I have heard it more than once that pregnant women cannot eat corn. Of course, this does not refer to all corn, but to fruit corn and waxy corn. The reason is that these two types of corn are either sweet or have too high carbohydrate content, which may induce gestational diabetes. Dad Fu said he couldn't laugh or cry about this statement. This is really just the half-knowledge of some half-baked nutritionists!

Many pregnant mothers are cautious about what they eat because they are worried about the baby in their belly. Yesterday, my cousin left me a voice message on WeChat and said: "Cousin, I always like to eat corn. Can pregnant women eat corn during pregnancy?"

Corn is just a kind of food, and it can also be eaten. It is said to be a food that is beneficial to human health. Of course, pregnant mothers can eat corn during pregnancy. I loved eating corn when I was pregnant. Sometimes I would steam two corns for breakfast, sometimes I would put one corn in the soup to enhance the flavor, and sometimes I would grill it and eat it. It feels very fragrant. Even now when I go shopping with my friends, I like to buy a few cooked Northeastern corns and eat them back.

Corn is a whole grain, and it is of great benefit to pregnant women to eat whole grains. Corn contains dietary fiber, which can help gastrointestinal motility, facilitate defecation and relieve constipation; corn also contains various vitamins, which can enter the fetus through the mother’s digestion and absorption, promoting the healthy development of the baby; corn also contains High-quality protein can provide the energy needs of expectant mothers for a day.

There are many ways to eat corn. You can cook it according to your own preferences and eat it however you want. But I suggest that it is better to boil the corn in water. When cooking, leave the two innermost leaves, which can preserve the nutrients of the corn to the greatest extent. The original flavor is very sweet, and the cooked corn kernels are relatively fresh and tender.

When we make soup at home, we can also use corn, carrots, yams, etc. to make soup with ribs, or with chicken. The soup cooked in this way is rich in nutrients and delicious; you can also cook it with corn kernels when cooking porridge, or even process it into corn tortillas and corn juice!