In modern society, most of the kids are the only child at home, so they naturally become the center in the family, and the parents always grant whatever they request. But at the same time, parents should pay special attention to the diet of their children. Some foods are children's favorite, but they should not eat too much, otherwise, it is harmful to children's health. These delicious but harmful snacks include the following types:

1. Bubble gum
Bubble gum is one of the favorite snacks for many children. However, few people know that certain substance contained in bubble gum is slightly toxic, and its metabolite phenol is also harmful to human body. As a result, children should not eat too much bubble gum.

2. Jelly
Jelly is made up by thickener, essence, colorants, sweetener, and so on. If children eat too much of these substances, it will affect children's growth and intellectual health. What's more, experts remind that children should be careful when eating jelly, because jelly may easily block the throat and cause asphyxia.

3. Sunflower seeds
Sunflower seeds contain a high content of saturated fatty acids. If the children eat too much, it will affect the function of liver cells.

4. Fried food
Fried food is one of the favorite snacks for many children, including deep-fried dough sticks, fried spring roll, French fries, fried chicken wings, and so on. Because fried foods taste crisp and delicious, and can promote the appetite, so they are favored by many adults and children. However, fried foods contain a large number of fat and calorie, which is extremely harmful to human health.

5. Canned food
Canned food contains additives, which have great influence on the children who are at the developmental stage. In addition, it may easily cause chronic poisoning. This is because most of the canned food is sealed with soldering tin, while soldering tin contains a high content of lead, which may contaminate the food during the storage process. After children absorb these additives and heavy metals, it will seriously affect their health.

6. Popcorn
Popcorn contains a large number of lead, which, after entering into the human body, will damage the nerves, digestive system and immune system. As a result, children should not eat too much popcorn.

7. Cola
Cola contains a large number of caffeine, which may cause serious harms on children's organs and tissue that have not completely developed. Chinese experts point out that, the caffeine contained in cola is one of the main factors which affect the height of Chinese children.