The Best Time for Pregnant Women to Eat Sea Cucumber
Generally speaking, pregnant women start eating after three months of pregnancy. Eating about 1000g of sea cucumbers during the whole pregnancy can meet the needs, once a week, with no more than two (medium-sized) sea cucumbers at a time. Among them, we can choose to eat sea cucumber in the middle and late pregnancy, because the nerve cells in the fetal brain will accelerate growth during this period, which is an active period of brain development. Eating sea cucumber in pregnant women is of great help to the baby's brain development. It is best to eat sea cucumber on an empty stomach in the morning, which is most conducive to the absorption of nutrients.
In addition, women who plan to get pregnant can start eating sea cucumbers in the first six months, but they must stop eating sea cucumbers in the first two months. It is also very good to eat sea cucumber in the late lactation period, that is, two months before weaning.
Suggested method for pregnant women to eat sea cucumber
1, cook and eat. Put the soaked sea cucumber in boiling water, put it in a plate after boiling, add salt, sugar, vinegar and monosodium glutamate and mix well to serve. This method can retain its nutrients to a great extent.
2. steam and eat. This method is similar to the first method. After steaming, put it in a plate and add various seasonings to eat.
3, stew soup to eat. You can also make soup with sea cucumber, and put mutton or ribs with sea cucumber to make soup. This method is also very nutritious.
4. Stir-fry. Stir-fry sea cucumber with seasonings such as onion and ginger in a pot. Although this method will lose some nutrients, it tastes good, and the lost nutrients are nothing compared with its delicious taste.