I believe that all mothers have the same trouble in life, that is, their babies don’t like to eat. Every mealtime is the most distressing time for the family, so many mothers are worried about this problem, and even Many mothers will think that the baby is sick and therefore does not eat. In fact, this is not the case. Today I will introduce to you the solution to the problem that the baby does not like to eat.

1. What to do if your baby doesn’t like to eat

1. Family members should set an example and let their children understand the importance of eating and dining etiquette. Maybe for a certain period of time, the child's performance does not meet the requirements of adults, but as long as he perseveres, the child will naturally accept these good behavior patterns.

2. In fact, the baby's good dining and eating habits must be developed from an early age. When the child can't walk, the table and place should be fixed, and the child can eat happily. If the child persists for a long time, a behavioral stereotype will be formed.

3. Babies should avoid strenuous exercise before meals. Strenuous exercise before meals may cause stomachaches.

4. Babies need to eat quietly, not playing while eating, or eating while watching TV.

5. If the child really doesn’t want to eat, it means that the child is not hungry. Don’t force it. One or two hungry meals will not starve the child, but forcing the child to eat will make the child anorexia. Therefore, try not to force children to eat, but encourage or guide them to feel that eating is a kind of enjoyment.

6. Try not to let young children eat snacks before meals, especially sweet desserts, chocolates, ice cream, etc., so that children wait for meals with an empty stomach and are hungry and eager to eat.

Parents should also spend more time understanding the knowledge of young children’s nutrition, and cultivate their babies’ eating habits during their normal development with a relaxed and understanding attitude. In line with physical and mental development, we provide nutritious and delicious meals with attractive colors and aromas, so that children can achieve a balanced nutritional intake and like to eat quietly by themselves, developing good eating habits.

2. What nutrients does the baby need when eating?

1. Protein: It is necessary for the baby’s physical development. Babies aged 1 to 2 years old need 35 grams of protein every day, and babies aged 2 to 3 years old need 35 grams of protein every day. The baby needs 40 grams per day. The protein content is higher in foods such as formula milk powder, meat (fish, poultry, livestock), eggs, beans and soy products.

2. Calcium: It is essential for bone growth. The active baby likes to walk around, climb up and down, which is not possible without strong bones. Let your baby eat more seafood, soy products, dairy products, eggs, and root vegetables, because these foods are rich in calcium.

3. Zinc: It is an important growth factor. Babies aged 1 to 3 years old are learning and practicing new movements every day. What if they lack zinc and their motor development indicators are not up to standard? Moreover, zinc can help strengthen your body's healthy immune system and fight off infection and disease. To supplement zinc, you should eat more seafood, animal liver, fish, eggs, milk, meat, beans and nuts.

4. Iron: It is an essential element for the development of baby's motor functions. If babies aged 1 to 3 years old lack iron in their bodies, their ability to exercise may be hindered. Therefore, eat more iron-supplementing foods, such as animal liver, seaweed, kelp, black fungus, mushrooms, sesame paste, red meat, and walnuts. Kernels, beans, etc., help babies become little "athletes".

5. Vitamins: Vitamin A plays an important role in the development of the photoreceptor function of the retina. If you want your baby to have bright eyesight, it is impossible to lack VA. Vitamin D can promote calcium absorption. Vitamin B12 is very important for the neurological development of your growing baby. It is found in animal livers, meat, dairy products, fish, shellfish and eggs.

6. Iodine: It plays a key role in the development of the brain of babies around two years old. Severe iodine deficiency may even cause the development of brain and nervous tissue to stagnate, causing intellectual development disorders. This is not alarmist. Babies can supplement iodine through food such as seaweed and kelp.

It should be noted that salt should not be added to the baby's complementary food when he is under 1 year old, because it may damage his kidneys. Babies need less than 1 gram of salt per day in the first 6 months, which is usually obtained from breast milk or formula. Between 7 and 12 months, your baby's salt needs will increase slightly to about 1 gram. Children aged 1 to 3 years old need less than 2 grams of salt per day (equivalent to 0.8 grams of sodium per day).

