Why is your child anemic I didn't expect it to be caused by a habit

Anemia is a common disease in children, anemia will directly affect the healthy development of the baby, affect the baby's intelligence, so the baby anemia, parents must go to active conditioning, the following for parents and friends to introduce the treatment of pediatric anemia dietary therapy.

Causes of anemia in children

Some children develop mild anemia between 1 week and 2 or 3 months after birth, which may be a temporary physiological anaemia caused by a temporary lower than normal level of hemoglobin during the baby's growth and development, which usually does not require special iron supplementation. Children before 6 months old, if they are breastfeeding, the nutrients in breast milk can basically meet the growth needs of the child, and iron deficiency anemia generally rarely occurs.

Iron deficiency in babies is mostly caused by parents not adding iron-containing complementary foods to their children in time after 6 months. In addition, children may be deficient in iron due to the fact that the complementary foods added by parents to their children are relatively simple, the children are picky eaters, or the children suffer from intestinal parasitic diseases, chronic diarrhea or indigestion and other diseases that affect the absorption and utilization of iron.

Dangers of anemia in children

1. Iron deficiency can cause cellular immune function deficiency, poor resistance of the baby, and easy disease.

2. Iron deficiency reduces gastric acid secretion, poor fat absorption, and weakens the baby's digestion.

3. Anemia can reduce the oxygen uptake capacity of the blood, so that various organs and tissues of the body have different degrees of hypoxia, and the baby will have shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat and other discomforts when he exercises a little.

4. Anemia makes the baby's body in a state of hypoxia, and the muscles are weak and weak.

Dietary therapy for pediatric anemia

Braised pork and mushrooms

Ingredients: 100 grams of cooked meat, 50 grams of fresh mushrooms (red or white mushrooms), 50 grams of broth, cooking wine, soy sauce, refined salt, starch, oil, green onions, ginger, sesame oil.

Method: Dice the cooked meat and slice the fresh mushrooms. Add oil to the pot, boil the pot with green onion and ginger, add diced meat and stir-fry, add broth, and then add fresh mushrooms and seasonings. Pour in sesame oil when serving.

Efficacy: This dish is juicy and fresh, the fresh mushroom has a very high iron content, and the meat is also rich in iron, which is an effective dish for babies over 1 year old to supplement iron.

Jujube paste liver soup

Ingredients: 6 red dates, 50 grams of pork liver, half a tomato, appropriate amount of oil and salt.

Method: Soak the jujube in water for 1 hour, peel off the skin and kernel, and chop the jujube flesh. Blanch the tomatoes with boiling water, peel and puree. Break the pork liver with a blender and remove the tendons. Mix the processed red dates, tomatoes, and pork liver together, add seasonings and an appropriate amount of water, and steam them in a pot.

Efficacy: The sweet aroma of jujube and the sweet and sour of tomatoes can make the liver puree have a unique flavor. At the same time, the vitamins in jujube and tomatoes can promote the absorption of iron, so that the iron in the liver paste can be better used by the baby.

Crispy honey porridge

Efficacy: Nourish the five organs, invigorate qi and blood, clear dryness, suitable for children with weak body, fatigue and low fever, and dry stools.

Ingredients: 20~30 grams of ghee, 15 grams of honey, 100 grams of japonica rice.

Method and dosage: Boil the japonica rice first, add ghee and honey to boil to make porridge and eat.

Note: This porridge should be served warm; It should not be consumed by obese children.

Penglai congee

Efficacy: Nourishing qi, stopping diarrhea and vomiting, and has the effect of removing deficiency and cold, quenching thirst.

Ingredients: 1 cup of Penglai rice.

Method and dosage: Soak the washed Penglai rice with 6 cups of water for 1 hour, boil it over high heat, and then cook it over low heat until the rice grains are starched, and then you can eat it in moderation.

Note: If you use a pressure cooker, turn off the heat after boiling for 1 minute, and then open the lid when the boiling steam in the pot disappears.

Chicken salad

Nutrition tips: Chicken is nutritious and is an ideal "medicine" for nourishing the body, chicken contains up to 23.3% protein, while the fat content is only 1.2%, chicken also contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, suitable for babies to eat.

Directions:

1. Cook and chop the chicken, and cook and chop the eggs and broccoli.

2. Prepare the sauce with salad dressing and tomato sauce.

3. Add the ingredients to the sauce and mix well.