Choose easily digestible liquid foods such as vegetable soup, congee, egg drop soup, steamed egg custard, and milk. (2) Be wary of greasy food
The diet should be light and low in grease to meet nutritional needs and stimulate the appetite. You can provide white congee, millet congee, or red bean congee, paired with light and refreshing side dishes like sweet pickled vegetables, turnip pickles, mustard pickles, or fermented tofu. (3) Be wary of insufficient water intake
Ensure adequate water intake. Drinking more acidic fruit juices, such as hawthorn juice, kiwi juice, jujube juice, fresh orange juice, or watermelon juice, can promote gastric juice secretion and increase appetite. (4) Be wary of vitamin deficiency
Eat more foods rich in vitamins C and E, as well as red-colored foods, such as tomatoes, apples, grapes, dates, strawberries, beets, oranges, watermelon, milk, and eggs, to prevent colds. (5) Be wary of portion size
It is advisable to eat small, frequent meals. After the fever subsides and the appetite improves, you can switch to a semi-liquid diet, such as noodle soup in clear chicken broth, wonton soup, vegetable puree congee, meat floss congee, liver puree congee, or egg drop congee.