One and a half year old baby doesn't like to eat
Release time : 01/18/2025 18:13:27
A one-and-a-half-year-old baby, who is in the stage of growing up, will often cause parents great concern and trouble if they do not like to eat.
What are the reasons for a one-and-a-half-year-old child not eating? How can we address this issue? What can be done to boost the child's appetite? A one-and-a-half-year-old child is at a critical stage of rapid development. If they are showing signs of refusal to eat, it can cause great concern for parents.
Even knowing the "consequences" of not eating well, I'm at a loss when trying to make him eat.
What are the reasons for a one-and-a-half year old child not eating? 1. Excessive consumption of snacks.
If babies often eat snacks like chocolates and cakes, especially before meals, it may cause blood sugar to rise, suppressing the central nervous system. This can lead to a lack of appetite and an inability to eat when mealtime arrives.
2. Insufficient activity.
If the baby has insufficient activity and consumption, it will naturally not be easy to feel hungry.
3. Zinc deficiency.
Zinc is an indispensable and important substance to maintain normal appetite.
Some babies have the habit of picky eating, preferring only vegetables and fruits over meat and fish. This can easily lead to zinc deficiency as plant-based foods generally contain less zinc than animal products and are more difficult for the body to absorb. Over time, this can result in zinc deficiency.
Inadequate upbringing.
Some parents are often worried that their babies are not nutritious enough, so they adopt various methods to force their babies to eat, but doing so will cause the babies to develop resistance and anorexia psychology. In the long run, the babies 'anorexia problem will become more and more serious.
5. Poor digestive function.
If the baby has acute and chronic gastritis, enteritis or lack of sleep, it will lead to disordered digestion and subsequently anorexia.
What to do if your one-and-a-half year old baby doesn't like eating? A child who doesn't eat is a very troublesome phenomenon for many parents. If the child refuses to eat for a long time, it will not only affect their growth and development, but also cause various symptoms such as oral hygiene problems and indigestion.
What to do if a one-and-a-half-year-old baby doesn't like eating? 1. Adjust the cooking methods of the diet.
The child is not fond of eating, which may be caused by this kind of food or this kind of cooking method. So parents should pay attention to changing the way of cooking and avoid overly greasy, otherwise, if it is too long, it will affect the child's digestion function, and then make him/her lose appetite.
It is important to note that the diet should be balanced and light, with a focus on simple foods such as rice, noodles, eggs, vegetables, etc., while fats should be used sparingly.
2. Exercise appropriately to enjoy a good diet.
Before meals, parents can take their baby to the park to play for a while, exercise properly, and consume calories in the body, which can increase the baby's appetite.
3. Massage your baby frequently.
After the baby has eaten, parents can give him a gastrointestinal massage for a few minutes. This will not only promote food digestion and enhance parent-child bonds, but also help the baby get rid of loss of appetite and anorexia.
4. Develop good dining habits.
Feed your baby regularly and quantitatively, reduce snacks and snacks between meals, and cultivate your baby to develop the habit of not picky eaters or partial eaters.
Don't tease your baby while eating, and don't let your baby eat while watching TV. This will affect its gastrointestinal peristalsis and digestive gland secretion, which can cause indigestion.
How to Increase the Appetite of a One-Year-Old Baby When the baby is reluctant to eat, many parents first think about whether the baby is sick.
In fact, many factors can cause a baby to lose their appetite, and illness is just one of them.
So, how to increase appetite in a one-year-and-a-half-old baby? 1. Supplement with appropriate trace elements and vitamins.
Research indicates that malnourished babies often exhibit varying degrees of iron and zinc deficiency.
Therefore, infants with anorexia should be referred to the hospital for routine testing to determine whether their blood iron and zinc levels are within the normal range.
If these two indicators are low, iron and zinc supplements should be administered. Generally, a combination of 1 to 2 months is required. With the correction of zinc and iron deficiency, the baby's appetite will improve.
2. Pay attention to the variety and color of food.
When babies have poor appetites, parents can pay more attention to cooking techniques. For example, if the baby doesn't like meat, they can make it into dumplings or wontons.
