How to supplement children with anemia

Anemia in children will affect the functions of various organs in the body. The child will feel listless, tired all over, and pale, especially when the child has iron deficiency anemia. Many primary diseases can cause anemia in children. For example, primary hemoglobin immaturity can further cause anemia in children. When children are anemic, their diet should be adjusted according to their age.

At 4-6 months, babies can eat pureed food (mashed potatoes, apple puree, egg yolk puree) to increase taste stimulation. Since babies have no teeth, the food needs to be ground and added with porridge water to form a semi-liquid state before feeding; at 6-7 months, babies can eat starchy food (such as finger biscuits, dry bread, steamed bread slices, etc.). The baby will use saliva to soften the food before swallowing it; at 7-8 months, babies can eat semi-solid food such as pureed vegetable porridge, soft noodles, egg custard, minced meat porridge, etc., which are beneficial to tooth growth; at 8-12 months, the choices can be much richer, and wontons, tofu, steamed buns, flower rolls, tomatoes, rice, vegetables and meat can all be eaten.

Vegetables: Leafy vegetables are high in iron, with rapeseed having the highest iron content, reaching 5.9 mg/100 g, followed by shepherd's purse and amaranth. Spinach, which is generally considered to have a higher iron content, actually only has 2.9 mg/100 g, less than half of rapeseed. Meat: Animal liver and blood contain the highest iron content, 10-25 mg/100 g, which is about 10 times that of livestock, poultry and fish (1-3 mg/100 g); the iron in eggs is mainly concentrated in the yolk, and the content is similar to that of livestock and poultry meat, while the iron content in milk is lower, only about 1/10 of that in livestock and poultry meat.

Among various vegetable foods, the iron content is relatively high. In particular, non-heme iron is found in higher concentrations in plant foods. Of course, milk and eggs also contain appropriate amounts of non-heme iron. If the child has anemia due to non-hemoglobin reasons, the above foods can be eaten more. In addition, after the baby sucks breast milk, the iron absorption rate can be as high as 50%, so emphasizing breastfeeding is an important way to prevent anemia in children.