Safe fruits for children?

Aniruddha’s mother is a school teacher and a very careful mother. Few days ago she visited me with his son for some dietary advice. She asked me about the seasonal fruits that she could offer to her son safely. I became puzzled a bit and I was shaky to answer that question. According to statistics 76 percent of all food materials and 40 percent of fruits are adulterated!
Banana, papaya, jackfruits are artificially ripen by different chemicals. Apple, orange, malta are formalin treated. Guava, pineapple are hormone and chemically treated. Watermelons are injected with toxic dyes to make inside more red. Mangoes are ripen by carbide. So it reveals that almost all available fruits are adulterated. Now what to offer to the children safely. Answer was not known to me.
Only I can say these chemically treated fruits are not safe for our children. Consumption of all these fruits may cause allergic manifestation, liver problems, kidney problems and hematological problems. Sometimes life threatening situations may occur.
We all need to be aware to come out from this serious unwanted situation.

The writer is a Paediatrician working at Community Based Medical College, Mymensingh.
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