Worried about your baby falling sick? With the increasingly widespread of the pandemic, it is natural to worry about your baby’s health and safety. Unlike adults, babies cannot easily communicate what is wrong with them, so it becomes the duty of the parents to keep a close eye on your baby’s behavior and any warning signs of sickness.
Additionally, giving children the right kind of nutritious food right from the beginning can ensure their immunity is strong to fight off the onset of any sickness. In this regard, we recommend a list of immunity boosting food to keep your babies supercharged and super healthy.
Top Immunity Boosting Food for Babies
There are multiple options available when it comes to feeding your children.
Pumpkin
Loaded with antioxidants, pumpkin, or its related member of the squash family, is a rich course of vitamins A, C, and magnesium. All these elements are crucial for immunity boosting. Pumpkin is also a versatile vegetable allowing you to experiment with different recipes. Soups, pies or dessert, they are delicious and nutritious making pumpkin number one on our list.
Orange
Or any other citrus fruits are a rich course of vitamin C. They also help absorb iron and are filled with antioxidants needed to keep the immunity high. If it is the flu season, doctors recommend loading up on vitamin C to fight off the flu before it takes over the body. But when it comes to babies, you cannot give them vitamin pills, instead, give them freshly squeezed orange juice every morning to ensure regular intake.
Apricots
Who doesn’t love delicious apricots? Their anti-inflammatory properties fight off the flu and other common diseases. They are also rich in vitamins A and C, along with potassium needed to keep the immunity strong.
Berries
Luckily, children tend to love berries. Its sweet and delicious flavors cannot go wrong, no matter how old one is. Blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, and cranberries are rich in antioxidants that fight off inflammation and keeps the immunity boosted. You can either feed them fresh berries, dried berries, or in the form of shakes/desserts. Do remember, whole fresh berries can be choking hazard, so we recommend cutting them depending on the age of your child.
Plain Yogurt
Sometimes to fight off the bad bacteria, we need good bacteria to do its job. This is where yogurt makes its way into our list. Rich in probiotics, yogurt contains vitamin D and protein that are required to fight off internal repairs to keep your immunity in check. If your baby loves yogurt, just feed them couple spoons daily.
Sweet Potatoes
Another ingredient liked by all, sweet potatoes are packed with beta carotene. This helps increase white blood cells that are responsible for fighting off sickness, hence also known as killer cells. Sweet Potatoes are also rich in vitamin C. You can give your children mashed sweet potatoes along with other veggies and fruits every day.
Avocados
Avocados have multiple immunity-boosting properties that include vitamins like E and B6. These are strong antioxidants and help build immunity cells through speedy response. This is done with the help of omega-3 fatty acid that accelerates the process of absorbing immunity-boosting nutrients. You can mash avocados and feed them or make smoothies along with other ingredients mentioned in this list.
