Children’s bodies are growing, and it is said that if there is a deficiency, it should be supplemented. Anemia is a major problem, and enriching blood is necessary. It is generally not recommended to use medicine for children to enrich blood, and food is the best method. It is very important to have a diet for enriching blood for children, and children can eat more blood-enriching foods, such as jujube.

One: sweet fruits (grapes, jujube, longan)

The content of gold: rich in phosphorus, calcium, iron, and various vitamins and amino acids, with the effect of nourishing Qi and blood, strengthening the tendons and bones. The ‘Shen Jing’ also records: ‘the taste of jujube is sweet and warm, enters the spleen and stomach meridians, has the function of reinforcing the middle Qi, nourishing blood and calming the mind, and moderating the properties of medicine.’

Recommendations: can be eaten as a general fruit, or used for soup and congee. Longan and red date congee, strengthens the spleen and heart, nourishes blood and calms the mind.

Two: dark green vegetables (spinach, carrots, pumpkins)

The content of gold: rich in iron and beta-carotene, which can promote the increase of hemoglobin, improve blood concentration and blood quality. Pumpkins also contain ‘cobalt’ and ‘zinc’, where cobalt is one of the important components of red blood cells in the blood; zinc directly affects the function of mature red blood cells; and iron is the basic trace element for the production of hemoglobin. These are all indispensable raw materials for enriching blood. Therefore, the famous doctor of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Xiuyuan, once praised ‘pumpkin as a wonderful product for enriching blood’.

Recommendations: fresh pumpkin juice, fresh carrot juice, pork and pumpkin stew, and pumpkin silver ear porridge, which are sweet and delicious, refreshing, and nutritious.

Three: red and black medicinal herbs (black beans, black fungus, sea moss, red beans, peanuts)

The content of gold: high in iron, protein, and amino acids.

Both black and red foods have the effect of enriching blood. Black foods enter the kidney and help the kidney store essence and absorb Qi. The kidney stores essence, which generates marrow, and marrow transforms into blood, so the root of blood also lies in the kidney. As for the effect of red foods on enriching blood, the theory is derived from the concept of ‘nourishing the body with the like and the color with the like’.

Black beans help kidney produce marrow and transform blood, and can also enhance the digestive function of the spleen and stomach. Eating more is beneficial for those with kidney and blood deficiency. Black fungus nourishes Yin and blood, moistens the lungs and improves eyesight. Peanuts can nourish blood and stop bleeding.

Recommendations: braised pork feet with peanuts, black bean fish head soup, and sea moss pork bone soup.

Four: delicious meats (mutton chicken, pork liver)

The content of gold: nourishing the Yin and reducing false heat. The mutton chicken soup is sweet and warm, tonifying deficiency and damage, nourishing Yin blood, and greatly benefiting Qi and blood. It is suitable for those with Yang deficiency and both Qi and blood deficiency.