What foods should children eat to recover quickly from colds and fevers?

Infants and young children have not yet developed their body temperature regulation function, and sometimes even wearing too many clothes can cause the body to heat up. When the core temperature of the baby's body is 38 degrees, it is considered a fever. Temperatures between 37.5 and 38 degrees may be normal or a low fever. It is necessary to refer to the temperature measured before and after and other symptoms to ask a doctor to determine whether there is a fever. So what foods should infants eat to recover quickly from a cold and fever?

What to eat when a child has a cold and fever

1. Your baby's repeated fever and fever reduction will cause sweating, which may lead to dehydration and make the body temperature higher, so water and electrolytes need to be replenished.

2. After the baby is sick, the intestinal function will deteriorate. If there are gastrointestinal symptoms, the baby should reduce the intake of indigestible milk and high-protein foods. In the form of small meals, the baby should be given easily absorbed, non-greasy, non-sweet foods to provide calories to maintain physical strength, such as light porridge and noodle soup.

3. When your baby is sick, you can also give him fresh fruit juice to replenish water and vitamin C. Eating vegetables and fruits can supplement vitamins and minerals.

4. If the baby does not have digestive symptoms such as diarrhea or bloating, you can supplement the baby with appropriate amounts of protein foods such as beans, fish, meat and eggs.

5. When the baby's appetite increases, he can also eat fresh milk and dairy products, such as cheese or cheese baked rice to supplement nutrition.

Pumpkin Fresh Cheese

Ingredients (→Substitute ingredients)

Pumpkin………………67.5g (→ sweet potato 27.5g)

Whole milk...240g (→ 240ml breast milk or formula milk or 120g commercially available fresh cheese)

Gelatin powder………10g

practice

1. Peel the pumpkin, cut into pieces, steam it and mash it into puree.

2. Add pumpkin puree and gelatin powder to whole milk, put into a pot, heat and stir evenly to dissolve the gelatin powder. Pour into a small container, let cool, and then put into the refrigerator to form.

Tips: It can be consumed when you have a fever, cold, or poor appetite. For babies over 1 year old, you can use whole milk, while for younger babies, you can use breast milk or formula milk instead.

Broccoli and Egg Oatmeal

Ingredients (→Substitute ingredients)

White rice………………20g (→Brown rice 20g)

Oatmeal 20g

1 egg…………65g (→ 30g minced pork)

Broccoli 30g

practice

1. Wash the ingredients, cut the broccoli into small florets, peel the carrots and cut into small cubes, remove the leaves of the celery and chop them for later use.

2. Wash the rice and oatmeal and soak them in water for 1 to 2 hours. Add about 200ml of water, bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat and stir until the porridge is cooked.

3. Cook carrots and broccoli with a little water, then mix into the oatmeal and bring to a boil.

4. Finally, add the beaten eggs and chopped celery and cook until done.