Benefits of eating steamed pumpkins for pregnant women It is very beneficial for pregnant women to eat pumpkins. Generally, steamed pumpkins are chosen for eating pumpkins. The following are the benefits of eating steamed pumpkins for pregnant women:
1. detoxification pumpkin contains vitamins and pectin, which has good adsorption, can bind and eliminate bacterial toxins and other harmful substances in the body, such as lead, mercury and radioactive elements in heavy metals, and can play a detoxification role.
2. Protect the gastric mucosa and help digest pectin contained in pumpkin. It can also protect the gastric mucosa from the stimulation of coarse food and promote ulcer healing, which is suitable for patients with gastric diseases. Pumpkin contains ingredients that can promote bile secretion, strengthen gastrointestinal peristalsis and help food digestion.
3. Prevention and treatment of diabetes, lowering blood sugar Pumpkin is rich in cobalt, which can activate human metabolism, promote hematopoietic function, and participate in the synthesis of vitamin B 12 in human body. It is an essential trace element for human islet cells, and has a special effect on prevention and treatment of diabetes and lowering blood sugar.
4. Eliminating carcinogens Pumpkin contains some physiologically active substances such as alkaloids, trigonelline and cucurbitacine, which can eliminate and catalyze the decomposition of carcinogenic nitrosamines and effectively prevent and treat cancer. It can also help the recovery of liver and kidney function and enhance the regeneration ability of liver and kidney cells.
5. Promoting the growth and development Pumpkin contains starch, protein, carotene, vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and other ingredients. Pregnant women can supplement the energy and trace elements needed by the body, which is very beneficial to the healthy development of themselves and the fetus.
6. Prevention and treatment of pregnancy edema and hypertensive pregnant women eating pumpkin can not only promote the development of fetal brain cells and enhance their vitality, but also prevent and treat pregnancy complications such as pregnancy edema and hypertension. Take 500 grams of pumpkin and 60 grams of japonica rice and cook it into pumpkin porridge, which can promote the regeneration of liver and kidney cells, and at the same time promote the recovery of appetite and physical strength after early pregnancy.
7. Treating asthma Steamed pumpkin mixed with honey, once in the morning and evening, and taken for a long time, can effectively treat asthma.
8. Anti-aging pumpkin is rich in vitamin E and b- carotene. Vitamin E has a strong antioxidant effect, which can effectively protect the body from some oxygen free radicals and peroxides, and may have a certain anti-aging effect.
9. Protecting eyesight b- carotene can be transformed into vitamin A with important physiological functions in the body, which plays an important role in protecting eyesight, preventing eye diseases, maintaining the health of human epithelial tissues, maintaining bone health and preventing cancer.
How do pregnant women eat steamed pumpkin? Classic steamed pumpkin material: 500 grams of pumpkin and 500 ml of water.
Practice:
1. Peel the pumpkin, wash it and cut it into pieces.
2. Code the cut pumpkin into the basin.
3. Add it to the pot with hot water.
4. Steam over high fire for ten minutes.
Steamed pumpkin with red dates and lilies: 700g pumpkin, red dates 10, lily 1 piece, white sesame 1 small handful, and 2 tablespoons honey.
Practice:
1. Remove the seeds from the pumpkin, dig out the inside of the pumpkin with a stainless steel spoon, and peel off the skin to make a pumpkin bowl.
2. Wash the red dates and remove the core (if you buy seedless ones, just wash them).
3. Fresh lilies are washed and picked one by one.
4. Put the red dates and lilies into the pumpkin bowl.
5. Put a steamer in the steamer. After the water boils, put the pumpkin bowl on the steamer and steam for 20 minutes on medium heat.
6. When it gets a little cold, carefully move the pumpkin bowl to the plate.
7. Pour the juice out of the bowl and stir it with honey. Cut the pumpkin bowl with a knife, pour the honey juice on it and sprinkle with white sesame seeds to eat.
Steamed pumpkin chicken soup ingredients: chicken broth, skinless and boneless chicken leg, pumpkin, ginger, mushroom, white mushroom and cauliflower.
Practice:
1. Peel and cut the pumpkin for later use.
2. Hongxi Mushroom, Whitening Mushroom and Cauliflower (washed and peeled off the hard surface of the cauliflower) are washed and cut into pieces, and all of them are boiled in Sichuan for later use.
3. Chicken stock is cooked in a pot (a bowl of water in the outer pot) with chicken leg pieces, pumpkin pieces and ginger slices with skin.
4. Finally, add the cooked vegetables and cauliflower.
I remind you that pumpkin can be made into soup, paste, porridge, boiling and cooking besides steamed pumpkin. There are many benefits for pregnant women to eat pumpkin, but they should not overdo it. Don't exceed the amount of a staple food every day.
When eating pumpkins, remember who can't eat pumpkins (1). Chinese medicine believes that patients with stomach heat should eat cold food, while pumpkins in autumn are warm, which will aggravate their stomach heat and aggravate their illness.
(2) People with hot gonorrhea should not eat. Chinese medicine believes that hot gonorrhea is caused by urinary system infection and inflammation, and people with hot gonorrhea should eat cold, cool, heat-clearing and stranguria-relieving food, while pumpkin is a warm food.
(3) People who are allergic to pumpkins may avoid eating pumpkins. If they are allergic to pumpkins, eating pumpkins may cause allergic symptoms such as skin redness, frequent diarrhea, indigestion, headache, sore throat and asthma, so such people should also avoid eating pumpkins.