Every child needs all aspects of nutritional support during the growth process, if the intake of nutrition is not balanced and comprehensive, it will affect the normal growth and development of children. So, how can we identify whether our children are nutritionally balanced in life? If your child has the following 5 signals, it is likely that the child has unbalanced nutrition, parents should be alert, timely adjustment of diet, supplement the appropriate nutrients, so as not to affect the child’s growth and development. Signal 1: Delayed physical development The physical development indicators of infants and children include growth rate, development level, body proportion, etc., of which head circumference, weight and height are the most important reference indicators. The child’s growth and development is influenced by genetic factors, nutritional supplementation, sleep, exercise and other factors, among which nutritional supplementation is a very important acquired influence. Tips: Parents are advised to regularly monitor their children’s growth, and if they find that their children are lagging behind in height and weight development, they should take measures under the guidance of a doctor. Signal 2: Weak body and love to be sick If the child is not in good health, poor constitution, easy to be sick (such as colds, diarrhea, pneumonia and other recurrent attacks), it may be a sign of low immunity. And an important reason for the child’s low immunity is malnutrition. Warm tip: 6 months to 3 years old is the period when babies have the lowest resistance to disease and is a critical period for immunity enhancement. Parents must take it seriously and take their babies for proper outdoor exercise; arrange their diet reasonably to ensure adequate and reasonable nutritional intake; get more sunlight; and take appropriate vitamin A and D supplements to promote the maturation of the baby’s immune system and reduce the chances of illness. Signal 3: Long-term constipation, bad breath If children prefer unhealthy foods such as sweets, meat, fried foods and snacks, and do not like to eat healthy foods such as vegetables and fruits, it is easy to cause insufficient fiber intake, which leads to slow intestinal peristalsis, resulting in indigestion and even constipation. If the constipation is too long, it will further produce harmful toxins and bad breath. Tips: When children have constipation, bad breath and other problems, parents should give their children more vegetables and fruits, as well as foods that contain a lot of fiber. In addition, taking probiotics with targeted effects can also improve the state of the intestinal flora to relieve the baby’s indigestion, constipation and other intestinal problems. Signal 4: Slow reactions Early malnutrition in children may reduce the rate of brain cell division, which leads to neuromodulation malfunction, and thus affects language and motor development, parents must pay attention. Zinc and iron deficiency, in particular, can also affect the baby’s appetite and have adverse consequences on growth, and may also affect intellectual development. Warm tip: If you find that your child is unresponsive and forgetful, you should be alert to malnutrition caused by zinc deficiency or iron deficiency anemia. Animal foods are rich in zinc and iron and have a high absorption rate, especially shellfish, and animal liver and red meat are rich in zinc and iron. In addition, dried fruits and cereals also contain some zinc, so a good mix of these foods in the diet can effectively prevent zinc deficiency and anemia in babies. Signal 5: mood changes The vitamin B family has the role of regulating stable mood, when the body lacks vitamin B1, may become grumpy and irritable; when the body lacks vitamin B6, may lead to sleepiness, impatience and other problems …… So, parents should pay attention to the nutritional aspects in addition to education methods and methods reasons. Warm tip: When the child’s mood becomes unpredictable, in addition to the stage of sensitivity, parents need to be alert to the lack of B vitamins. Daily recipes need to add coarse grains and cereals appropriately to ensure the adequacy of daily vitamin B. If you want your child to have balanced nutrition, you must develop good eating habits from childhood without being picky or partial. If you find that your child has symptoms of nutritional imbalance, you should pay attention to the child’s diet structure, as well as the daily nutrient supplementation, and make timely adjustments so as not to delay the baby’s growth and development.