由于过量摄入零食能影响孩子的正餐,甚至由此造成孩子营养不良,越来越多的家长开始拒绝给孩子吃零食。事实上,拒绝零食不仅不可能,而且也没必要。美国一项研究认为,科学地给孩子吃零食是有益的。美国专家为此做了大量调查研究,认为适量的零食能更好地满足身体对多种维生素和矿物质的需要。调查发现,在三餐之间恰当加吃零食的儿童,比只吃三餐的同龄儿童更易获得营养平衡。孩子从零食中获得的热量达到总热量 As excessive intake of snacks can affect children’s meals, and even resulting in malnutrition of children, more and more parents began to refuse to eat snacks for their children. In fact, rejecting snacks is not only impossible, but not necessary. A study in the United States believes it is beneficial to eat snacks for children scientifically. US experts have done a lot of research to this end, that the right amount of snacks to better meet the body’s needs for a variety of vitamins and minerals. The survey found that children who eat snacks appropriately between meals are more nutritionally balanced than children of the same age who eat only three meals. The amount of calories a child receives from snacks reaches the total calories