How to treat children's bad spleen and stomach

Although the nutrition a child consumes is very important, if a child has a bad spleen and stomach, no matter how much nutrition he consumes, he will not be able to digest and absorb it well. If a child has a bad spleen and stomach, parents should try not to use medication to treat them, because most medications will have a harmful effect on the child's health. So how should children with bad spleen and stomach be treated with diet?

Children's recipes for regulating spleen and stomach

1. Fish paste

Ingredients: 50 grams of grass carp, 1 gram of salt, 2 grams of starch.

Production:

1. Cut the fish into 2 cm pieces and put it into a pot of boiling water. Add salt and cook until done.

2. After removing the bones and skin of the fish, put the fish meat into a bowl and grind it. Then put it into a pot and add fish soup to cook. Mix starch with water and pour it into the pot. Cook until it becomes a paste, then serve and let it dry to cool before feeding.

Efficacy: Fish meat is rich in high-quality protein, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamin A, B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, etc. It has a good effect on infant growth and development, bone growth, brain health, vision maintenance, etc. It is suitable for 4-6 months old babies as a supplementary food. It is the first choice for children to regulate their spleen and stomach.

2. Yam and Lotus Seed Porridge

Ingredients: about 50 grams of yam and 20 to 30 grams of lotus seeds.

Production:

1. Take an appropriate amount of fresh yam and lotus seeds to make porridge for your baby every day. Cook the lotus seeds and porridge until they are soft before eating them together.

2. For children under 1 year old, the yam and lotus seeds should be crushed as much as possible. The dry ones can be ground into powder and then mixed with rice soup to make a paste for feeding.

Efficacy: This porridge can warm the stomach and strengthen the spleen, and is most suitable for children with insufficient spleen yang.

3. Corn and Yam Porridge

Ingredients: 50 grams of corn, 25 grams of Chinese yam, and appropriate amount of white sugar.

Production:

1. Wash the corn thoroughly; peel the yam, wash it, and cut it into small pieces.

2. Put the pot on the fire, add appropriate amount of water, add corn and yam pieces, cook over low heat until the porridge is cooked, add sugar to season and boil.

Efficacy: Nourishes the spleen and replenishes Qi, calms the mind and nourishes Yin. It has the functions of nourishing the spleen and stomach, clearing away heat and calming the mind; yam strengthens the spleen and stomach, replenishes qi and yin, and also promotes diuresis and benefits the kidneys. Children should eat it regularly to regulate their spleen and stomach.

4. Millet and Mushroom Porridge

Ingredients: 50 grams of millet, 50 grams of shiitake mushrooms, and 5 grams of chicken gizzard lining.

Production:

1. Wash the millet clean; wash the mushrooms clean and cut into small pieces or mince; wash the chicken gizzard lining.

2. Place the pot on the fire, add appropriate amount of water, add millet and chicken gizzard lining and cook over low heat until porridge becomes porridge. Take the soup and cook with mushrooms until cooked.

Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen and stomach, helps digestion and eliminates food stagnation. Millet strengthens the spleen and stomach; chicken gizzard lining can aid digestion; shiitake mushrooms have the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach and aiding digestion. This porridge is very beneficial to the stomach and can stimulate the appetite. Children should eat it frequently to regulate their spleen and stomach.

5. Hawthorn Cake

Ingredients: 300 grams of fresh hawthorn, 300 grams of Chinese yam, and appropriate amount of white sugar.

Production:

1. Peel and core the hawthorn, clean it; peel and clean the yam, then cut it into pieces.

2. Put the hawthorn and yam pieces into a bowl, add appropriate amount of sugar and mix well. Steam them in a steamer and press them into small cakes for eating.

Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen, removes stagnation, harmonizes the stomach and aids digestion. Hawthorn contains a large amount of vitamin C and acidic substances, which can promote the secretion of gastric juice, increase enzymes in the stomach, thereby aiding digestion, strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi.

6. Chinese wolfberry and yam porridge

Ingredients: 30g chicken breast, 20g yam, 50g rice, 10g wolfberry.

Ingredients: appropriate amount of salt and a little chopped green onion.

Production:

1. Wash 50 grams of rice, add appropriate amount of water and cook into porridge.

2. Peel and cut appropriate amount of yam into small pieces. Soak wolfberry in cold water and wash.

3. After the porridge water boils, add the yam and cook together. When it is almost cooked, add the wolfberry and cook for about 20 minutes.

4. You can add some sugar or salt to season it according to your child’s taste and preference.

Efficacy: Yam strengthens the spleen and kidneys, wolfberry nourishes yin and replenishes yang, and rice porridge gently regulates the stomach and intestines.

7. Carrot Soup

Ingredients: 100 grams of carrots, appropriate amount of brown sugar.

Production:

1. Wash the carrots and cut into small pieces.

2. Put the pot on the fire, add appropriate amount of water, put in carrot pieces and cook until well-cooked, then add brown sugar. It is ready to eat after boiling.

Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen, helps digestion, and regulates the stomach. This meal uses carrots which are rich in vitamins, especially carotene A, and also contains relatively high amounts of vitamin B2 and folic acid, and is known as the "common people's ginseng." It tastes sweet and is mild in nature. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and removing stagnation, moistening dryness and improving eyesight. It can treat indigestion caused by weak spleen and stomach in children.