If the child catches a cold, he will usually have a runny nose and cough, which may be light or heavy. So generally speaking, a cold is suitable for children and has a poor appetite. They should be light, especially soup. Let's take a closer look at the foods suitable for children with colds.

First, the nutritional principles of children's diet when they catch a cold

1, cold patients often have loss of appetite, indigestion and other phenomena, so the diet should be light and soft, easy to digest and absorb. Diet should be less and more meals; 2. Patients with colds often have symptoms such as fever and sweating, or sweat due to taking anti-exterior drugs. Therefore, it is necessary to replenish water in time. Adequate water can also dilute harmful substances in the blood and accelerate the excretion of metabolites, thus alleviating cold symptoms and shortening the course of disease. 3. Fruits and vegetables are alkaline foods, and eat more foods rich in calcium, zinc and vitamins; 4, red food is rich in carotene, which is also very helpful for the recovery of colds.

Second, what food is suitable for children with a cold?

1, choice of staple food and beans: liquid food such as rice porridge, millet porridge, corn porridge, rice soup, rotten noodles, mung beans, japonica rice, lotus root paste, almond paste and bean products. 2. Choice of meat, eggs, milk, dairy products and custard. 3. The choice of vegetable leaves and stems can be Chinese cabbage, Chinese cabbage, amaranth and coriander; The rhizome can be selected from carrot, ginger and potato; Melon and eggplant can choose wax gourd, cucumber, bitter gourd, tomato and so on. All kinds of mushrooms, green onions, garlic. The choice of fruits is juicy fresh fruits such as apples, pears, oranges, watermelons, water chestnuts and sugarcane.

Third, children's cold recipes

1, green vegetable and mushroom porridge; Mushroom porridge is made of rice, mushroom powder and vegetables, which is light and refreshing. 2, millet porridge; Millet porridge is a very simple porridge and a traditional stomach-nourishing food, which is very suitable for the baby's gastrointestinal characteristics; 3, apple carrot juice; Apple carrot juice is made by squeezing fresh apples and carrots together. It is best to heat it with warm water before giving it to children. 4, white radish soup; White radish soup is a very simple dish. In order to make the food more delicious, you can add some bean sprouts or pea seedlings, and the white radish should be cut into filaments for chewing. 5. banana puree; Banana puree is made by peeling fresh bananas, mashing them into mud and steaming them in a pot. 6, winter melon seaweed soup; Winter melon seaweed soup is made of winter melon and kelp. In order to make the soup more suitable for children, kelp needs to be cut into small pieces. 7. Steamed tofu and tomato soup; The method of steaming tofu and tomato soup is to crush tofu, add a little water, then add chopped tomato pieces and a little salt, steam and drop two drops of sesame oil. 8. Tomato noodles; Tomato and egg noodles are mainly made of tomatoes and noodles, and vegetables such as lettuce, broccoli and cauliflower are added.