Can pregnant women eat plums? What are the benefits of eating plums in moderation for pregnant women?

Plums are appetizers and aid digestion. They are a food that many people like. They taste sweet and sour and are delicious. They can also relieve morning sickness during pregnancy and are good for satisfying the stomach. Many pregnant women like to eat plums.

Can pregnant women eat plums?

Pregnant women can eat plums, but at most 5 per day. Eating more will increase the gastrointestinal load and affect the absorption of fetal nutrition. Pregnant women can not only eat plums, but plums are also a good snack for pregnant women. In the early stages of pregnancy, some pregnant women will have particularly strong vomiting reactions. In this case, eating some plums to prevent vomiting is a good way. Because pregnant women generally have a poor appetite in the early stages of pregnancy, eating plums can also have the effect of appetizing and moistening the mouth. This will not only make pregnant women happier during pregnancy, but also ensure the intake of other foods. However, it is best for pregnant women to choose plums produced by regular manufacturers, and the choice of plum preservatives should be optimistic. Never eat inferior plum products indiscriminately, which will not only have no benefits but may also cause adverse reactions. In addition, pregnant women should also be careful not to eat too much plums when eating them. The maximum amount per day should not exceed five to avoid causing physical discomfort or fetal discomfort.

Plums are pickled mature plums, commonly known as yellow plums. In ancient times, when storytellers told stories with dry mouths, they often held a salted plum to moisten their mouths. Because storytellers told stories based on "storybooks", plums were also called "plums". Plums are sweet and sour, and have the effects of promoting fluid and quenching thirst, strengthening the spleen and stomach, stopping bleeding and reducing swelling, and have a certain effect on treating coughs and diarrhea. Plums are added to some dishes and are also used for seasoning. Plums are beneficial to people. First of all, plums have a wide range of uses in medicine. Huang Yao had a habit of applying dried plums on his belly button when he had a headache. He also boiled green plum juice and put it in a bottle. Once my stomach hurts, dip it with chopsticks and taste it, it will relieve the pain. Some people also soak green plums in white wine, seal it for a month, and then they become mellow and delicious green plum wine. Usually drinking a little green plum wine can treat rheumatic pain, sprains and contusions, and lumbar muscle strain. Li Shizhen wrote in Compendium of Materia Medica: "Plums have the effects of strengthening the stomach, astringing the lungs, warming the spleen, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm, reducing swelling and detoxifying, promoting the production of body fluids and quenching thirst, and treating chronic cough and dysentery..."

Benefits for mothers: Plums taste sour and can promote the production of body fluids to quench thirst. Eating them in moderation can stimulate appetite and relieve symptoms such as vomiting and motion sickness during pregnancy. However, preserved plums are pickled foods and contain high levels of salt, flavors and sugar, so pregnant women should not eat too much. Benefits for the fetus: Fresh preserved plums are rich in nutrients such as cellulose, potassium and calcium, which are beneficial to the fetus's bone development and promote cell metabolism.

Benefits of eating plums in moderation for pregnant women

1. Enhance liver function

After pregnancy, the burden on the human liver will become greater and greater. At this time, pregnant women can enhance liver function by eating acidic foods because sour taste can easily enter the liver meridian.

2. Promote digestion, stimulate appetite and stop vomiting

Plums are rich in fiber, protein, potassium, calcium, vitamins A, B1, B2, etc. Therefore, pregnant women can supplement nutrients by eating some plums. Plums also contain organic acids, which can further promote digestion, increase appetite, and play a role in appetizing and stopping vomiting.

3. Calcium Supplementation

Plums are rich in acidic substances, which can make free calcium form calcium salts and deposit in the bones, further promoting bone growth. Therefore, pregnant women can indirectly supplement calcium for themselves and the fetus by eating some plums.

4. Iron Supplement

The acidic substances in plums can help absorb iron and promote the formation of hemoglobin. Therefore, pregnant women can eat some plums in moderation, which can help the body absorb iron better and indirectly play a role in replenishing blood.

In addition, pregnant women who eat some plums can quench thirst, eliminate fatigue, improve cardiovascular function, resist aging, and have a calming effect on the fetus.

Precautions for pregnant women to eat plums

1. When pregnant women eat plums, they must ensure that the plums are high-quality plums without additives or preservatives.

2. Pregnant women should not eat plums with high salt content to avoid inducing pregnancy-induced hypertension.

3. Pregnant women should remember to rinse their mouths after eating plums to prevent acidic substances from remaining in the mouth and causing periodontal diseases during pregnancy.

4. Pregnant women can not only eat plums as snacks, but also add them to meals, so that they can better absorb nutrients.

How to make plums

1. Plum and lotus root slices

Ingredients: 2 lotus roots, 20 preserved plums, and some sour plum soup.

practice:

01. Cut the lotus root into thin slices, blanch it quickly in boiling water, pick it up quickly and soak it in ice water; after removing the core of the plum, chop the plum flesh and mix it with the sour plum soup.

02. Take out the chilled lotus root slices, pour them into the sour plum soup, stir them together evenly and serve.

02. Plum Peanuts

Ingredients: 1 pound of peanuts, 1 bag of preserved plums (choose sweet and sour preserved plums, not the salty ones that dry out your mouth)

practice:

01. To cook peanuts, add cold water to the soup pot to cover the peanuts, bring to a boil over high heat and then turn to medium heat and cook for ten minutes.

02. Put a pack of preserved plums into the soup pot and cook them together, then simmer over medium-low heat for 20 minutes.

03. The cooking time of peanuts depends on your preference on the softness or hardness of the peanuts. Turn off the heat and let them cool.

04. Refrigerate the peanuts and soup overnight to allow them to fully absorb the nutrients. If you can’t wait, just grab a handful and put them in your mouth.

3. Pork Trotter with Plum Sauce

Ingredients: pig’s trotters, preserved plums, rock sugar, ginger, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, and bay leaves.

practice:

01. Wash the pig's feet repeatedly, cover them with clean water and add appropriate amount of white wine to soak for 1 hour.

02. Wash the soaked pig's feet again and blanch them. Wash and cut the ginger and plums and put them into the pot.

03. Pour the boiled pig's feet, rock sugar, dark soy sauce, and bay leaves in order. Finally, add boiling water to cover the pig's feet.

04. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook for 10 minutes, then simmer for 3 hours over low heat. Add the soy sauce after simmering for 2 hours.

Efficacy: beautify the skin, stimulate appetite, strengthen bones and muscles.