Can pregnant women eat black rice?
Black rice belongs to glutinous rice, including black japonica rice and black glutinous rice, which is rectangular, rice husk is grayish brown, and rice is black or dark brown. Glutinous rice is rich in nutrition. Black rice not only has edible value, but also has good medicinal value, such as the effect of enriching blood.
Carbohydrates in black rice provide energy for expectant mothers, participate in cell composition and activities, and strengthen intestinal function.
Protein in black rice promotes cell metabolism, upgrades the immune system, ensures the normal operation of pregnant women's life activities and promotes the healthy development of the fetus.
Dietary fiber in black rice can clean the digestive wall of pregnant women, promote digestion, facilitate the excretion of carcinogens and toxic substances, improve constipation symptoms and prevent colon cancer.
Black rice is rich in trace elements and nutrients. Eating more can enrich blood and improve eyesight, and prevent anemia in pregnant women. The high content of potassium in black rice can promote human metabolism and maintain the normal operation of human nerve and muscle functions.
Vitamins and trace elements in black rice can promote fetal physical development and bone growth. In addition, black rice also contains nicotinic acid, which can promote fetal intellectual development.
Black rice has the functions of appetizing, strengthening the spleen, improving eyesight and promoting blood circulation. In addition, black rice can especially improve the condition of postpartum blood deficiency, so it is also very suitable for pregnant women. In addition, regular consumption of black rice can also improve white hair, backache and night blindness.
Precautions for pregnant women to eat black rice
First, buy black rice.
1. The black color of black rice is concentrated in the cortex, and the endosperm is still white. Therefore, consumers can scrape off all the outer cortex of rice and observe whether the rice is white. If it is not white, it is likely to be artificially dyed black rice; You can put a small amount of millet on soft white paper, breathe through your mouth and get wet, and then rub it with the paper a few times. If there is yellow on the paper, it means that the millet to be tested is dyed with yellow pigment. In addition, a small amount of samples can be added with water to observe the color change of water.
2. Consumers can also look at the color, appearance, smell and taste when buying. Generally, black rice has luster, less broken rice, no insects and no impurities. You can take a small amount of black rice in your hand, breathe hot air into it, and you can smell it immediately. High-quality black rice has normal fragrance, and you can also put a small amount of black rice in your mouth and chew it carefully. High-quality black rice tastes good, slightly sweet and has no peculiar smell. Normal millet is uniform in size and color, milky white, yellow or golden yellow, shiny, with few broken rice, no insects and impurities, and the smell and taste are the same as those of black rice.
3. Because most of the nutrients contained in black rice are concentrated in the black cortex, it is not suitable for finishing. It is better to eat brown rice or standard third-class rice.
Second, the cooking of black rice
In order to preserve more nutrition, black rice is often eaten directly in the form of "brown rice" after hulling. This kind of coarse black rice is best for cooking porridge. When cooking porridge, in order to make it soft quickly, it is best to soak it in advance so that it can fully absorb water. In order to prevent the pigment contained in black rice from dissolving in water during soaking, you can gently rinse it with cold water before soaking, but don't rub it; The water used for soaking rice should be cooked together with the rice, and it should not be poured out, so as to retain the nutrients in it.
Pregnant women eat black rice recipe
Black rice and red bean porridge
Ingredients: black rice, red beans, a small amount of white rice porridge.
Practice: Mix things together, wash them with clear water, then add some cold water and turn the fire to the maximum. After boiling for ten minutes, reduce the heat to medium and small, and cook for another hour. Finally, reduce the fire to a minimum, cover the pot and stew for half an hour. In the process of cooking porridge, if it is found that the porridge is too sticky, you have to add a proper amount of water. After the pot is cooked, put it in a bowl while it is hot, add some sugar, and it is super nutritious and refreshing.
Black rice porridge with milk
Raw materials: 250ml milk, black rice 100g, and proper amount of sugar.
Practice: Wash the black rice, add appropriate amount of water, soak it in a pot for 2-3 hours, then cook it over medium heat until the porridge is almost cooked, and then add milk and sugar to cook it. Take it twice every morning and evening on an empty stomach. The porridge has the functions of benefiting qi, nourishing blood, promoting fluid production and strengthening spleen, and is suitable for all people with deficiency of qi and blood and weakness of spleen and stomach after delivery, illness and the elderly.
Black rice osmanthus porridge
Raw materials: black rice 100g, red beans 50g, lotus seeds 30g, peanuts 30g, osmanthus 20g, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Practice: Wash black rice and soak for 6 hours; Wash red beans and soak 1 hour; Wash lotus seeds; Wash and drain peanuts for later use. Put the pot on fire, put the black rice, red beans and lotus seeds into the pot, add water 1 000g, boil with strong fire, and cook with low fire1hr; Add peanuts and continue to cook for 30 minutes. Add osmanthus fragrans and rock sugar, mix well and cook for 3 minutes.