What to do if your baby is anemic? Daily diet to replenish blood

Children's health is the biggest worry for new parents. Many babies will show symptoms of anemia due to unreasonable diet for babies, picky eating, partial eating or overnutrition, damage to the spleen and stomach, etc. Anemia can cause great harm to the baby's healthy growth and physical fitness.

1: In addition to breast milk or milk, babies' diet also includes eggs, vegetables, and meat. Which of these contain more iron? 1. Let's look at vegetables first: leafy vegetables have a higher iron content, with rapeseed having the highest iron content, reaching 5.9 mg/100 g; followed by shepherd's purse and amaranth; spinach, which is generally believed to contain a lot of iron, has an iron content of only 2.9 mg/100 g, less than half of rapeseed.

2: 2. Let's look at meat products: animal liver and blood have the highest iron content, 10-25 mg/100 g, which is about 10 times that of livestock, poultry and fish (1-3 mg/100 g); the iron in eggs is mainly concentrated in the yolk, and the content is similar to that of livestock and poultry meat.

3: 3. Milk that babies need to eat every day: The iron content is relatively low, only about 1/10 of that in livestock and poultry meat. From this, it can be seen that among baby foods, both plant-based and animal-based foods, there are types with high iron content.

1: Studies have found that the iron in fermented foods is easier to absorb. Therefore, steamed buns, steamed cakes, and bread are more suitable for babies than noodles, pancakes, and rice. When eating leafy vegetables, blanch them in boiling water first to remove most of the oxalic acid, allowing your baby to absorb more iron.

1: 1. When the baby is 6 months old, breast milk and cow's milk can no longer fully meet the needs of physical growth and development, and complementary foods must be added to the baby. 2. Starting from the baby's 6-month-old, add boiled egg yolks, starting with 1/4 per day, gradually increasing to 1/3, 1/2, 3/4, until one boiled egg per day. 3. Start adding lean meat, liver paste, fish paste, and animal blood when the baby is 8 months old, also increasing gradually from small amounts to large amounts. 4. Vegetables are essential foods for babies after 6 months old. Blanching leafy vegetables in boiling water can remove most of the oxalic acid, which is beneficial for iron absorption.

1: While supplementing with foods high in iron, give your baby more fruits rich in vitamin C. This is especially beneficial for improving the absorption rate of iron, which can be increased several times. Kiwi, fresh dates, citrus fruits, etc. are all fruits rich in vitamin C.

1: 1. When supplementing your baby’s iron, it is not enough to simply look at the iron content in food. If the absorption rate is low, even if the iron content in the food is high, the effect of iron supplementation will not be very good. Iron in food exists in two forms: one is heme iron (also called porphyrin iron) which is easily absorbed; the other is inorganic iron which is poorly absorbed. 2. The iron in the animal liver, blood, livestock and poultry meat, fish and egg yolk mentioned above is heme iron, which is easily absorbed by babies and has a good iron supplement effect. 3. The iron in vegetables and milk is inorganic iron. Although the iron content of vegetables is not low, the baby can absorb relatively little of it, so the iron supplement effect is not very good.

Use the correct method and actively look for the cause of the disease, such as whether you have digestive tract diseases, and seek timely treatment. Pay attention to dietary nutrition. For children with iron deficiency anemia, give them more foods containing iron and protein, such as eggs, lean meat, animal liver, green leafy vegetables, soy milk, etc.