Mothers, do you know that the period when our children will have the best development is during the first 5 years? Because our children’s brains can develop up to 80% of the size of an adult brain, they should receive nutritional care and hygiene to support the development of their brain potential to its fullest potential. 

Nutrients obtained from eating the five main food groups are important for children’s growth and intellectual development because during the first year of life, physical growth and development are rapid.

In addition, other nutrients also play an important role in enhancing your little one’s brain development, such as:

Antioxidants help protect against brain damage caused by free radicals. Food sources of antioxidants include vegetables and fruits. Ripe, dark-colored fruits contain a lot of antioxidants. Some antioxidants, such as vitamin C, can be water-soluble or destroyed by heat. But wash vegetables and fruits before cutting them and use low heat when cooking.

Iron is an important nutrient for brain development and thinking ability. There are 2 forms of iron found in food: heme iron, which the body can easily absorb, in meat, poultry, fish, and non-heme iron, in grains, cereals, bread, vegetables, เล่นเกมคาสิโน UFABET ทันสมัย ฝากถอนง่าย, and dried fruits such as raisins and apricots.

Children aged 1-2 years should eat 0.5 servings of meat and protein sources per day, or about 45 grams, while children aged 3-6 years should eat 1 serving per day, or about 90 grams. Eating foods that are sources of vitamin C, such as vegetables and fruits, will help the body absorb iron better.

Choline plays an important role in fetal growth and infant brain development, including affecting the part of the brain related to memory and learning ability. Food sources of choline include breast milk, meat, poultry, fish, egg yolks, and wheat germ, etc.

The factors that will help your child’s brain develop effectively are taking care of their nutrition that contains brain nutrients, along with stimulating their development, giving them love, care, and warmth from their family. Because when children learn and have good experiences from playing and studying, it will help them have good IQ and EQ as well.