7. Natural carotene: Babies "run around" outside every day and need to enhance their immunity so that they can get sick less often. Natural carotene has the effect of antioxidant and improving immune function. Natural carotene is abundant in dark green vegetables, red and yellow fruits, and root vegetables.

3. Reasons why children don’t like to eat

1. Constant snacks, mouths, and stomachs are not idle, leading to gastrointestinal peristalsis and secretion disorders. Most children love to eat sweets. High-calorie sweets such as drinks, ice cream, and chocolate will excite the satiety center and inhibit the food intake center. In this case, the child will hardly feel hungry and therefore have no interest in eating.

2. The child eats irregularly, has no fixed eating time, and the eating time is extended or shortened. The normal gastrointestinal digestion rules are disrupted, and the child will not eat obediently.

3. Meat, eggs, and milk can help children supplement protein and other nutrients, but blindly pursuing these will cause indigestion in children and make them not want to eat.

4. The eating environment is poor, playing while eating, or being teased or scolded by parents while eating prevents the food center in the cerebral cortex from forming a dominant excitement focus.

5. Parents pay too much attention to their children's eating, which makes the children develop a rebellious mentality, and then use refusal to eat as a bargaining chip to raise conditions. Parents should relax their children and let them eat more easily.

6. Zinc deficiency causes taste changes. Children with zinc deficiency have lower taste sensitivity than normal children, so they are prone to loss of appetite. To observe whether a child is zinc deficient, parents can judge by looking at the tongue coating. The small protrusions on the tongue are mostly flat or atrophic compared with normal children's tongues.

7. Less exercise and less metabolism will lead to poor gastric function and anorexia.

8. When a child is sick, his appetite will change and he will not like to eat. Taking too many medicines or abusing health supplements will increase the burden of gastrointestinal digestion and absorption, causing babies to not like to eat.

IV. Recommended appetizer recipes for children

Rouge lotus root - bright appearance

Ingredients: 300g black currant, 30g white sugar, 8g salt, 40g white vinegar, purified water 100g.

Method:

1. Wash the lotus roots; peel the lotus roots and cut into thin slices, and rinse the lotus root slices with water;

2. Put the lotus root slices in Blanch it in a pot of boiling water for 1 minute; put the lotus root slices into cold water to cool down;

3. Add white vinegar, then add sugar, salt and purified water and stir evenly;

4. Drain the water from the lotus root slices and put them into a plate, pour in the prepared sauce and soak them, then put them in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours before eating.

Sweet and sour braised shrimp - sweet and sour

Ingredients: 600g live shrimp, 10g green onions, 10g ginger, 10g garlic, 3 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of mature vinegar , 1 tsp dark soy sauce, 1 tbsp rice wine, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp dry starch.

Method:

1. Wash and dry the shrimps, remove the shrimp lines; slice the green onion, ginger and garlic separately;

2. Heat the oil in the pan and heat the oil When it reaches 50% heat, add onion, ginger, and garlic and sauté until fragrant;

3. Add sea shrimp, salt, sugar, rice wine, dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of mature vinegar, and stir-fry over high heat for 2 minutes;

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4. Add 1 tablespoon of mature vinegar, mix the dry starch into starch water to thicken it, and stir-fry evenly.

Whitebait scrambled eggs - extremely delicious

Ingredients: 3 eggs, 150g whitebait, olive oil, salt, sugar, ginger, white pepper, cooking wine, dried prawns Appropriate amount of each.

Method:

1. Soak the whitebait in warm water for 5-10 minutes;

2. Soak the shrimp in cooking wine and water until soft and less fishy. Then cut into cubes and set aside;

3. Beat the eggs well, add whitebait, white pepper, a small amount of salt, and sugar and beat thoroughly again;

4. Heat oil in a pot over low heat Stir-fry the shrimp cubes and minced ginger until fragrant. At this time, the color of the shrimp will become darker and bright red;

5. Push the shrimp to one side, turn on the heat, add the mixed egg liquid when the oil is hot, and turn Turn on medium heat, stir-fry after solidification, then mix with shrimps, stir-fry evenly and serve.