What are some soups that are good for children's appetite?

When children are young, their spleen and stomach functions are not fully developed. At this time, the digestive and absorptive capacity of the stomach and intestines will be relatively weak, and various functions will also be lacking. Therefore, in daily life, children are prone to indigestion, loss of appetite, and even refusing to eat. At this time, many parents will be at a loss. In fact, they should give their children some children's appetizer soup. What are these soups?

●Yam, Gorgon Fruit and Lean Meat Soup

Many parents know that children have weak spleen and stomach digestive functions, so they like to use Chinese yam, water chestnut and other Chinese medicinal herbs that can invigorate qi and strengthen the spleen to cook lean meat soup for their children to drink, believing that this can harmonize the gastrointestinal tract and help digestion. Professor Chen Ruifang pointed out that although yam and water chestnut have good spleen-strengthening functions, they are astringent in nature, so children with constipation should not eat too much of them. However, they are a good choice for children with loose stools.

● Boil lean meat with Radix Pseudostellariae and Radix Adenophorae

If a child has a cold, the longer he or she uses bitter and cold medicines (including antibiotics), the redder his or her lips and tongue will become, and the yellower and thicker the tongue coating will become. This is because excessive use of bitter and cold foods has damaged the yin. At this time, you can use Pseudostellaria baicalensis and Adenophora radix (10 grams each before the age of 7 and 15 grams each after the age of 7) to boil lean meat water for your child to drink. Pseudostellariae Pseudostellariae is also known as "baby ginseng". It has similar effects as ginseng in invigorating qi and promoting body fluid, and nourishing the spleen and lungs, but its medicinal strength is weaker. It is a tonic among qi-invigorating medicines. It is safe to use and can be used frequently by children. It is also very suitable for children who are weak, have poor appetite and sweat after illness.

● Aged dried radish and lean meat soup

Parents often find that their children have a very good appetite for a period of time and eat a lot, but soon after, they will develop bad breath and constipation. This is because the child's spleen is often insufficient and the spleen and stomach transportation and transformation functions are weak. The grains eaten into the body cannot be transformed into essence and absorbed, but the food stagnates in the stomach and intestines. The food stagnation turns into heat for a long time, and internal dampness and heat cause the disease. At this time, you can boil water with aged dried radish, which has the effect of helping digestion and relieving constipation, for your child to drink, or you can use winter melon and aged dried radish to cook lean meat soup.

●Golden rooster liver and candied dates water

When the weather gets colder, you can also boil 15 grams of the Chinese medicine Herba Corydalis in water, and then add 1 pair of chicken stomach, 1 chicken liver and 1 candied date to make soup, which can also help children strengthen their spleen and eliminate accumulation.

● Prunella Vulgaris Candied Dates and Lean Meat Soup

Children often have "excess liver" and their constitution tends to be hot. If they eat too much spicy and hot food, they will get "burned" and "hot", causing dry mouth, irritability, nosebleeds, and easy to develop tonsillitis. At this time, you can use 10 grams of selfheal, candied dates, and lean meat to make soup.

Some parents will buy some appetite stimulants for their children to take, which is a very wrong practice. Because some drugs for digestion and appetite stimulation should be taken by children with organic indigestion, such as chronic gastritis or hypothyroidism, etc. If the child does not have such a disease, then the indiscriminate use of these drugs will cause great harm to the child.