Sometimes, picky eating is not necessarily caused by bad eating habits. It could be due to illness or a lack of corresponding trace elements in the body. So, how can we make these children have a better appetite? Medication is not as good as dietary supplements. Below are some delicious and nutritious dishes for them!
**Tri-color Lettuce Threads**
Ingredients: 150g of lettuce, 20g of lean pork threads, 20g of ham, 5g of garlic.
Seasonings: oil, salt, sugar, and cornstarch in appropriate amounts.
Steps:
1. Cut the lean pork and ham into threads. Peel the lettuce and cut it into threads. Smash the garlic. Add a little salt and cornstarch to the pork threads and marinate for later use.
2. Heat oil in a pan and stir-fry the pork threads until they are eight-tenths cooked. Set aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan again, add garlic and lettuce threads, then add salt and stir-fry until almost cooked. Then add the ham threads and pork threads and stir-fry thoroughly. Add a little sugar, then thicken with water and cornstarch.
Nutritionist's tip:
The minerals contained in lettuce are five times higher than those in other vegetables. Moreover, this dish contains a large amount of zinc, which has a very good effect on children's loss of appetite caused by zinc deficiency.
**Sweet and Sour Squid Strips**
Ingredients: 100g of squid, 10g of tomato, 1 egg.
Seasonings: oil, salt, sugar, and cornstarch in appropriate amounts.
Steps:
1. Peel the tomatoes and cut them into pieces. Clean the squid, cut it into strips, then blanch it in boiling water and drain the moisture.
2. Crack the egg into a bowl, add the squid strips and cornstarch, and mix evenly.
3. Heat oil in a pan. Once hot, add the squid strips one by one and fry them golden brown over medium heat. Remove and set aside.
4. Heat a little oil in the pan, add the tomato pieces, salt, and sugar, and stir-fry briefly. Add water, bring to a boil, thicken with water and cornstarch, then add the fried squid strips and stir-fry briefly before serving.