What can we eat to stimulate children’s appetite?

Some children are a headache for adults when it comes to eating. If children don't eat well in the long run, they will become thin and have no appetite. So, as parents, what can they do to help their children stimulate their appetite? Here, the editor has collected some methods to help children stimulate their appetite. Those in need can follow the editor to learn more.

1. Cultivate good eating habits, urge your baby to wash hands before eating, leave a fixed place for your baby to eat, and do not let your baby play while eating.

2. Adults should set a good example, and the whole family should maintain an atmosphere of sitting together for meals. If the baby leaves his seat to play alone, do not follow him with a bowl to feed him. Just tell the baby: "You can't play during mealtimes. If you play, you won't have any food." If the baby doesn't listen, there is no need to urge him. The adults will clean up the dishes after the meal.

3. Don’t force anything. Don’t force your baby if he doesn’t want to eat. If your baby says he can't eat anymore when he is halfway through eating, don't persuade him to finish his meal. Just take away his bowl and chopsticks immediately. Never prepare other dishes or give snacks to the baby afterwards.

Some snacks that babies usually like to eat are still attractive to them. Although the baby’s stomach is uncomfortable at this time, if he encounters something he particularly likes, he will definitely eat some of it. However, this will cause certain harm to the baby’s stomach and intestines, and will also affect the baby’s appetite for the next meal.

4. Make dishes suitable for babies. Cut long-stem vegetables short, make potatoes into potato pancakes, cut spinach and greens into inch-long pieces, and cook more fish with fewer bones for your baby to eat.

5. Let your baby participate in cooking. Babies aged four or five can do things within their abilities. Letting them participate in cooking will let them know how meals are made, and at the same time teach them to cherish their meals.

I believe that after reading the methods I introduced above to help children stimulate their appetite, adults should pay attention to the fact that children and adults have different appetites, and children’s psychology is also different from that of adults. You can make food that satisfies children’s psychology, and you can make cartoon characters that children like. Don’t give children snacks at mealtimes, and give them more exercise, which can greatly promote appetite.