Can babies eat fish when they have a cough and phlegm? Can eating fish help relieve cough and reduce phlegm?

Many people like to eat fish. Some people say that fish is useful for reducing meat, while others say that it is useless. So, can babies eat fish when they have a cough and phlegm?

Can babies eat fish when they have a cough?

Babies cannot eat seafood when they have a cold or cough. Babies cannot stand the dryness and heat, and it may aggravate the symptoms of a cold. In addition, seafood may cause allergies. Western medicine says that chicken and seafood can be eaten when you have a cold, because chicken and seafood have calories and can supplement nutrition, but our traditional Chinese medicine does not advocate eating chicken and seafood, because chicken and seafood are considered to be irritants in traditional Chinese medicine and will aggravate the symptoms of a cold. Therefore, it is better to eat light food, eat more fruits, drink more water, and rest more when you have a cold. If the condition is serious, you should see a doctor.

If the child has symptoms such as coughing, special attention should be paid to the diet. If you take medicine, do not eat fish, which has antidote properties. You can try Sichuan Fritillary Bulbs and Rock Sugar Stewed Snow Pear Water to relieve the child's cough and moisten the lungs. Pay attention to feeding more water at ordinary times.

In what situations is eating fish effective?

1. Cold, cough and phlegm

If the baby has symptoms of a cold caused by wind and cold, such as white tongue coating, thin, white and sticky phlegm, chills, cough, and nasal congestion and clear runny nose, parents can make a light fish soup for the baby as an auxiliary diet to regulate the symptoms.

2. Chronic cough with phlegm and poor appetite

When the baby's tongue is covered with white fur, the cough persists for a long time, the appetite is poor, and the baby has no appetite, parents can make some fish soup for the baby to supplement nutrition and regulate the baby's long-term cough that harms the body.

How to eat fish most nutritiously

First place: BBQ fish

The loss of vitamin B2, B6, A and E in fish is very small, and only vitamin B1 is slightly lost. At the same time, after grilling, the calcium, potassium and magnesium content in fish meat increases significantly. This is not the "Chongqing grilled fish" with a lot of red oil popular in restaurants, but the grilled fish represented by the "sun-baked mackerel" in Japanese restaurants. From Japan, which is famous for longevity, to the Mediterranean region, which is famous for healthy diet, this method is very popular. Its specific cooking method is to grill it for a long time over a slow fire, which is not only full of fragrance, but also has little nutritional loss.

You must master the method when grilling fish. Use a slow fire when grilling, and the flame must not touch the fish to prevent the fish from burning and producing carcinogens. Families can buy iron grills for cooking.

Second place: Steamed fish

More vitamin A and vitamin B1 will be lost, but other vitamins and minerals are well preserved. Steaming is indeed a healthier way to eat fish, because the cooking temperature is low, which can well ensure that the protein and fat in the fish are not destroyed.

When steaming fish, you must wait until the water is fully boiling before turning on the high heat. The steamed ingredients should be as small and thin as possible to shorten the steaming time. Do not add oil after steaming.

Third place: Boiled fish

A large amount of water-soluble vitamins are lost, vitamin B1, B2, and B6 are significantly reduced, and minerals are also lost. Boiled fish preserves much more nutrients than fried or deep-fried fish, but the disadvantage is that too much oil is used. Experts recommend that before eating boiled fish and other spicy foods, you can drink a cup of yogurt first, which can form a protective film in the stomach to avoid the stimulation of chili peppers. You can also put a piece of bread or steamed bun when eating to absorb the oil on the fish first to avoid excessive fat intake.

The seasoning of boiled fish should be light. Because a lot of nutrients are dissolved in the soup, it is recommended to drink more soup after boiled fish.

4. Microwave cooking

Vitamin B1, B2, and B6 are significantly reduced, the content of omega-3 fatty acids is reduced, and other vitamins and minerals are well preserved. The temperature of microwave fish should be as low as possible. It can reduce nutrient loss and retain the nutrition of fish meat.

Fifth place: Braised fish

After frying and pouring hot oil, braised fish loses a lot of vitamins and minerals, and the fat content increases a lot. When eating fish in a restaurant, it is best not to choose braised fish. The strong taste will cover up the original texture of the fish, giving unscrupulous restaurants the opportunity to deceive customers with stale fish. When frying braised fish, use as little oil as possible and fry for a short time. When pouring sauce, use less oil and more starch to reduce fat intake.

6. Fried fish

High-temperature frying causes a large loss of various vitamins and minerals, and significantly increases the fat content. When frying fish, coat it with batter, peel off the browned shell when eating, and only eat the fish meat inside to reduce fat intake.

What to eat to get better quickly

1. Diet therapy

Cold cough - Eat warm, expectorant and cough-relieving foods

(1) Steamed Garlic Water

Method: Crush 2-3 cloves of garlic and put them in a bowl, add a piece of rock sugar and half a bowl of water, cover and steam. Bring to a boil over high heat, then switch to low heat and steam for 15 minutes.

Consumption: Let the baby drink the water after letting it warm, 2-3 times a day, half a bowl each time.

Efficacy: Garlic is warm in nature and enters the spleen, stomach and lung meridians. It is very effective in treating cold coughs and kidney deficiency coughs. It is also convenient and simple, and children are willing to drink it.

(2) Roasted oranges

Method: Bake the oranges over low heat until the peel turns black, let it cool down and let your baby eat the flesh.

Edible: 2-3 cloves at a time, 2-3 times a day.

Efficacy: Oranges are warm in nature and have the effect of reducing phlegm and relieving cough. After eating roasted oranges, the amount of phlegm will be significantly reduced, and the antitussive effect is very obvious.

(3) Scrambled eggs with sesame oil and minced ginger

Method: Put a small spoonful of sesame oil into the pot, add minced ginger when the oil is hot, then beat an egg and stir well.

Food: Eat while hot before going to bed at night.

Efficacy: Relieve cough and reduce phlegm. The effect will be obvious if you take it for a few days.

(4) Coriander and soybean soup

Method: Add 10 grams of soybeans into water and boil for 15 minutes. Then add 30 grams of coriander and cook for 15 minutes. Remove the residue and add a little salt.

Consumption: Give the baby several times a day.

Efficacy: Relieve cough and reduce phlegm.

Wind-heat cough - Eat some foods that clear the lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve cough

(1) Steamed pear with Sichuan Fritillary Bulbs and Rock Sugar

Method: Cut the pear in half horizontally, remove the core, add 2-3 crystal sugars and 5-6 crushed Fritillaria cirrhosa, put the pear halves in a bowl, and steam for 30 minutes.

Consumption: Take twice a day.

Efficacy: It has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving cough and resolving phlegm.

(2) White radish water

Method: Wash the white radish, cut it into 4-5 thin slices, put it into the pot, add half a bowl of water, bring to a boil and then simmer for 5 minutes.

Consumption: Drink after it cools down a bit.

Efficacy: This prescription is very effective in treating wind-heat cough, dry nose and throat, dry cough with little sputum, and is more effective for babies under two years old.

(3) Horseshoe water

Method: Peel 3-4 water chestnuts and cut them into thin slices, add a bowl of water and boil for about 5 minutes.

Edible: Give water to the baby, and the water chestnut can also be eaten.

Efficacy: It can clear away lung heat, and has the effect of promoting fluid production, moistening the lungs and resolving phlegm.

Internal injury cough - Eat nourishing food to regulate the baby's spleen and stomach and improve the baby's physical fitness