Zinc supplement for infants

The baby's body is developing, and the baby needs sufficient nutrition during the development process. If the baby is malnourished, it will affect the baby's development. Zinc is one of the more important elements in the human body. If the baby's body lacks trace elements, many uncomfortable symptoms will appear. Therefore, mothers must pay attention to giving the baby proper zinc supplementation. What are some zinc-supplementing complementary foods? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. What are the complementary foods for infants that supplement zinc?

The best way to supplement zinc is through food, so you should pay attention to eating more zinc-rich foods, such as oysters, seaweed, dried shrimps, animal offal, egg yolks, beans, sesame paste, peanuts, walnuts, apples, etc.

2. How to make zinc supplement for babies?

1. Longan and Pig Heart

Ingredients: longan meat, pig heart, ginger, pepper, Shaoxing wine, salt, etc.

Production:

1. Cut open the pig heart, remove the fat and fascia, wash the longan meat and slice the ginger;

2. Blanch the pig heart, cool it, then add longan meat, ginger slices and appropriate amount of water;

3. Turn to low heat and cook, adjust the seasoning.

Nutrition tips: Longan and pig heart not only supplement rich zinc, but also have the effects of nourishing blood and qi, strengthening the spleen and appetite.

(II) Black-bone chicken stewed with peach kernels

Ingredients: half a black chicken, 75 grams of walnut kernels, wolfberry, onion, ginger, pepper, Shaoxing wine, etc.

Production:

1. Wash and cut the black-bone chicken into pieces, blanch and remove the foam;

2. Add peach kernels, wolfberries, peppercorns, Shaoxing wine, salt, onions, ginger, etc. and cook together;

3. Turn to low heat and simmer until the meat is tender.

Nutrition tips: Combined with peach kernels, it can greatly enhance the zinc supplement effect of black chicken, a holy product for gynecology.

3. Symptoms of zinc deficiency in infants

Symptoms of zinc deficiency in babies include decreased digestive tract function, such as anorexia, loss of appetite, and pica. Pica is the liking to eat dirt, wall paint, paper, coal slag or other foreign objects; it may lead to growth retardation, short stature, and delayed sexual development; zinc deficiency in babies may also cause low immune function and susceptibility to infection, such as colds, diarrhea, etc. If a baby is zinc deficient, he may also have yellow hair, geographic tongue, hair loss, recurrent oral ulcers, rough skin, delayed wound healing, night blindness, and anemia.