergic reactions is not ruled out.
- In addition, improper diet often leads to the development of a child's dysbiosis of the intestine, which, in turn, can lead to a disorder of the stool.
This article will talk about eggs.However, not about chicken eggs, but about quail eggs. Lately, quail eggs have become very, very widespread in baby food. Why have quail eggs earned such love among parents? Quail eggs - benefits and harms. This is what will be discussed in this article. People knew that quail meat and eggs are dietary products even in ancient times. But many parents doubt whether children can have quail eggs. Quail eggs are not only a dietary product, but also help get rid of quite serious diseases. Therefore, the benefits of quail eggs for children are invaluable. What is a quail egg? The weight of a quail egg is very small and is approximately 10 - 12 grams. The shell of a quail egg is very thin and fragile, has an intricate speckled coloring. Children really like this unusual appearance, and even the most fastidious little gourmets eat quail eggs with pleasure. Quail eggs are very nutritious, they contain a huge amount of vitamins and microelements - more than any other eggs. Quail eggs can be eaten raw, boiled, baked and fried.
Ingredients of quail eggs
What is so good about quail eggs?It is not for nothing that they are so popular. And the benefits of quail eggs will be described below. If you compare quail and chicken eggs, you will see a significant difference in their composition - quail eggs contain three times more vitamin A than chicken eggs, four times more vitamin B1, and seven times more vitamin B2. The same amount of egg and quail yolks contain completely different iron - quail eggs contain 8 times more. In addition, quail eggs contain trace elements and amino acids that are simply irreplaceable for a child's body:
- Copper. Copper is necessary for the human body for the proper formation and development of the cardiovascular system. In addition, it is copper that controls the level of blood sugar and uric acid. Also, copper is needed to strengthen bones, stimulates the production of blood enzymes, stimulates the work of the immune system. Copper is essential for the growth process in children. Another important useful property of copper is that copper helps maintain a normal balance of microflora in the body, thereby protecting the child from dysbiosis.
- Cobalt. Cobalt is one of the most vital for the human body trace element. Cobalt is necessary for a person for the normal process of hematopoiesis, as well as for the full functioning of the nervous system and the liver.
- Tyrosine. It is an amino acid that is indispensable for a child's body. It is from tyrosine that absolutely all types of proteins contained in the human body are built. Also from tyrosine is the synthesis of neurotransmitters, which are necessary for the full functioning of the nervous system. If a child receives an insufficient amount of tyrosine, he may suffer from rapid fatigue, increased drowsiness, restlessness, inability to concentrate.
- Lysine. It also belongs to the group of amino acids, without which the functioning of any living organism is impossible. Independently the human body synthesize lysine is not able, so it must constantly enter the body with food. Lysine is in the composition of those proteins that are necessary for the child's body for full growth, the functioning of the nervous and endocrine system. In addition, it is the lysine responsible for the normal regeneration of tissues.
- Glycine.Glycine is necessary for the full supply of oxygen to all cells of the body, relieves cell overstrain and significantly reduces the activity of neurotransmitters, reducing them to an optimal value. In addition, glycine helps remove phenol, which inevitably accumulates in the child's body and has a strong toxic effect on the child's nervous system. Glycine enters into a chemical reaction with phenol and removes it from the child's body without having the slightest negative effect on it. As you know, the child's nervous system always reacts very hard to the slightest irritants. Even minor stress, such as an exam or a quarrel with parents, can provoke the development of very serious problems with the nervous system and psyche. Glycine not only prevents the development of the disease, but also helps to cure an existing one and fully restore the full functioning of the nervous system. Glycine is part of absolutely all proteins and other physiological substances of the child's body without exception. Also, it is from glycine that the much-needed purines and porphyrins are synthesized. Glycine successfully positively influences the nerve endings of the spinal cord and brain, stabilizing and normalizing their activity.
The above substances are only a small partall contained in quail eggs. Quail eggs contain almost the entire set of biologically active substances, minerals and microelements necessary for a person. All quail eggs are equally useful, but if the eggs are used specifically for treating a child, parents should give preference to Chinese quail eggs. Their eggs have a huge therapeutic effect on the following diseases:
- All kinds of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, including erosive gastritis and children's colitis.
