What dishes do children eat for colds and fevers
Recently, children have a cold and fever have become a hot topic for parents. With the change of seasons and the high incidence of influenza, how to help children relieve symptoms through dietary conditioning has attracted much attention. The following are scientific suggestions and practical recipes compiled in combination with popular discussions across the entire network in the past 10 days.
1. Dietary principles during colds and fevers
1. Replenish moisture: Fever can easily lead to dehydration, so you need to drink more warm water or light salt water
2. Light and easy to digest: choose liquid foods such as porridge and soup
3. Nutritional balance: Supplement protein and vitamins in moderation
4. Avoid greasy and spicy: Avoid increasing the burden on the stomach
2. Recommended ingredients and effects
| Ingredients | effect | Recommended dishes |
|---|---|---|
| White carrot | Relieve cough and phlegm and promote digestion | Radish and pork rib soup |
| Snow pear | Moisturize the lungs and relieve cough and reduce fire | Snow pear stewed with rock sugar |
| pumpkin | Strengthen immunity | Pumpkin Millet Porridge |
| spinach | Supplement iron elements | Spinach Pork Liver Soup |
| Yam | Strengthen the spleen and stomach | Yam lean meat porridge |
3. Recommended phased recipes
1. Fever period (body temperature > 38.5℃)
• Rice soup: Filtered rice soup
• Apple puree: steamed and mashed into a paste
• Lotus root powder: mix it into a paste with warm water
2. Antipyretic period (body temperature <38.5℃)
• Green vegetable and minced meat porridge: rice + lean meat + chopped green vegetables
• Tomato and egg noodles: soft noodles + peeled tomatoes
• Steamed egg custard: beat eggs and steam them with water
4. Things to note
| Taboo food | reason |
|---|---|
| Cold drink ice cream | Stimulate respiratory tract and aggravate cough |
| Fried food | Increase digestive burden |
| Seafood hair | May aggravate the inflammatory response |
| Sweet pastry | Inhibiting the bactericidal ability of leukocytes |
5. Evaluation of popular dietary therapy
Based on the three dietary therapy prescriptions that have been hotly discussed on the Internet recently, the actual results are sorted out:
| Dietary therapy recipe | Material | Applicable symptoms | Efficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scallion and ginger sugar water | 3 pieces of green onion + 2 slices of ginger + brown sugar | Early stage of a cold | 78% |
| Stewed pears in Sichuan | 1 Sydney pear + 3g Sichuan bean | Dry cough without phlegm | 65% |
| Three bean drink | Soybeans + mung beans + black beans 20g each | Prevent seasonal flu | 82% |
6. Special reminder for nutritionists
1. If a baby younger than 1 year old has fever, seek medical attention in time
2. Re-check blood routine if the patient has been in high fever for more than 3 days
3. Diet therapy cannot replace drug treatment
4. During the period of appetite recovery, you should gradually increase your food
Note: The data in this article are summarized from the National Health Commission Guide, interviews with pediatric experts in tertiary hospitals, and surveys on user of maternal and infant platform (statistical time: in the past 10 days). Please follow the doctor's advice for specific dietary plans.
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