What should children with anemia eat?

Children nowadays suffer from anemia due to unbalanced diet, malnutrition and other reasons. Many parents rarely worry about this. Generally speaking, when this happens, parents will rush to seek medical treatment. This approach should not be the best option. In the editor's opinion, dietary supplements are actually better. So, what should children with anemia eat? Today, the editor will introduce to parents some blood-enriching foods.

1. Longan - nourishes blood and benefits the heart

Traditional Chinese medicine has always praised longan as an excellent product for nourishing blood and benefiting the heart. Because of its warm nature, it enters the heart and spleen meridians, and has the effect of nourishing blood while replenishing qi.

It is often used to treat symptoms such as deficiency of qi and blood, anemia, physical weakness, and mental decline. If a child has anemia, parents can use 30 grams each of longan meat and jujube, boil them in water, and give them to the child once a day to treat anemia.

2. Milk and honey to replenish blood

Pediatricians in New Jersey, USA, have proved through clinical trials that giving children with anemia milk and honey every day can improve children's anemia. They gave milk with honey to more than 100 anemic children for 20 consecutive days. As a result, the red blood cells and hemoglobin in the children's blood increased, symptoms such as dizziness and fatigue were significantly alleviated, and their faces began to show color.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that milk is sweet and mild in nature, can replenish qi and blood, nourish the stomach and intestines, replenish deficiency and benefit the five internal organs; while honey can stimulate the growth of hemoglobin; the combination of the two does have the effect of replenishing blood, and this method can be used for children with anemia. In addition, royal jelly is also particularly suitable for patients with anemia. Taking 1 spoon of royal jelly on an empty stomach every morning for 3 weeks as a course of treatment is also very helpful for improving anemia.

4. Spinach replenishes blood

Spinach contains a large amount of iron and vitamins A, B group, vitamin C, etc., which help to replenish blood, regulate physical strength, and are effective in treating anemia.

Common method: Cut half an apple (peeled and cored) and 30 grams of carrots into appropriate sizes, add 50 grams of spinach that has been slightly boiled in water, put them into a juicer to squeeze out the juice, add pure milk to the squeezed juice and it is ready to eat. This method is very suitable for children with anemia.

5. Red dates and black fungus to nourish blood

Black fungus tastes sweet and is mild in nature. It has the effects of nourishing blood, improving intelligence and brain health, nourishing yin and benefiting the stomach. It is rich in substances that produce blood cells, which can both nourish blood and stop bleeding.

Red dates have always been a well-known blood tonic, but the effect of eating them alone is very limited; however, red dates combined with black fungus can increase the blood-enriching and blood-nourishing effects.

The specific method is: 20 grams of black fungus, 20 red dates, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. After soaking the fungus, put it into a bowl together with red dates and rock sugar and add appropriate amount of water. Put it in a steamer and steam it for about 1 hour before eating. Eat it twice a day to clear away heat and replenish blood. It is suitable for children with anemia.

The above is what the editor introduced to you about what to eat for children with anemia. I wonder if there is any solution to the problems that parents are troubled by? The editor hopes the answer is yes. And, by the way, some of the foods provided by the editor here are just for reference for blood supplement. If a child has severe anemia, it is best for parents to take the child to the hospital.