What should children eat to nourish their stomachs?

Many children will have some unhealthy spleen and stomach conditions when they are young. Everyone should also know that if a child’s spleen and stomach are not good. It has a great impact on the body's growth, development and health, and the food is not easy to digest. In this way, the body will not get the energy it needs, so parents must not underestimate the importance of nourishing their children's stomach. So, what should children eat to nourish their stomachs?

1. Diet: Whole grains strengthen the spleen and stomach

For children with weak spleen and stomach, the summer diet should be light, rich in protein, vitamins and trace elements, and easily digestible food. Avoid eating too greasy food. Cooking should be in the form of soup, porridge, stew, paste, etc. to facilitate digestion and absorption by the spleen and stomach. Parents should pay attention to eating in moderation to avoid overeating which may damage the spleen and stomach. Children should be fed more whole grains, such as millet, which has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach and is suitable for children with spleen and stomach deficiency and heat and nausea. The sticky "rice oil" on millet porridge is extremely nutritious and very helpful in restoring gastrointestinal digestive function. In addition, corn has the functions of strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness, stimulating appetite and improving intelligence. Eating more corn can improve children's gastrointestinal function and help intellectual development; Job's tears has the functions of strengthening the spleen and lungs, clearing away heat and eliminating dampness. It is high in protein and easy to digest.

In addition, you should also eat more beans or bean products. For example, soybeans also have the effect of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi. Tofu, soy milk, etc. are quite beneficial to children with weak spleen and stomach; red beans have the effect of strengthening the spleen and replenishing blood, which is especially suitable for children with spleen deficiency and anemia.

Parents can feed whole grains to children with spleen deficiency in many ways, such as adding millet or beans to rice; adding corn flour or soybean flour to flour when making pasta; making corn flour into corn paste, corn tortillas, etc., to make it easier for children to accept.

2. Drugs: Chinese medicine classification and regulation

Poor digestion and metabolism type: Anorexia is accompanied by belching, nausea, abdominal distension, and there are many undigested substances in the stool. Commonly used ingredients include 9 grams of Atractylodes lancea, 4.5 grams of dried tangerine peel, 9 grams of Citrus aurantium, 6 grams of chicken gizzard lining, 9 grams of barley sprout, and 9 grams of malt. Decoction.

Weak spleen and stomach type: mainly characterized by weight loss and poor appetite, accompanied by pale complexion, lack of energy, and sticky stools. Commonly used ingredients include 12 grams of Poria cocos, 15 grams of yam, 9 grams of fried Atractylodes macrocephala, 9 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, and 9 grams of Shenqu. Decoction.

Insufficient stomach yin type: poor appetite, frequent drinking, dry stools, hot hands and feet, irritability, and difficulty sleeping. Commonly used ingredients include 9 grams of Adenophora Root, 9 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 9 grams of Dendrobium officinale, 12 grams of Pseudostellaria pseudoginseng, 6 grams of Cannabis sativa seed, and 9 grams of Gastrodia elata. Decoction.

3. Health care: massage acupoints

Massage the Zusanli point. Zusanli is located on the outside of the calves, three horizontal fingers below the knee on the outside of the tibia. It is a point that strengthens the whole body. Parents can massage the Zusanli acupoint for 5 to 10 minutes a day for their children, which can improve the function of the children's digestive system, increase digestion absorption rate, and improve sallow complexion and thin muscles.

Manipulating the spine can be used for infants and young children. The parent stands on the right side of the child, lets him lie prone, and pinches the skin on both sides of the spine with both hands, gradually moving upward from the coccyx to the neck, repeating more than ten times, twice a day. Pinching the spine can strengthen the spleen, aid digestion and strengthen the body. It can improve appetite, reduce colds and strengthen the body.

The foods introduced above are very helpful for children's stomach health. Reasonable arrangement of breakfast is not only good for children's physical health. At the same time, it also occupies a very important position in children's stomach health, so parents can pay more attention to it in daily life, so as to worry less.