In hot summer and sultry weather, the baby may have a reduced appetite and loss of appetite, and eating cold drinks and food is more likely to cause gastrointestinal discomfort. For the sake of the baby's healthy diet, the mother must abide by these eight disciplines.

Discipline 1 There are reasons why babies refuse to eat

Babies are generally very interested in eating. However, in summer, many babies will eat less and lose appetite, and some even refuse to eat, either shaking their heads to avoid or pushing them away with their hands. There are generally two reasons for the above situation. One is that the hot weather makes the baby's appetite worse. The other reason is that the baby may be infected with digestive tract diseases such as indigestion, gastroenteritis, hepatitis, etc., resulting in loss of appetite, or local inflammation such as stomatitis and pharyngitis, which causes pain when eating and refuses food.

So, if your baby refuses to eat, you must find out the reason first, and then try to solve it. If it is the first reason, the mother can make some appetizing food for the baby. If it is the second reason, she should take the child to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.

Tips: for babies with poor digestive ability, mothers can often help their children's abdomen to help digestion.

Discipline 2: Three elements of good food to stimulate appetite

Summer diet should be light, refreshing and beautiful. With these three elements, you can easily stimulate your baby's appetite. When preparing meals for the baby, mothers should cook more cool and refreshing foods, such as cold vegetables, vegetable puree, fruit juice and puree, which are all good dishes. In addition, you can also make some refreshing and nutritious snacks to help your baby supplement nutrition. Such as fruit pudding, or oranges, apples, mangoes and other fruits can be added to dishes to make a rich fruit feast.

food example: fruit salad

ingredients: apples, pears, oranges, bananas, lettuce leaves, salad sauce, whipped cream and lemon juice.

production method:

1. Peel and seed apples, pears, oranges and bananas, cut them into thin slices one inch long and three minutes wide, and put them in a container and mix well. Wash lettuce leaves and disinfect them for later use.

2。 Use lettuce leaves at the bottom of a small dish and put the mixed fruit slices on it. Then pour the whipped cream and lemon juice into the salad sauce and mix well, then pour it on the fruit slices.

Discipline 3: Eat less and ensure nutrition

Although the summer diet should be light in taste, it should also give consideration to nutrition. If the baby doesn't want to eat meat, the mother can replace it with high-protein foods such as tofu, milk, fruits and vegetables. If the baby doesn't want to eat, the mother can use porridge, cold noodles and other foods that are easy to eat instead. Usually, you need to avoid giving your baby food that tastes too heavy and greasy. In order to encourage the baby to eat more, it is also a good way to eat less and eat more. For example, putting a small steamed stuffed bun and snack on the baby's clean hands can not only help the baby to hold it by himself, but also train his chewing ability.

food example: fresh shrimp and loofah soup

raw materials: fresh shrimp 1g, loofah 2g, vegetable oil, cooking wine, ginger, onion, monosodium glutamate and refined salt.

production method:

1. Planted towel gourd, washed and cut into oblique slices; Cut the onion into chopped green onion; Ginger is shredded.

2。 Remove intestines from fresh shrimp, wash, add cooking wine and a little salt, mix well and marinate for 1 minutes.

3。 Put the pot on fire, add vegetable oil to heat it, add shredded ginger and chopped green onion until fragrant, then add fresh shrimp and stir-fry for a few times, add appropriate amount of water to cook the soup, add towel gourd slices when the water boils, cook until the shrimp and melon are cooked, and add refined salt and monosodium glutamate to taste.

Discipline 4 Don't be greedy for cold drinks

It's really a pleasure to have a popsicle on a hot summer day. However, the baby's digestive system is delicate, and blindly eating cold drinks will cause the blood vessels in the oral cavity and gastric mucosa to contract violently, affecting the local blood supply and the secretion of gastric juice, causing abdominal pain, diarrhea and loss of appetite.

Therefore, mothers must control the amount of cold drinks their babies eat, especially before meals. When the baby eats popsicles, his mother should also remind him not to munch on them, so as not to directly cause dental diseases. Three meals must be regular at ordinary times. Don't let your baby eat less just because he doesn't want to eat.

discipline 5: replenish water at all times

In hot weather, the baby is active and often sweats. At this time, parents need to remind the baby to drink more water to replenish water in the body. Lack of water will not only affect the baby's growth and development, but also prone to heatstroke. Drink more boiled water to replenish water, instead of replacing it with drinks and fruit juice. When the baby sweats too much, you can also drink some salt and boiled water properly. If the baby is exclusively breastfed, a little boiled water can be fed between feedings.

discipline 6 food cleanliness is very important

in hot weather, bacteria grow and multiply faster, food is easy to deteriorate, baby's digestive system is immature, and local anti-infection ability is poor, so special attention should be paid to fresh diet. It's best to cook and eat every meal. If it's food taken out of the refrigerator, it can't completely kill bacteria by heating it in the microwave oven. You must cook it thoroughly before eating it. In addition, it is necessary to urge the baby to develop a good habit of washing hands frequently and paying attention to hygiene.

Tips: if the baby has a bad stomach, be sure to take him to see a doctor. Mom can grind some carrot paste and cook porridge for the baby with diarrhea.

Discipline 7: Eat more bitterness and make up more VE

Bitter foods such as bitter gourd, dandelion, lotus seed core, celery and coriander have the function of relieving fever and purging fire. Mothers can make these foods into delicious food for their babies to eat, avoid heatstroke and spend the summer safely. In addition, malt, bran bread, walnut paste, dairy products and other foods contain more vitamin E, so you should eat more of these foods in summer.

food example: bitter melon porridge

ingredients: bitter gourd 1g, japonica rice 6g, crystal sugar 1g.

production method:

1. Wash bitter gourd and cut it into small pieces; Japonica rice elutriation for use.

2。 Boil water in the pot, add japonica rice and bitter gourd to cook porridge. When the porridge is half cooked, add rock sugar and dissolve the sugar.

Discipline 8 can also be supplemented in summer

Many people know that winter is suitable for tonic. In fact, summer is also a good time to supplement your baby's body. Summer tonic can harmonize the baby's spleen and stomach and open the baby's appetite. However, it should be noted that summer tonic should be made up instead of nourishing as in winter.

food example: summer tonic porridge

barley porridge: cooked with barley, japonica rice and rice kernels, it has the functions of nourishing the stomach, eliminating heat and relieving summer heat.

mung bean and lily: 3g of mung bean and 1g of lily, which have the effects of nourishing yin, dispelling summer heat and clearing heat.