Autumn is the season when children gain weight rapidly, but it is also the season when various infectious diseases are prone to occur. In order to enhance immunity, children's food should be based on high-quality protein to enhance resistance. At the same time, it is necessary to supplement minerals and vitamins to make up for the heavy sweating in summer, and to appropriately supplement high-calorie foods. In terms of food selection, you can consider adding some beef, fish, chicken and other meat products or soy products. In terms of food preparation methods, methods such as stewing, stir-frying, and roasting are often used, and more soup is added to slow down the adverse effects of dry climate on children. Of course, fresh fruits and vegetables cannot be ignored. The following are several recipes recommended by nutrition experts that are suitable for children to take supplements in autumn:
Stewed pork ribs. Wash and cut the fresh pork ribs into small pieces. Add cold water, ginger, green onions, aniseed and a small amount of vinegar. Use Cook in pressure cooker for 30-40 minutes. Take the stewed ribs and add them to your child's porridge or noodles, or eat the meat directly or add vegetables. Food effects: Eating meat, bones and soup together can not only supplement high-quality protein, but also supplement minerals such as calcium and phosphorus. Some young mothers are worried about the nutrition of spareribs, which have been completely integrated into the soup after a long period of stewing. In fact, this is a one-sided understanding.
Shrimp and Egg Dumplings Wash fresh shrimps and add salt, ginger, green onions, cooking wine and other seasonings, steam them in a steamer for 15 minutes and set aside. Open the raw eggs and put them in a small bowl and mix thoroughly. Spread the egg liquid in the wok, add the shrimps when the eggs are not yet solidified, then fold the eggs in half into a half-moon shape, flip over and fry once, then take it out and set aside. After the water boils, add green leafy vegetables and egg dumplings, bring to a boil and serve. Food effects: Shrimp and eggs are both high-quality protein foods. Shrimp also contains a large amount of minerals and is easy to digest and absorb. It is the best protein supplement for children. Green leafy vegetables provide vitamins and minerals.
Fish puree and tofu soup. Wash the fish meat, add salt and ginger, steam it in a steamer, remove the bones and mash it into fish paste. Boil the water and add a small amount of salt, add the soft tofu cut into small pieces + add the fish paste after boiling, then add a small amount of starch, sesame oil, and chopped green onion to form a paste. Food effects: Fish meat contains high water content and short muscle fibers, making it easy to be digested and absorbed. Fish and tofu are both high-protein foods, which can help enhance children's resistance and promote their growth and development.
Pork Blood, Tofu and Green Vegetable Soup Cut the pig blood and tofu into small pieces, wash and chop the vegetables. After the water boils, first add a small amount of dried shrimps and salt, then add tofu, vegetables, and pig blood. Cook for 3 minutes and add seasonings. Food effects: Pig blood is an excellent food for iron supplementation. It is rich in iron, easy to absorb, cheap and good quality. Shopee contains a lot of calcium and phosphorus and is a calcium supplement food for children.
In addition, after summer is over, due to the lingering heat and poison, and the crisp air in autumn, dryness and heat can easily damage qi and yin. Children often suffer from dry skin, chapped lips, thirst, and constipation. On the other hand, the weather in autumn is changeable, sometimes cold and sometimes hot, and the temperature difference between day and night is large. In addition, the climate is dry, and children are very susceptible to respiratory infections. Therefore, it is very important to use traditional Chinese medicine for recovery and dietary supplements in autumn. In addition, autumn turns to winter, and winter is the peak incidence in children. Targeted care in autumn can reduce winter incidence.
Children who need traditional Chinese medicine for tonic should adopt the principle of balanced tonic and choose traditional Chinese medicine and food with mild nature and taste, mainly to produce body fluid, moisten dryness, nourish blood, nourish the lungs and strengthen the spleen, and use less or less No need for warm, dry and spicy products.
Food supplements include carrots, raw pears, honey, kiwi fruit, white fungus, black fungus, pigeon, duck, lotus seeds, arrowroot, soy products, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that honey is sweet in taste and enters the spleen and stomach meridians, which can replenish qi, moisturize the intestines and relieve constipation.
In autumn, if you can give 1 to 2 spoons of honey to children every day, take it with a cup of warm water or add milk, it will have a nourishing effect on the body. However, honey is only suitable for children over 1 year old.
Vitamin A deficiency can reduce the body's antibody response, leading to a decline in immune function. You can squeeze carrot juice and make a mixture of half juice and half honey. Drink 1 tablespoon 3 times a day. It can prevent and treat colds, colds and pharyngitis.