Safeguarding Baby'S Spleen And Stomach Health: Scientific Diet Is The Key

Spleen and stomach health is directly related to baby's nutrition absorption and overall development. However, many parents tend to neglect the maintenance of the spleen and stomach in their daily feeding, which leads to indigestion, diarrhea and other problems of the baby. This article will discuss what food should be avoided, and how to maintain the spleen and stomach of the baby through reasonable diet to help the baby grow healthily.

Be alert! These foods may damage your baby's spleen and stomach

Watermelon heart and iced food: Although watermelon is a cool food in summer, its cold nature is not friendly to the baby's spleen and stomach. Especially the frozen watermelon will further damage the baby's yang qi, leading to spleen yang deficiency, diarrhea and other problems. Therefore, parents should avoid overeating watermelons, especially iced food, for babies with weak spleen and stomach.

Excessive milk: Although milk is rich in nutrition, it is cold in nature. For babies whose spleen and stomach functions are not perfect, excessive drinking can easily lead to diarrhea, nausea and other symptoms. It is suggested that parents should choose warm goat milk as a substitute to reduce the burden of spleen and stomach when the baby's spleen and stomach function is poor.

White porridge and desserts: Although white porridge is easy to digest, long-term single consumption will lead to malnutrition and affect the healthy growth of the baby. The sugar content in desserts is too high, which is easy to produce moisture and aggravate the burden on the spleen and stomach, and should be controlled appropriately.

Barbecue and fried chicken: This kind of food is not only greasy, but also contains a lot of trans fatty acids, which not only increases the burden on the spleen and stomach, but also affects the metabolism of the body. It should be avoided as far as possible.

Hard food: Although nuts, dumplings and other hard food are rich in nutrition, they are not easy to digest, which may lead to abdominal distension and abdominal pain. Parents should be careful when giving them to their babies.

These foods are good helpers for maintaining the spleen and stomach

Coarse grains and coarse cereals: sweet potatoes, lentils, peanuts and other grains and coarse cereals are rich in dietary fiber and vitamins, which help strengthen the spleen and stomach. They are the choice of baby's daily diet.

Yam and lotus seed: Yam is rich in mucin, which can protect gastric mucosa; Lotus seed has the effect of supplementing qi and nourishing stomach. It is suitable for babies with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, and can help relieve diarrhea and other symptoms.

Poria cocos and Euryale fruit: Poria cocos can remove dampness and invigorate the spleen, and Euryale fruit can invigorate the spleen and stop diarrhea. Both of them are mild tonic foods, suitable for long-term consumption by babies, and help improve spleen and stomach health.

Apple juice: self-made apple juice is not only easy to make, but also has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach. With hawthorn, jujube and other ingredients, it can enhance the effect and is a good choice for baby's daily drink.

In short, the health of baby's spleen and stomach is the foundation of growth. Parents should scientifically match food in daily feeding, and avoid too many cold, greasy, sweet and hard and difficult to digest food for the baby; At the same time, we will actively introduce ingredients for strengthening the spleen and stomach, such as coarse grains, yams, lotus seeds, etc., to protect the health of the baby's spleen and stomach. Through reasonable diet, the baby's spleen and stomach will be stronger, laying a solid foundation for healthy growth.