- Chronic and acute dysbiosis. Also, quail eggs remarkably prevent the development of dysbacteriosis during the treatment of a child with antibiotics. For this, during the course of treatment, it is necessary to give the child daily to drink one raw quail eggs.
- Iron deficiency anemia. Many parents know how difficult it is to cure children's iron deficiency anemia - many months of taking various expensive iron drugs, and as a result - again a low level of hemoglobin in the blood. And treatment with quail eggs can get rid of anemia in a matter of weeks and for a long time. To do this, within 21 days, give the child on an empty stomach to drink two raw quail eggs.
- Headaches in children of school age, resulting from overwork and overexertion.
- If your child suffers from chronicpneumonia, you will be cured by his simple recipe - mix 3 quail eggs and one tablespoon of aloe leaf juice. Of course, the palatability of such a mixture leaves much to be desired, but the result will not be long in coming. Just after a week of taking once a day, a teaspoon will help you get rid of chronic pneumonia.
- Also very beneficial quail eggs affecton the state of health of children suffering from bronchial asthma. Bronchial asthma is a very insidious and serious disease, therefore it will not be possible to cure it with quail eggs. But it is possible to significantly alleviate the condition - for this the child must take a single raw quail egg daily. After a month of treatment, you can take a week break, after which the course of treatment must be repeated. As a rule, after three similar courses of treatment, improvement of the condition is observed for about six months. After the expiration of this period, the treatment must be started anew.
- Quail eggs in the most effective mannerremove virtually all types of intoxication - both food and others. At the first signs of poisoning, the sick child should be given one quail of raw quail eggs each hour. After about 10 to 12 hours the child's condition will improve significantly.
- Quail eggs very quickly and effectively normalize the work of the nervous system.
- Allergic reactions of any kind, whetherseasonal pollinosis or atopic dermatitis. The use of at least one quail egg a day will remove all manifestations of allergic reactions within a few days.
- Quail eggs - benefits for pregnant women.And although this article is about baby food, we cannot help but talk about the beneficial properties of quail eggs for pregnant women. Quail eggs are great at relieving even the most severe toxicosis - both early and late. A pregnant woman should drink two or three raw eggs in the morning without getting out of bed. Such a measure will help to avoid nausea throughout the day. In addition, the consumption of quail eggs by a pregnant woman significantly reduces the risk of developing abnormalities in the normal course of pregnancy, especially miscarriages and premature births. In addition, the consumption of quail eggs by a pregnant woman significantly reduces tooth decay during pregnancy, and also ensures the correct formation of bone tissue in the future baby.
Unlike medications, quail eggs,curing one disease, do not cause any harm to other vital systems, as they do not have any side effects. Treatment with quail eggs is suitable for absolutely all children without exception. Also, to the list of useful properties it is necessary to add the fact that regular consumption of quail eggs by a child significantly strengthens the immune system. Even children who are often and for a long time ill after regularly eating quail eggs practically stop getting sick. By the way, quail eggs can successfully replace a flu shot during the epidemic season. In order to protect your baby from the flu and other viral diseases, you need to prepare the following remedy. To prepare it, you will need the following components:
- 10 quail eggs.
- 3 tablespoons of any natural honey.
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
- 1 peeled garlic clove.
The garlic must be crushed to a puree state,Mix all the ingredients thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is obtained. The resulting mixture must be placed in a glass container and stored in the refrigerator. During the epidemic season, this mixture must be taken on an empty stomach, one teaspoon at a time. This will help your baby avoid illness even at the peak of epidemics. This remedy is ideal for the prevention of diseases in both adults and children. In order to strengthen the child's immunity, you just need to introduce eggs into the child's diet. Below is the average daily intake of quail eggs required to achieve the result:
- Quail eggs for children up to a year can be given only after consultation with the pediatrician.
- For children from one year to three years - two eggs a day.
- For children from three to ten years - three eggs a day.
- For children from ten to fifteen years - 5 eggs per day.
