October 3, 2018
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【育兒百科】小孩吸收好，媽媽無煩惱
#小朋友吃多吃少都會牽動媽媽情緒
#但吃得多不代表吸收得多
#星期三問題多多
養好脾胃從小開始
苦媽：「小兒三歲，食量正常，但身型偏瘦小，我想他強壯一點，怎樣可以令他開胃吃得更多？」
CheckCheckCin：小朋友不長肉，未必是吃得不夠，可能是因為脾胃虛弱，未能正常吸收吃下去的食物營養，伴隨症狀為食慾差、容易感冒、面色偏白欠光澤、氣短、聲音弱小、多汗、腹部脹滿、大便稀爛或便秘等。
中醫理論認為小朋友「臟腑嬌嫩，形氣未充」，意思是指小兒時期的五臟六腑尚未完全發展成熟，所以容易出現腸胃問題，尤其如多食生冷寒涼的飲品或食物、甜食等，更會加重脾胃負擔，脾胃不能正常運作。日常飲食更要少吃生冷，調補主要以健脾為主，簡單以薯仔、淮山、蓮子、芡實、黃豆等，有助小朋友建立壯健的脾胃系統。
小朋友健脾胃小貼士：
– 適量飲用健脾胃的強身湯水
– 適量進食粗糧
– 每天飲用米水(1歲以上適宜飲用)
– 少吃生冷寒涼飲品或食物
– 少吃甜食
・米水Q&A・
問：聽說用米水開奶更有營養，是真的嗎？
答：不建議用米水開奶，奶粉本身的營養配方已足夠嬰兒日常所需，而且奶粉配方是按沖泡食水而設計，不宜使用食水以外的東西沖泡。如果想小朋友飲用米水養好脾胃，宜慢慢誘導獨立飲用，一歲以上就可以，最初可由每天飲一小杯約60毫升開始。
Start nourishing your spleen and stomach at a young age
My child is 3 years old, eats normally, but he’s still quite small and skinny. I’d like him to be stronger, is there a way to get him to eat more?
CheckCheckCin: When children don’t seem to grow, it may not be related to how much you eat, but rather due to asthenic spleen and stomach and nutrients is nor properly absorbed into the body. Usual accompanying symptoms include poor appetite, prone to colds/flus, pale and dull complexion, shortness of breath, vocal weakness, excessive sweating, abdominal fullness and bloating, loose stool or constipation.
Chinese medicine theory says that children’s organs have not completely developed yet so they are prone to digestive issues. This is especially true for those that frequent consume cold/raw foods or drinks and sweets as these can add to the burden of the spleen and stomach. Try to reduce the amount of cold/raw food consumption, strengthen the spleen with ingredients such as potatoes, Chinese yam, lotus seeds, fox nuts, soy beans.
Tips to strengthen the spleen and stomach for kids:
– appropriately have soups that strengthen the spleen and stomach
– have coarse grains appropriately
– Drink rice water daily (suitable for those 1 year old or older)
– Reduce consumption of cold/raw food and drinks
– Have less sweets
FAQ
Some people say it is better to use rice water to make formula milk, is that true?
We do not recommend using rice water to make milk as formula is created to fulfil daily needs of infant nutrients and it is created to use regular water. If you want your children to drink rice water, try to entice them to drink it separately as it is suitable for children 1 year old or above. Start by having 60ml per day of rice water.
