What foods are healthy for children in winter?
According to Chinese news network, in the cold and dry winter, what kind of food can meet children's health needs?
Health expert Wang Yi of the Chinese Medical Association said that basically, regardless of the season, a child's three meals a day must include starch, green vegetables, fruit, meat, tofu, and milk - five indispensable foods. Especially in winter, children must eat more green vegetables to prevent colds.
During the cold season, babies need to eat a variety of vegetables and fruits such as spinach, bean sprouts, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, potatoes, radishes, and carrots.
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To make children like eating green vegetables, parents need to change the way they prepare them regularly and be persistent. At each meal, parents should add protein such as beef, pork, fish, shrimp, crab, and eggs.
According to expert Vuong Nghi, in winter, parents should choose mainly hot foods for their children, and should not eat raw and cold foods, because these foods are difficult to digest and affect the spleen and stomach of children, especially for children with poor stomachs.
In addition, foods made from soybeans are also very good foods in winter, such as braised beans with meat, steamed pureed tofu with minced meat or minced fish, white cabbage cooked with tofu and meat soup. These dishes are very nutritious for babies in winter.
In winter, children should drink plenty of water to ensure the body's needs. For older children, parents should guide them to drink water by themselves, do not wait until thirsty to drink. Because when waiting until thirsty, the child's body is already in a state of dehydration. Do not drink too many sugary drinks and it is best to drink boiled water.
In addition, you should regularly feed your baby porridge. In winter, feeding your baby hot porridge is very beneficial for your baby to absorb calories and nutrients. Porridge is a very suitable food for newborns because their digestive tract is still weak./.
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