The most powerful effect is achieved by eating eggsraw, about half an hour before meals. Eggs should be washed down with juice, water or milk, but never with tea. Eggs should be eaten for at least three months - the effect is only possible with regular and systematic consumption of eggs. Very often parents ask how to give quail eggs to children. If the child cannot eat raw quail eggs, they must be mixed into porridge, mashed potatoes or soups. The only thing you need to pay attention to is the temperature of the dishes - they should never be hot, otherwise the value of quail eggs will decrease slightly, and you will have to increase their quantity. If you still decide to subject the eggs to heat treatment, take into account the fact that after five minutes of heat treatment, almost all vitamins and microelements are destroyed. This must be taken into account when deciding how to cook quail eggs for children. Nutritionists recommend eating quail eggs fried, raw or boiled in baby food. Many parents are afraid to let their children eat raw quail eggs, fearing that the baby will get salmonella. However, these fears of parents are absolutely in vain and groundless - unlike chickens, quails do not get salmonella. This fact is explained very, very simply - the body temperature of quails is at least 4 degrees higher than that of other birds. That is why neither the causative agent of salmonella nor other pathogenic microorganisms simply do not survive in the body of quails. This feature of quails and resistance to all kinds of diseases has another very, very big plus - quails are grown without the use of any pharmacological drugs that prevent mass death of birds, usually used in poultry farms. Quail eggs do not contain any antibiotics, so they are absolutely safe even for the smallest children. And the benefits of raw quail eggs are very, very great. In Europe, quail eggs have long been used in the dietary nutrition of sick and weakened children. As mentioned above, quail eggs have an extremely positive effect on a weakened child's body: the child is less likely to get sick, his overall physical development and growth improve. Quail eggs also have an amazing ability to remove heavy metals and other substances from the human body that negatively affect the child's health. Quail eggs are very useful for children who live in ecologically unfavorable areas. After regularly eating raw quail eggs, such children feel much better, headaches go away, fatigue decreases, general blood counts improve, and the level of hemoglobin in the blood increases significantly. In children's nutrition, quail eggs are benefits and treatment in "one bottle".
Shell of quail eggs
When giving quail eggs to your child, do not rushthrow away eggshells. Quail eggshells are no less useful than the eggs themselves. A group of researchers once became interested in the properties of quail eggshells. Numerous studies were conducted, as a result of which scientists found that quail eggshells are a real storehouse of microelements and minerals. And the highest content in it is calcium. And just as it has been proven that quail eggs are useful, the shell is undoubtedly a medicine. Calcium in quail eggshells is in the form that is best absorbed by the child's body. Everyone knows the fact that if there is a calcium deficiency in the body, normal development of the child becomes almost impossible. If a child does not have enough calcium, he may develop complications such as:
- Rickets. Rickets is a systemic disease of the body, which adversely affects all vital systems. However, most of all this affects the bone system - there are pathological changes in bones. First of all, rickets are the result of either an incorrect metabolism or a lack of calcium food products. For the treatment of rickets, first of all the child needs to take as much calcium as possible.
- Problems with the dental system of the child. A baby whose body lacks calcium, the first teeth can appear much later than his healthy peers. In addition, teeth can grow wrong, break down.
- Lack of calcium also often leads to increased brittleness of bones and, as a result, to fractures of bones.
- In addition, with a lack of calcium in the babythe body significantly reduces the resistance of the body to various infections. As a result, the child is constantly exposed to various colds.
Calcium contained in quail eggshell, helps to restore normal calcium metabolism in the child's body. No medical calcium preparation will cope with this task faster and better. Such high absorption of calcium contained in the shell of quail eggs is explained by their composition. The shell of quail eggs is 90% carbon dioxide, which is almost completely absorbed by the child's body. The remaining 10% includes such vital components for the child's body as:
- Copper. The role of copper in the human body was already mentioned at the beginning of the article.
- Fluorine. Fluoride is found in all tissues of the body, however in small amounts. The greatest concentration of fluoride is observed in bone tissues and teeth. In them, fluoride is in its unchanged form and is responsible for the correct formation of bone and dental systems, as well as for preventing the occurrence of caries.