If you're not eating fish, just make it into fish balls.
If you don't eat vegetables, just chop them up and mix them into rice... Try to ensure that your baby's diet is as balanced as possible, with a mix of both coarse and fine foods, including meat and vegetables.
3. Take an appropriate appetizer.
For babies who are often unwilling to eat, you can appropriately let them take some appetizers that regulate the spleen and stomach and promote digestion and absorption, but they must be taken under the doctor's instructions and avoid abusing health supplements.
4. Exercise is essential for a healthy diet.
Before meals, parents can take their baby to the park to play for a while, exercise properly, and consume calories in the body, which can increase the baby's appetite.
For a one-and-a-half-year-old baby, the appetizer diet is gradually transitioning from a milk-based diet to a solid-based diet adjustment stage. At this time, it is easy to have a poor appetite.
Therefore, parents need to put more effort into making some dishes for their babies that have the effect of strengthening the spleen and appetizing appetite.
What are the appetizers for a one-and-a-half-year-old baby? Milk and egg ingredients: 100 ml milk, 1 egg, appropriate amount of sugar.
Practice: 1. Separate the egg yolk and egg white of the egg, beat the egg white until frothy, set aside.
2. Add milk, egg yolk and white sugar in the pan, stir well, cook for a while over low heat, then use a spoon to add the beaten egg white into the pan, and cook for a while to serve.
Nutritional value: This dish is rich in protein, calcium and phosphorus.
Iron, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin D and other nutrients are indispensable nutrients for your baby's growth and development and can promote the development of your baby's brain and bones.
Cucumber and Yogurt Ingredients: half a cucumber, half an orange, 100 milliliters of yogurt, 100 milliliters of mineral water, a spoonful of maltose.
Method: 1. Wash and peel the cucumber and orange, then cut into small pieces.
2. Add cucumber chunks and orange chunks into the juicer to make a cucumber-orange juice.
3. Add yogurt, mineral water and maltose, mix well and then drink it.
Nutritional Value: This fruit and vegetable juice contains a variety of vitamins and rich minerals, with cucumber, yogurt, and mineral water being the ideal beverages for hydration in babies.
Dietary Recommendations for a One-Year-Old Baby At one year and half, babies are beginning to learn to walk, speak, and recognize their surroundings. This means that they are physically and mentally active, which requires adequate nutrition to support their growth. Therefore, it is crucial for parents to provide their child with a balanced and sufficient diet. This will help in promoting the overall development of the baby.
What are the dietary considerations for a one-and-a-half-year-old baby? 1. It is advisable to eat small, frequent meals.
One-year-old babies have limited stomach capacity, so it is advisable to eat smaller meals more frequently.
In addition to three meals a day, you can add one or two snacks for the baby, but be sure to keep in mind two points. First, the snacks should be in moderation and not excessive.
Secondly, the time to consume snacks should not be too close to the main meal to avoid affecting the appetite for the main meal.
2. Eat moderate amounts of protein.
Protein is one of the essential nutrients for normal growth and development of the human body, so parents should pay attention to supplementing their babies with appropriate amounts of protein.
Meat, fish, beans and eggs all contain a large amount of high-quality protein. Parents can use these foods to drink soup for their babies, or make them into easy-to-digest dishes such as minced meat, egg custard, and wonton for their babies to eat.
3. Eat more fruits and vegetables.
One of the main sources of daily nutrition for babies over one year old is fruits and vegetables. Babies of this age should consume 150 to 200 grams of fruits and vegetables every day to ensure adequate and balanced nutrition.
For vegetables, they can be processed into fine, soft and rotten ground vegetables, stir-fried and seasoned, and mixed with rice for baby to feed.
For fruits, you can choose the fruits of the season, cut them into small pieces, or squeeze them for your baby.
It is worth noting that formula milk is still an important part of the baby's diet at this stage. The ratio of dairy food to solid food should be 4:6. The baby needs to consume no less than 400 ml of formula per day. Only then can the nutrition be sufficient.
*This medical section is for reference only.
If you feel unwell, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately, and the medical diagnosis and treatment will be subject to offline diagnosis.