Can I eat glutinous rice balls during the confinement period? Precautions for pregnant women to eat glutinous rice balls

Tangyuan is a very traditional snack in our country. Many people like to eat tangyuan. Tangyuan tastes soft, sticky and sweet. Men, women, young and old like it very much. Tangyuan is also easy to cook and very convenient, but not everyone is suitable for eating tangyuan.

You can eat glutinous rice balls during confinement, but don't eat too much. Just eat three or four at a time. Because glutinous rice flour is not easy to digest, eating too much may cause intestinal adhesion, which in turn leads to postpartum constipation. In addition, glutinous rice itself is sweet and greasy. Eating too much will affect breast milk and the baby's taste. If the mother has a caesarean section, it is recommended not to eat glutinous rice balls within one month of the operation. Because there is relatively little activity in the initial period after delivery, it is easy to cause abdominal distension, and eating foods with high sugar content will increase gas production, which will have a certain impact on postpartum recovery.

1. Sweet fillings can cause diabetic patients' blood sugar to get out of control, so diabetic pregnant women should avoid eating glutinous rice balls.

2. Pregnant women with weak digestion or poor stomach should not eat too many dumplings.

3. Mothers should put less sugar in the glutinous rice balls when they are in confinement. If you want to put sugar in it, it is recommended to use brown sugar, which will not change the taste and can also provide nourishing food, killing two birds with one stone.

4. It is best to eat glutinous rice balls at noon, when the gastrointestinal function of the human body is the strongest and there is sufficient time to digest the excess calories in the glutinous rice balls.

5. When eating glutinous rice balls, you can pair them with some spicy foods, such as onions, ginger, garlic, and chili peppers, to balance the slowing effect of glutinous rice balls and reduce damage to the spleen and stomach. Therefore, it is best to pair glutinous rice balls with some side dishes, such as garlic-mashed eggplant and onion-mixed black fungus, which are not only refreshing and greasy, but also more nutritionally balanced.

6. Peanuts, sesame seeds, bean paste, etc. are high in phosphorus, which will aggravate the condition of patients with kidney disease. Pregnant women with kidney disease should pay special attention.

You can eat it, but be careful to eat it in small amounts.

1. Pregnant women eat glutinous rice balls to relieve waist and abdominal distension

Eating glutinous rice balls in cold weather can help pregnant women warm up. The raw material of glutinous rice balls can also relieve symptoms such as night sweats caused by qi deficiency, abdominal distension after pregnancy, and shortness of breath and fatigue after work injuries.

2. Pregnant women should eat glutinous rice balls in moderation

Although glutinous rice dumplings are nutritious, they are high in calories, have a high starch content, are sticky, and are not easy to digest. Pregnant women may be less active than before, and eating a lot of glutinous rice dumplings or Yuanxiao can easily lead to bloating. Pregnant women should not eat more than two glutinous rice dumplings a day with fillings, and no more than four glutinous rice dumplings without fillings.

3. Pregnant women should eat glutinous rice balls in moderation

Pregnant women should try to eat plain glutinous rice balls instead of stuffed glutinous rice balls, because small glutinous rice balls have lower calories. In addition, it is best not to consume other high-sugar foods when eating glutinous rice balls. Also, it is best to use clear soup as the base for cooking glutinous rice balls. After eating glutinous rice balls, pregnant women should also reduce the fat content in their daily diet, which depends on the amount of glutinous rice balls consumed.

4. Pregnant women should reduce their staple food intake if they eat more than the recommended amount of glutinous rice balls.

Can pregnant women eat glutinous rice balls? Pregnant women can eat glutinous rice balls. However, if you eat too many glutinous rice balls and glutinous rice dumplings, you must reduce the intake of staple food accordingly. If you feel uncomfortable in your stomach and difficult to digest after eating glutinous rice balls or glutinous rice dumplings, you can reduce the intake of rice and noodles in the next few meals.

5. Pregnant women should eat glutinous rice balls as a snack.

Pregnant mothers should try not to eat glutinous rice balls during meals, let alone as midnight snacks. It is best to eat glutinous rice balls during the snack time, around 10 am or 4 pm. If conditions permit, pregnant mothers can take a break after eating glutinous rice balls and take a walk to promote digestion.

Elderly people and children with weak digestive ability should not eat too many glutinous rice balls. In addition, experts especially remind the following six types of people not to eat too many glutinous rice balls: patients with high blood lipids and coronary heart disease, patients with diabetes, patients with acute gastroenteritis, patients who have just recovered from a long-term illness, and patients with fever. (Related link: Six types of people should be careful when eating glutinous rice balls)

Feeding children with small bites of glutinous rice balls during the Lantern Festival

Since glutinous rice is sticky, children under one year old may get the glutinous rice balls stuck in their esophagus and block their respiratory tract. So don't feed glutinous rice balls to babies. In addition, if there are children around 3 years old at home, it is best to divide the rice balls into 1/3 or 1/4 for them to eat, and let the children chew and swallow them before eating the second bite. Don't eat too fast, and warn children not to play while eating.