What foods can help wean your baby off?

Weaning means weaning. After a pregnant woman gives birth to a child, her breasts gradually begin to secrete milk to meet the child's nutritional needs. In some cases, it is necessary to consider weaning the baby, such as when the nutritional content of breast milk cannot meet the needs of the child, or when the mother hopes to return to work as soon as possible. In this case, diet can be used to promote milk weaning. So, what are the foods that can reduce milk production? Let’s take a look below.

1. Hawthorn malt soup

Nutritional analysis: Wheat: Wheat has the effects of nourishing the heart, benefiting the kidneys, removing heat and quenching thirst. It is mainly used to treat internal restlessness, irritability, thirst, diarrhea, carbuncle, traumatic bleeding and burns. Job's tears can promote metabolism and reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract; it also has the effects of diuresis, invigorating the spleen, removing arthritis, clearing away heat and discharging pus. Gorgon fruit is rich in starch, which can provide heat energy for the human body, and contains a variety of vitamins and carbon substances to ensure the necessary nutritional components for the body. It has the effects of strengthening the kidneys and astringing semen, nourishing the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and promoting dampness and strengthening the middle.

Preparation method:

1. Put hawthorn slices, water chestnuts, roasted malt and coix seeds into a gauze bag and tie it tightly.

2. Pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot, put in the seasoning bag, bring to a boil on high heat, then simmer for half an hour on low heat, remove the seasoning bag, add brown sugar to taste.

2. West Lake Whitebait Soup

Nutritional analysis: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that whitebait is sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and belongs to the spleen and stomach meridians; it has the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, nourishing the spleen and stomach, benefiting the lungs, and promoting diuresis; it can treat spleen and stomach weakness, lung deficiency cough, and various diseases such as consumptive disease. It is especially suitable for people with weak constitution, malnutrition and indigestion. Chicken is beneficial to the five internal organs, replenishes deficiency, strengthens the stomach, strengthens tendons and bones, promotes blood circulation and dredges, regulates menstruation, and stops leucorrhea.

Preparation method:

1. Wash the whitebait.

2. Cut the chicken breast into 5 cm long strips.

3. Mix the egg white, dry starch and fine salt, and add the shredded chicken to coat.

4. Add broth to the pot and bring to a boil. Drain the whitebait and put it into the pot. Boil the shredded chicken, remove from the water, put into the pot, add salt and MSG, thicken with dry starch, sprinkle with chopped coriander and pepper, drizzle with chicken oil, and pour into a soup plate.

3. Stir-fried malt meat soup

Nutritional analysis: Malt has the effect of helping digestion and strengthening the stomach, and can also soothe liver qi and promote lactation; lean pork is rich in nutrients and nourishes yin and strengthens the muscles; honey replenishes the middle and replenishes qi, and moisturizes dryness. The soup made from it not only strengthens the stomach and helps digestion, but also can soothe liver qi and promote lactation; this soup is very suitable for women after childbirth and for babies entering the weaning period. It is also very suitable for mothers who are not suitable for breastfeeding due to other reasons, and it can reduce the causes of breast cancer.

Preparation method:

1. Fry the malt in a pan until it turns slightly yellow.

2. Wash the candied dates.

3. Wash the lean pork with water, wipe it dry, slice it, add the marinade and marinate it thoroughly.

4. Put the washed candied dates and roasted malt into the boiling water and continue to boil for 45 minutes.

5. Add pork and cook until the lean pork is cooked through.

6. Season with fine salt and serve.

4. Malt tea

Barley malt is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of invigorating Qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach, regulating the middle, soothing the liver and promoting Qi, and promoting lactation. Wheat malt tastes sweet and is slightly cold in nature. It enters the spleen and stomach meridians and has the effects of removing heat, quenching thirst, promoting diuresis, nourishing the heart and relieving restlessness, nourishing the liver qi, benefiting the stomach, and stopping sweating. Patients with weak constitution should use with caution, or reduce the dosage by half and drink it orally. Pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers should not use it.

Preparation method:

Wash the barley malt (available at Chinese medicine stores) quickly with cold water, pour it into a steel pot, add half a bowl of water, bring to a boil over medium heat, then immediately pour into a cup with tea leaves in it, cover it, and it can be drunk after 5 minutes.