Soups for Children

This unique category of soups is designed and made for babies and children.  Some Chinese soups contain herbal ingredients that aren’t appropriate for children due to its intense health benefits and potency and is not recommended for children.

The best approach to Chinese soups for children is to use high quality ingredients and limited herbs and additives. While there is historic and traditional benefits to using herbs, there is limited scientific and proven information on Chinese herbs and its effects on people (especially children). 

Be sure to use herbs in limited amounts and ingredients that you can trust and are 100% sure won’t harm your children.

As western thinking Chinese, we have given this to our children as young as 8 months.  I know some sites recommend giving soups to your children as young as 4 months, but we still follow the recommended 6 months (to start solids) according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the World Health Organization, and many other health organizations. Always check with your child's doctor before giving anything new to your child.  

wherever you are in your journey, there's a soup for it —

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as they grow —

The soups above are a start. Here's where to go when you'd like more for your little ones.

for your little ones

The Parent's Guide to Chinese Soups for Children

A full collection of gentle, child-friendly Chinese soups — made with trusted ingredients and limited herbs, matched to growing bodies. The soups I make for my own children.

See the children's guide →

new to Chinese soups?

The Starter's Guide to Chinese Soups

If you're just beginning, this walks you through the foundations of building nourishing Chinese soups from scratch — the principles, the ingredients, and your first recipes.

Start with the basics →

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