1. Can I eat pumpkin for gestational diabetes?
Gestational diabetes can eat pumpkin. Rich in various dietary fibers (including hemicellulose and pectin), it is one of the vegetables suitable for diabetics. Pumpkin is rich in cobalt, ranking first among all kinds of vegetables. Cobalt 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 special effects on preventing and treating diabetes and lowering blood sugar.
But pumpkin is not a "special food" for treating diabetes. Pumpkins, like other vegetables, also contain substances such as sugar and protein, which can generate heat energy. Therefore, when eating, you must calculate it well, and you can "exchange" with other vegetables according to the principle of "diabetes food exchange method" to avoid eating too many total calories because of eating more pumpkins, which will affect blood sugar control.
2. Can I eat pumpkins in confinement?
You can eat pumpkins in confinement. Pumpkins are rich in vitamins A and D; Vitamin A can protect gastrointestinal mucosa and prevent gastritis, gastric ulcer and other diseases. Vitamin D can promote the absorption of two mineral elements, calcium and phosphorus, thus strengthening muscles and bones. It is also good for conditioning during confinement.
Pumpkin polysaccharide is a non-specific immune enhancer, which can improve mommy's immune function, promote cytokine production, and play a variety of regulatory functions on the immune system by activating complement.
3. Precautions for eating pumpkins in the month.
During confinement, the diet should be as light as possible, so avoid being too greasy when cooking pumpkins. Don't eat spicy things such as garlic, leeks, garlic moss, garlic sprouts and pumpkins.
Pumpkins are warm in nature, those with excessive stomach heat, those with full qi stagnation, and those with damp-heat qi stagnation eat less; People suffering from beriberi, jaundice, qi stagnation and dampness are not suitable for eating.
4. Pumpkin recipes suitable for confinement
(1) Fried shredded pork with pumpkin
Ingredients: pumpkin 250g, shredded pork 45g, ginger 15g, vegetable oil, soy sauce, salt and chopped green onion.
1. Wash wax gourd, peel and remove pulp, and cut into blocks for later use; Pour oil into the pot and heat it.
2. Saute ginger slices and chopped green onion, then add shredded pork, soy sauce and salt and stir fry for 1 min.
3. Add pumpkin, stir-fry for 2 minutes, add water, cover the pot, and simmer for 10 minutes until the pumpkin is cooked and soft.
(2) stewed tofu with pumpkin
Ingredients: 200g pumpkin, tender tofu 1 piece, 20g pea kernel, 3 pieces of ginger, soy sauce, salt, black sesame oil and water.
1. Peel and dice the melon. Cut tender tofu into pieces.
2. Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry ginger slices until fragrant, add pumpkin, stir-fry for nine times on low heat, and then press into mud.
3. Add soy sauce and water, bring to a boil, and add tender tofu, peas and salt.