Some studies suggest that there have been many deaths among children due to food bottlenecks. A child dies every five days for eating food that has been strangled because of its large size and so forth.
These studies have shown that suffocation cases are usually among children under the age of 14, and given the importance of this topic, we will discuss in this article about some types of food, which should be careful when feeding the child; it must be accustomed to chewing well, and not to eat without Your permission.
Foods that lead to suffocation
- Bratz : It is one of the most common foods that cause suffocation in children, and to reduce the risk of it is preferred to cut longitudinal, or into small parts to be easy to eat.
- Islands : To make carrots safer, it is preferable to cook it or cook it for a long time.
- Apple : It should be cut into small pieces, or it can be boiled a little until the grain remains soft.
- Grapes : It should be discharged from seeds and cut into halves before feeding the child.
- Nuts : Nuts are a great danger to the child, so it must be cut well for the child.
- peanut butter : A large meal of peanut butter is very fat, and difficult for the child to swallow once and may cause allergies to the child; so prefer to lean on toast or biscuits without multiplying them.
- The Marshmallow : It is one of the foods that are easy to crawl in the throat, prefer not to give it to the child.
- Gum and solid candy : Chewing gum is easy to swallow, so prefer not to feed the child so as not to pose a danger to it.
- Popcorn : The size and shape of the popcorn causes suffocation to the child; it is better to avoid eating it by the young