What can children eat to gain weight? What should I do if my child is too thin?

Reasons why babies become thin

1. Regulate the spleen and stomach function. Most of the spleen and stomach (digestion) functions of thin people are not good, either loss of appetite or poor digestion and absorption function, so no matter how much they eat, they will not grow meat. Therefore, people who want to gain weight must first nourish the spleen and strengthen the stomach. In addition, while regulating the spleen and stomach, it is necessary to avoid taking sour and cold foods that damage the spleen and stomach function (including mountain slag, lemons, oranges, vinegar, lettuce, kimchi, etc.), difficult to digest high-fiber vegetables (such as leeks, celery, etc.), and high-fat foods (such as chocolate, fried foods, etc.). Foods that can nourish the spleen and strengthen the stomach include lotus seeds, yam, lentils, purple rice, red dates, pig stomach, coix seed, etc., among which the most representative foods are Sishen pig stomach (small intestine), yam ribs, etc.

2. Eat three meals on time to develop a normal gastrointestinal function. Avoid snacking one hour before meals to avoid affecting appetite and the amount of food you eat. Even if you want to gain weight, you should take three meals as the main source of nutrition and calories. If you want to enhance the effect of weight gain, you can consider adding two more meals in between the three meals. As for the content of the extra meals, it is better to eat foods with less fat and high protein and starch content, such as light-tasting nuts and natural grains. Eat less junk food to avoid increasing the burden on the stomach instead of gaining weight.

What should children eat if they are too thin?

If your child is thin, you should also pay attention to whether he is zinc deficient, because zinc deficiency will make it difficult to produce a variety of digestive enzymes, thus affecting appetite. It is best to supplement zinc with food. Even doctors will recommend supplementing with food and medicine at the same time, and switching to food supplements as soon as possible is the safest "way to supplement zinc". And no matter what is lacking, you should first look at what is lacking in the child's diet. If it is not in the diet, of course it will be lacking. The human body's demand for zinc is really very low. As long as you pay a little attention to your diet, you will not be deficient. Generally, the phenomenon of iron deficiency and zinc deficiency at the same time is mostly due to unbalanced nutrition. Recommended recipe: a spoonful of minced meat, seaweed minced meat and eggs steamed together into seaweed minced meat egg custard, which is easy to eat and has a comprehensive and balanced nutrition (containing calcium, iron, zinc, vitamin A, iodine, etc.). Eating it three or four times a week is enough for various trace elements. This is also the recipe that my child often eats when he is this age. He has never lacked any trace elements and his body is very strong.

5 recipes to help your child gain weight

If parents want their children to gain weight, in addition to paying attention to the above points, they can also cook more nutritious and delicious dishes for their children to achieve the goal of gaining weight.

Barley porridge

Ingredients: 50 grams of coix seed and appropriate amount of white sugar.

Preparation method: First boil the coix seeds over high heat, then simmer over low heat until cooked through, finally add sugar and serve.

Millet porridge

Ingredients: 30-50 grams of millet, appropriate amount of brown sugar.

Method: First cook the millet into porridge, then add sugar and it is ready to eat.

Taro porridge

Ingredients: 1/2 taro, 1 tablespoon broth, some soy sauce

Method: First peel the taro skin and cut it into small pieces, marinate it with salt and then wash it; then wait until the taro is stewed, mash it and filter it, then put the broth and taro into a small pot and cook, stirring from time to time. After it becomes thick, add soy sauce to season.

Yam and cheese stew

Ingredients: yam, cheese, rice, sugar

Method: Wash and peel the fresh yam, chop it into pieces and mash it for later use. Cook the rice into porridge, then add the yam puree, mix well, add appropriate amount of cheese and sugar, stir well and serve.

Effects: Chinese medicine uses yam to replenish the body and build muscle. Yam can also make people's hair shiny. It is an effective food to relieve physical weakness. Cheese is used to moisturize the skin and promote salivation. Eating yam and cheese together has a very good effect on strengthening the body, spleen and stomach.

Tomato Liver Foam

Ingredients: 200 grams of pork liver, 200 grams of tomatoes, 100 grams of onions, and 7 grams of fine salt.

practice:

1. Wash and chop the pork liver. Blanch the tomatoes in boiling water, peel and chop. Peel the onions, wash and chop.

2. Put the pork liver and onions into the pot, add water or broth and cook, finally add tomatoes and salt to season.

Understand the conditions and reasons why your baby becomes thin

Careful mothers can always find some symptoms of their babies becoming thinner, but do you know the reasons? Recommended reading: Balanced nutrition is needed to save thin children

No matter how much you eat, you won’t gain weight

There is a kind of baby who is not picky about food and eats a lot, but "eats a lot but doesn't grow fat". Some mothers think that their children may be "born thin", but this statement is not supported. Generally speaking, the nutritional function of food is achieved through the nutrients it contains. If a child eats more food, he should also take in more nutrients and grow fat.

Such babies may have poor digestive tract function. They eat a lot and poop a lot. The nutrients in the food are not absorbed and utilized. How can they grow well? If the food prepared by the mother is of poor quality, the main nutrients such as protein and fat are low, and the baby will be thin. In addition, the baby's energy consumption is greater than the intake, and the nutrients taken in cannot meet the body's growth needs, so the child will certainly not be fat. If the baby is always hungry, it may be a digestive tract parasitic disease; if the baby eats a lot, loses weight, and is physically weak, then we parents should pay more attention to it and go to Houerbao as soon as possible to do a growth potential assessment for the child to fully understand the child's nutrition, development and other conditions.

Baby hates "rice"

Some babies run away when they see their mothers serving food, as if they have a grudge against "food". How can they not be thin? This is a typical anorexia, which may be caused by zinc, iron, calcium deficiency, anemia, stomach problems, indigestion, etc. Mothers should examine themselves and ask if the food they prepare for their children is too monotonous and irregular, or if they indulge their children's habit of eating snacks randomly. Improper feeding methods "create" children's anorexia.

Quickly establish a plan to make your skinny baby grow meat

The mother is the main implementer of this plan, and she has used all her patience to change everything. The first priority is to give the child a comprehensive examination, and then start by adjusting the dietary structure, improving habits, and correcting bad eating habits.

Maintain your baby's liver, spleen and stomach

Through growth potential assessment, mothers can understand whether their children are malnourished and what they are lacking. They can then supplement their children’s nutrition based on the situation, and dietary supplements are best.

Mom, make the dining table lively and rebuild your baby's desire for the dining table

Most of the thin babies are related to factors such as unreasonable nutritional diet structure and bad eating habits. Mothers should quickly change the monotonous diet in the past, try to diversify the food every day, and reasonably match cereals, meat, beans and vegetables to make the table lively and let the baby regain the expectation of the table.

First of all, mothers should understand the nutritional content of various foods, which makes it easier to combine nutritious meals.

Milk is rich in calcium, so give it to your child regularly according to their age;

Eggs contain iron, so make sure to eat one to two eggs a day;

Animal liver contains iron, vitamin A and B12, and can be paired alternately with meat;

You need two plates of vegetables a day, at least half of which should come from dark green, dark yellow, and dark red vegetables, because they contain higher levels of vitamin A, C, and iron than light-colored vegetables.

You need 1 to 1.5 bowls of whole grains every day, which can be replaced by porridge, steamed bread, snacks, noodles, corn kernels or oatmeal;

Fruits are essential every day.