For countless Kiwi households, instant or two-minute noodles are a pantry staple and can help form a quick and easy dinner after a long day. But now a nurse has issued a warning to parents to take care when feeding kids two-minute noodles, reports the Daily Mail UK . Children’s nurse Sarah Hunstead, who runs Australian page CPR Kids, has revealed that if spilled, a bowl of instant noodles can lead to severe burns.
In Australia, health officials have noted an increase in the number of young ones being burned by instant noodles, she explained. Hunstead shared on Instagram, “Noodles are a popular snack, especially in the colder months, but did you know they are also a common cause of scald burns in toddlers, children and teenagers?” “Little ones have received serious burns from either pulling a cooling bowl of noodles on top of themselves or spilling them while consuming them.” So, how can you prevent burns when serving two-minute noodles? Hunstead recommends draining them of the boiling water you cooked them in before briefly rinsing with cold water in a colander.
“Then check the temperature to see whether they are cool enough to eat,” she continued. “This way, they will be ready to eat safely without a long wait for them to cool down, and with no scalding water in sight.” A warning was issued in New South Wales in Australia last year , when five children were hospitalised with burns from two-minute noodles in one week.
In most cases, the children had spilled .
