You may need more calories
People with burn injuries may need more calories and more nutrition to help promote healing. Here are some tips:
- Eat three meals per day plus snacks, or eat smaller, more frequent meals (more than six meals per day).
- Never skip meals.
- Always keep healthy snacks nearby
- Stay away from sodas (diet and regular), sports drinks, and other sugary beverages; these drinks can fill you up without adding any nutrition. Focus on drinking milk, soy milk, milkshakes, protein shakes, and 100 percent vegetable juices or smoothies.
Protein helps with healing
Protein, a nutrient found in meats, fish, poultry, beans, legumes, nuts, eggs, and dairy, helps with wound healing by supporting skin growth and building muscle. Eat foods with protein at every meal.
Fruits and vegetables are good for health
For good general health, you should eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Daily multivitamins with minerals may help.