Zinc deficiency in children can affect their appetite.
My little baby is two and a half years old. He likes to eat flavorful things. He won’t eat rice that is too soft or too hard. We basically make crucian carp soup twice a week, stir-fry meat once a week, stew bone soup once a week, eat less than 5 shrimps a day, and an egg every two days. For breakfast, we mostly have porridge, sometimes with cakes, sometimes with pancakes. Use N types of side dishes (the ones on the market), but they are cooked very soft. Sometimes I cook noodles for my children. Because the tastes in the north and the south are different, I still recommend that you go to a better local kindergarten to check out their recipes.
I have collected some information on improving children's taste, and I would like to share it with you:
1. The child is in good health, with a standard height and weight. He rarely gets sick, and only eats. If it is slow and unappetizing, parents can stimulate their children's hunger by increasing their children's exercise and engaging in more outdoor activities. When children feel hungry, they will not be picky when eating, but will feel that the food tastes particularly delicious. In addition, you must not give your child snacks before eating. For example, if you give your child cakes or milk before eating, the child will not feel hungry when it is time to eat, and the meal will naturally not taste good.
2. If the child used to eat well, but his appetite has been affected recently due to illness and medication, parents can improve the child's condition through food preparation. First observe the child's tongue coating. If it is white, it means that the child's body is cold. Parents can beat an egg into a bowl, beat it and set it aside. Then put half a bowl of water, 2 to 3 slices of ginger, and half a spoon of brown sugar in a small pot. , boil for 5 minutes, use boiling ginger and brown sugar water to rinse the eggs. Drink a small bowl of the minced egg on an empty stomach every morning after letting your children get up. It can warm the stomach, dispel cold, and nourish the body damaged by drugs. The role of gastrointestinal mucosa helps the recovery of gastrointestinal function.
3. If the child's tongue coating is yellowish and the tongue under the tongue coating is reddish, it means that the child has excessive internal heat, food accumulation, and indigestion. Parents can go to the drugstore to buy fried chicken gizzards and grind them into chicken nuggets. Powder, give your child a small spoonful half an hour before meals, which can stimulate appetite, eliminate food, and aid digestion. After eating it for a few days, the child's appetite will develop and eating will return to its original state.
4. Methods 2 and 3 are also suitable for children who have never eaten well, or who are thin and yellow in complexion. Parents of such children can also take a section of yam, cut it into pieces, and crush it. Put some water in the machine, break it into a paste and pour it into the pot. Stir while boiling. Just boil it. Give your child a small bowl every afternoon to help strengthen the spleen and stomach and nourish the body. Please note that this method is not suitable for children with frequently irritated tonsils.
5. Guyuan ointment specially made for children, parents can give it to their children 1 to 2 times a day, half a spoonful each time. Many parents report that after their children insist on eating for a period of time, they obviously sleep more deeply, have an appetite, and eat more.
6. Children with poor appetite should try to eat less or no fruits in winter, because fruits are cold and can easily damage the gastrointestinal tract. Usually, you should eat less or no cold foods during the day, as well as puffed foods, fried foods, and greasy and indigestible foods. Try to eat foods that are burnt, soft, and easy to digest and absorb. Children with poor appetite are best not to eat cold drinks. When the weather is already very hot in summer, it is best not to exceed two popsicles a day. It is best not to drink drinks and drink boiled water instead.
7. Parents of children who have not been eating well for a long time can take them to the acupuncture department of the hospital and ask the doctor to prick the four seam points on the children's fingers. This method is very effective in treating malnutrition, indigestion, and loss of appetite in children. This method is suitable for children from 1 to 12 years old.
8. Parents can also give their children chiropractic massage at home according to the method taught above, massage the child's navel and surroundings, or massage the gastrointestinal reflex area on the soles of the feet every night before the child goes to bed. Ten massages is enough. Don’t massage for too long. If you persist for a while, your child will have an appetite.
9. Children who always sleep under the quilt at night, like to go barefoot or sit on the floor at home, and have constant fruit all year round rarely have a good appetite and a good complexion. Because the above points all increase the coldness in the child's body, they will directly affect the digestion and absorption capacity of the spleen and stomach. Such children are prone to getting sick, so they naturally take more medicine. Taking medicine will damage the spleen and stomach, and the child will naturally have a bad appetite. If it goes on for a long time, he will inevitably fall into a vicious material cycle.