What If My Child Cannot Be Vaccinated? Eat Like This With A Nutritionist To Boost Your Immunity

The outbreak of COVID-19 has been well controlled since mid-May, but there is still no vaccine for children under 12 years old. In addition to implementing epidemic prevention measures, diet can also improve immunity and build self-protection the high wall! As for how to eat? Dietitian Xu Yuzhen said that "reducing the inflammatory response in the body" is the key method.

Xu Yuzhen pointed out that the more inflammatory factors in the body, the easier it is to induce diseases and reduce immunity. Therefore, it is recommended that children under the age of 12 should eat a balanced and nutritious diet. Obesity is also an inflammation, so pay attention to weight control, get enough sleep, avoid staying up late, and exercise more often in the sun. In addition, in terms of diet, Xu Yuzhen suggested that you can follow the following key points to adjust.

8 major dietary points, children eat like this!

1. Infants and young children try to breastfeed as much as possible, and children will acquire mother's antibodies from breast milk.

2. Children after the age of one should try to eat a balanced diet.

3. Use more whole grains to replace the three whites (rice, flour, white toast).

4. Eat more chicken, fish, seafood, eggs, soybeans, black beans, and edamame instead of red meat (pig, beef, and sheep).

5. It is recommended to use olive oil, bitter tea oil, avocado oil, canola oil, etc. for cooking oil to reduce inflammatory factors.

6. You can drink 500c.c. of fresh milk or sugar-free yogurt every day to supplement high-quality protein, vitamins, minerals (calcium, zinc, vitamin D), which is not only conducive to growth and development, but also helps improve immunity.

7. Fruits are not all-you-can-eat, just 2-3 fists a day (the child's own fist is big), and vegetables should be eaten more than fruits

8. Minimize the consumption of snacks, not only Affects concentration and learning ability, and is more likely to cause inflammation in the body.

In addition, Xu Yuzhen also reminded that sweet drinks, cakes and biscuits containing all kinds of refined sugar. All kinds of fried and grilled food. There are also processed meats, such as sausage, ham, bacon, jerky, hot dogs, etc., which are also prone to cause inflammation in the body and should be eaten less.

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