- Manganese. Manganese refers to those microelements that are necessary for the body to fully develop. It is manganese responsible for the activation of most enzymes, is necessary for the process of respiration and mineral metabolism. To the human body, manganese is simply necessary for the full growth and formation of skeletal and muscular systems. All immune reactions also can not proceed without sufficient content of the necessary quantity of manganese in the child's body. As a result, the child's immune system stops functioning properly, and as a result, the child starts to get sick all the time. In addition, manganese takes an active part in such processes as hematopoiesis, tissue respiration, regulation of tissue and lipid metabolism.
- Molybdenum. This microelement is necessary for the children's organism for the normal course of oxidation-reduction reactions in the body, as well as for nitrogen metabolism.
- Sulfur. The role of sulfur in the child's body is very difficult to overestimate. It is the sulfur responsible for the spatial organization of all protein molecules, plays a protective function for cells and tissues, protecting their oxidative processes. Also without sulfur, the normal course of the process of tissue respiration, energy production is impossible. Also, we can not fail to mention that sulfur has a very powerful detoxification effect on the human body. Sulfur detoxifies absolutely all toxic compounds formed in the child's body.
- Zinc. Zinc takes the most active part in carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolism, is responsible for the full synthesis of nucleic acids. Its lack in the child's body can lead to a slowdown in the growth and overall physical development of the child, late puberty. If there is a shortage of zinc in the child's body, the baby will be disturbed by a normal regeneration process - any scratch will be inflamed and very poorly healed. In adolescence, a lack of zinc can lead to the onset of acne in a child.
As observations by doctors have shown, crushedQuail eggshells, introduced into the diet of children, have an extremely high therapeutic activity, with a complete absence of any side effects. In addition, giving a child powder from quail eggshells, parents can not worry that the child will receive an excess of any substance, as is the case with the use of pharmacological drugs. Any excess that is not needed by the body will be excreted without a trace, without causing any harm to the child's health. Quail eggshell powder brings the greatest benefit to children after the first year of life. After all, it is at this age that the child's body begins active processes of bone tissue formation, which requires an increased intake of calcium, fluorine and other trace elements. The use of eggshell powder prevents the development of rickets in a baby. If your baby was born with problems of the musculoskeletal system, for example, with congenital hip dislocation or osteoporosis, quail egg shell powder will significantly speed up the baby's recovery process, preventing possible complications. The use of quail egg shell powder is recommended in the following cases:
- Increased brittleness of hair and nails in the child.
- Bleeding from the baby's gums, which parents often notice while brushing their teeth.
- In the spring, when the probability of developing seasonal vitamin deficiency is high.
- In the event that the child has a lower hemoglobin level in the blood.
- Also, the shell powder is very useful for adolescents at puberty.
Prepare powder from quail egg shellsIt is not difficult at all. To do this, you need to collect the eggshells, place them in vinegar for two minutes, and then rinse thoroughly under running water. After that, you can leave the shells to dry naturally, or you can dry them in the oven without waiting for several days. To do this, preheat the oven to 200 degrees, evenly distribute the shells on and place them in the oven for 10 minutes. After that, thoroughly grind the shells into powder. This can be done most effectively with a regular coffee grinder. After that, pour the resulting powder into a glass container and close the lid tightly. How to take this powder? For very young children, it is much more practical to add it to food. But for older children, it is better to give it dissolved in water. For this, you will need ordinary drinking water and a few drops of lemon juice. This solution must be taken on an empty stomach. Children should be given the powder at the rate of half a teaspoon of powder per 10 kilograms of the child's weight. This will be the child's daily dose. However, you should not give it to the child at one time - it is better to divide it into two doses. If the shell powder is used not as a preventive measure, but as a therapeutic one, the dosage should be increased at least twofold. If we are talking about the youngest children who have not yet celebrated their first birthday, before starting treatment with eggshell powder, parents must consult with a pediatrician who monitors the health and development of the child. Also, do not forget that the treatment process also needs to be monitored. Be sure to visit the doctor in a timely manner and follow all his instructions and appointments. After all, quail eggs, with all their benefits, cannot become a panacea in the case of various serious diseases. We advise you to read: