Diet therapy for iron deficiency anemia in infants and young children

Iron deficiency anemia in infants and young children is something that makes many parents feel very worried. Not only will the baby suffer from anemia, but the baby's efficiency in absorbing food will also be reduced. Mothers should pay attention to the dietary therapy for iron deficiency anemia in infants and young children in their daily diet, so as to alleviate the baby's anemia problem. Below are some dietary treatments for iron deficiency anemia in infants and young children. Parents who are troubled by this problem can come in and take a look.

Dietary precautions for patients with iron deficiency anemia

(1) High-protein diet. Protein is the raw material for synthesizing hemoglobin. Attention should be paid to dietary supplementation. The daily amount should be about 80 grams. High-quality protein foods such as animal liver, lean meat, eggs, milk and soy products can be selected.

(2) Eat foods rich in iron. Foods rich in iron include animal foods such as liver, kidney, tongue, duck gizzard, squid, jellyfish, dried shrimp, egg yolk, as well as plant foods such as sesame, kelp, black fungus, seaweed, hair algae, shiitake mushrooms, soybeans, black beans, bean curd, red fermented bean curd, celery, shepherd's purse, jujube, sunflower seeds, walnut kernels, etc. It is recommended to use iron pans.

(3) The diet should include foods rich in vitamins, especially B vitamins and vitamin C, which are very effective in preventing and treating anemia.

(4) Avoid drinking tea, especially strong tea, because the tannic acid in tea can prevent the absorption of iron.

(5) Correct bad eating habits, such as picky eating, vegetarianism, etc.

Diet therapy

Weak temper

[Clinical manifestations] Pale or sallow complexion, fatigue, poor appetite and loose stools, pale red tongue, thin and greasy tongue coating, and thready pulse.

[Diet therapy and medicinal food]

1. Stir-fried pork blood with seaweed: Put pork blood and 300 grams of seaweed (soaked) into an iron pan and stir-fry until cooked.

2. Astragalus Chicken Congee: 30 grams of astragalus, 1 hen (1000 grams), 100 grams of polished rice. Kill the hen, remove the hair and internal organs (cut into pieces), put it into the pot with the astragalus, add water and cook into a thick soup. Use this thick soup and polished rice to cook porridge, season and eat.

3. Red ginseng and glutinous rice porridge: 10 grams of red ginseng (sliced), 15 grams of glutinous rice, 100 grams of polished rice, cook them together and eat.

4. Pig blood and spinach soup

[Recipe] 500 grams of fresh spinach, 250 grams of pig blood, and appropriate amounts of salt and MSG.

[Method]: Wash the spinach, blanch it in boiling water and cut it into sections. Wash the pig blood, cut it into small pieces, put it into an iron pot, add water and bring to a boil, then add spinach and cook the soup. After it is cooked, season it according to personal taste. Take once a day or every other day, 2-3 times in a row.

[Effects] Pig blood is cheap and good quality, containing up to 45 mg of iron per 100 grams, and can be called the "king of blood nourishment". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that spinach is sweet and cool in nature, and can nourish blood, stop bleeding, restrain yin, and moisten dryness. Therefore, this soup has the effect of replenishing iron and nourishing blood.

Qi and blood deficiency type

[Clinical manifestations] Pale complexion, fatigue, weakness, dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath, laziness to speak, pale and fat tongue, thin white tongue coating, and soft and thready pulse.

[Diet therapy and medicinal food]

1. Decoction of Angelica, Wolfberry and Pork Liver: 15g Angelica, 15g Wolfberry and 60g Pork Liver. Cook the soup and season it for consumption.

2. Black bean, glutinous rice and jujube soup: 50 grams of black beans, 20 grams of glutinous rice and 50 grams of jujube. Boil in water and drink.

3. Black fungus, jujube and pork soup: 10 grams of black fungus, 15 jujubes, and 60 grams of lean pork, cook them together and drink the soup. Twice a day.

4. Donkey hide gelatin, red dates and black fungus porridge

[Formula] 15g donkey-hide gelatin, 10 red dates, 10g black fungus, 100g glutinous rice.

[Method]: Crush the donkey-hide gelatin and set aside. Soak black fungus in warm water and wash it. Remove the pits from the dates. When the black fungus, jujube and glutinous rice porridge is almost cooked, add in donkey-hide gelatin and stir until dissolved. Take warm every morning and evening.

[Effects] Black fungus replenishes qi and blood. Every 100 grams of black fungus contains 98 mg of iron, which is the highest iron content among all foods. Donkey-hide gelatin can promote bone marrow hematopoietic function and significantly increase the content of red blood cells and hemoglobin; red dates nourish blood and replenish qi. This porridge replenishes qi and blood, and is suitable for symptoms such as dizziness caused by blood deficiency and iron deficiency anemia.

5. Stir-fried pork liver with celery

[Recipe]: 200 grams of pork liver, 300 grams of celery, 25 grams of soy sauce, and appropriate amounts of sugar and salt.

[Preparation]: 1. Remove the fascia from the pork liver, wash and cut into thin slices, add appropriate amount of salt and mix well, set aside.

2. Wash the celery and cut into sections.

3. Heat the oil in a pan to 60% temperature, add the pork liver, and after it changes color, pour it into a colander to drain the oil.

4. Leave a little oil in the pot, add the celery and stir-fry over high heat. Add soy sauce, sugar and salt before it is cooked. Then pour in the pork liver, stir-fry for a few times and serve immediately.

[Effects] This recipe is rich in iron and folic acid, and is an excellent daily food supplement for women with anemia and infants.

Through the article’s introduction to the dietary therapy methods for iron deficiency anemia in infants and young children, I believe parents will know what kind of nutrition they should supplement for their babies in daily life. It is not scary for a baby to suffer from iron deficiency anemia. The important thing is to treat it as soon as possible. And pay more attention to diet in the future life, parents should give the baby proper nutrition.