In late spring and early summer, the weather gets hotter and hotter, and the yang of our body radiates outward. We say that children are immature yin and yang, and their own yang is immature and lacking. In the south, the time of entering the summer is relatively early, and the children wear less clothes, which means that the children in the Lingnan region have much more yang qi than the children in the north. Yang qi is much divergent, and it is more important to maintain the child's yang qi, otherwise it will aggravate the cold physique, and the child will be prone to illness. Therefore, in the spring and summer, we must cultivate yang qi.
However, to give children warm yang to replenish qi, the method should be more gentle, can not take some very strong medicine, diet therapy is the most effective method. Therefore, in daily life, the diet given to children should be inclined to the kind of food that replenishes yang qi and temper. It can not only strengthen the spleen, but also can improve the qi, suitable for eating pineapple in early summer, but when eating, there are some conditions.
Is the pineapple hot and humid?
First of all, pineapple does have some hot and humid, pineapple is warm, sweet, sour, can supplement the spleen and stomach, consume food stagnation, so parents' worries are justified, but too worried, not necessary to give children to eat at all. Children eat some "hot" fruits appropriately, which can well achieve the effect of warming the spleen and stomach, and at the same time balance the diet structure that is too hot and cold. Specifically, pineapples can:
1. Supplement the spleen and stomach, eliminate food stagnation, and increase appetite
There are not many fruits with spleen-strengthening effects, and pineapple is a relatively rare choice. Pineapple contains protein enzymes that break down proteins, increase gastrointestinal motility and aid digestion. The flesh is sweet and sour, which can stimulate saliva secretion, and children can eat pineapple in moderation to enhance appetite. If the child usually eats too much and is difficult to digest, then you can give the child two pineapples after 1 hour after the meal to help digestion.
2. Rich in nutrition and promotes development
Pineapple is rich in nutrients and contains a lot of fructose, glucose, vitamins B, C, phosphorus, citric acid and proteases. In particular, it is rich in vitamin B1, which can promote the body's metabolism and eliminate fatigue; vitamin C can enhance immunity and promote children's physical development.
How to give pineapples the best for children to eat?
Although the pineapple is so good, but many children eat it will still have a burden, such as eating the tongue is uncomfortable, many times soaked in salt water or does not work, so my most recommended way to eat pineapple is cooked to eat, today to recommend two pineapple dishes.
The first dish is diced chicken with pineapple.
Pineapple, a warm and edible food, is most suitable with chicken. Other meats, pork is more difficult to digest, beef and mutton are warmer, and seafood with pineapple is easy to breed moisture. Therefore, it is best to match chicken, warm supplement at the same time, it is not difficult to digest, the taste is sour and sweet, the most able to make the child's appetite open, the most suitable for some children who do not have a good appetite.
Diced chicken with pineapple
Ingredients: 1/4 pineapple, 50 g chicken breast, corn starch to taste
method:
1, heat the pan under the oil, wait for the oil to heat and then put in the chicken breast;
2: Stir-fry the chicken breast until it is cooked, add the diced pineapple;
3: Add the corn starch and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
Efficacy: This dish is full of nutrition as a whole, the aroma of the dish invigorates the appetite, the food is appetizing and delicious, and the spleen is replenished and digested.
It is advisable to avoid:
◆ Suitable for the symptoms of not thinking about diet, belching acid reflux, and dull face.
◆ Use when 3 years old or older digests well and has no pain.
◆ Fava bean disease can be used.
The second course is fried rice with pineapple eggs.
Now there are many restaurants will have pineapple paella or pizza and other dishes, drizzled with a layer of cheese or what sauce, in fact, this type of food is easy to cause moisture and allergies, I am not very recommended for children to eat. I recommend that you make a bowl of pineapple egg fried rice for your children at home, put some diced carrots, and if you have peas, you can sprinkle some pea grains, a bowl of fried rice with good color and sweet taste, the price is not expensive.
Pineapple egg fried rice
Ingredients: 1/4 pineapple, 1/2 egg, 1 bowl of rice, 1/2 carrot, salt to taste
method:
1, pineapple with boiling water for a few minutes, fish out, pineapple, carrot diced and set aside;
2, add salt to the eggs, beat them, fry and set aside;
3: Add oil to the pot, sauté the diced carrots, add the diced pineapple and stir-fry, and set aside;
4: Stir-fry rice, add eggs, diced carrots, diced pineapple, stir-fry to taste, you can out of the pot.
Effect: This rice tastes sweet and sour, the taste is rich, and the food can not only make people appetizing, but also consume healthy spleen and stomach.
It is advisable to avoid:
◆ Suitable for children who do not like to eat and have abnormal stools.
◆ If the child already has a hot elephant and the tongue is red, it is not suitable for eating.
◆ Do not eat with white radish, iron, milk.
◆ 3 years old and above to take dialectically.
◆ Fava bean disease can be used.
This article was scientifically checked by Xu Youjia, director of the Department of Pediatrics of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Source According to popular science China, Xu Youjia Parenting Hall WeChat public number (picture source network)