What should children eat to supplement zinc?

The human body contains a large number of trace elements, and various trace elements together promote the body's endocrine system and the synthesis and secretion of various hormones, etc. Therefore, trace elements are essential nutrients for the human body, especially for children. They cannot lack nutrients, otherwise they will experience slow development and other serious problems. For example, zinc deficiency in children will cause dry and yellow hair, deformed teeth, etc. Therefore, it is very urgent to supplement children with zinc and other trace elements in time. Various trace elements are widely present in various foods. Therefore, diet therapy is an effective way to solve zinc deficiency. Let’s take a look at what children can eat to supplement zinc.

1. Flammulina velutipes

Ingredients: Enoki mushrooms, rapeseed, ham, ginger, peanut oil, oyster sauce, and water starch.

Preparation method:

(1) Remove the roots of the enoki mushrooms and clean them. Remove the old leaves from the cabbage and clean them. Cut the ham and ginger into shreds and set aside.

(2) Heat a pot and add water. When the water boils, pour in a little oil and add the vegetable core. Blanch until just cooked through and remove from the pot for later use.

(3) Heat the pan, add the oil, add the shredded ginger, and stir-fry until fragrant. Then pour in the enoki mushrooms and shredded ham, add salt and oyster sauce and stir-fry until cooked through. Pour in the water starch, and finally pour in the vegetable core.

Description: This dish contains about 12.9 mg of zinc and is rich in essential amino acids for children, which can regulate the zinc content in children's bodies. The combination of red, yellow and green can easily stimulate children's appetite.

2. Stir-fried pork with cabbage

Ingredients: cabbage, lean meat, red pepper, garlic, peanut oil, water starch.

Preparation method:

(1) Wash and shred the cabbage and red pepper, cut the lean meat into shreds, and chop the garlic into small pieces.

(2) Marinate the shredded pork with a little water and starch.

(3) Heat some oil in a pan and fry the shredded pork until tender. Pour out and set aside.

(4) Heat oil in a pan, add garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Add cabbage and red pepper and stir-fry until cooked. Add shredded pork and salt and stir-fry until cooked through. Finally, add a little water starch and stir-fry for a few times.

Description: This dish contains about 14.88 mg of zinc. Cabbage contains various vitamins and ascorbic acid, which has the effect of moisturizing dryness and replenishing deficiency.