Once you are pregnant, you will feel that you suddenly want to eat something and suddenly don't want to eat something. For example, Niu Niu, who is pregnant 10 week +4 days, suddenly wants to eat passion fruit recently. My husband bought some for her, and Niu Niu ate them all at once, and she still wanted to eat them. However, I was a little scared just after eating Niu Niu, because I was not sure whether passion fruit was suitable for pregnant women, and I forgot to search the internet in advance and ate it directly.

Can pregnant women eat passion fruit? In fact, there are many benefits for pregnant women to eat passion fruit, so Niu Niu doesn't have to worry.

Passion fruit, known as the king of vitamin C in fruits, is rich in nutrition. It is not only rich in amino acids, multivitamins, carotenoids, superoxide dismutase, selenium and various trace elements, but also rich in protein, lycopene, fat, sugar, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, selenium, SOD enzyme and so on.

Because passion fruit juice contains 165 compounds, passion fruit has a special fragrance, and pregnant mothers with poor taste are easily attracted by this fragrance and fall in love with passion fruit. For pregnant mothers, the following benefits of passion fruit are really great!

Benefits 1. Relieve constipation

Due to the changes of hormones in the body after pregnancy, the muscle tension of the gastrointestinal tract is weakened and the intestinal peristalsis is slowed down. Constipation is almost encountered by every pregnant mother, and even bloody stool and rectocele are caused by constipation for too long. Passion fruit containing microfiber can effectively relieve constipation, and then help pregnant women detoxify and maintain beauty.

Benefit 2: Relieve morning sickness

The pain of morning sickness can only be understood by personal experience. The way we taught you before is that eating some "salty and dry" food will improve the appetite of pregnant mothers and relieve morning sickness to some extent. Passion fruit is also a kind of fruit that can relieve morning sickness very well. First, the fragrance of passion fruit makes pregnant mothers feel comfortable. Second, the sour and sweet taste of passion fruit actually suits pregnant mothers' appetite.

Benefit 3: Enhance immunity

Passion fruit contains a variety of vitamins. Every100g of fruit juice contains 34 or 6 mg of vitamin C, which can reduce blood lipid, prevent arteriosclerosis and lower blood pressure. Passion fruit can inhibit the growth of harmful microorganisms in digestive tract, and the combination of them has a significant effect on eliminating toxins in the body, regulating the intestine and strengthening the stomach, improving the nutritional absorption function of the body, and has a special elimination effect on colitis, gastroenteritis and hemorrhoids.

Benefit 4: Help sleep.

Passion fruit not only has calming effect, but also helps to improve sleep quality. Drinking a cup of passion fruit juice before going to bed every night can effectively help you fall asleep. Because pregnant mothers secrete hormones around the clock, it is inevitable to wake up early. If we can better ensure the quality of sleep, it will be extremely beneficial to pregnant women and their babies.

So, how to eat passion fruit?

Friends who like to eat sour often eat it directly with a spoon. In fact, you can add some honey appropriately, and the taste will be much better. It is also a good choice to make passion fruit cakes. Put passion fruit pulp and low-gluten flour together, add melted butter and powdered sugar, mix well, make dough, freeze it in the refrigerator for one hour, then take it out and slice it, then make cookies with a mold, and then bake it in the oven.

After knowing the benefits of passion fruit, are you heartbroken, pregnant mother? However, please remember that if you eat it often, you'd better not eat more than 2 pieces a day, so as not to go too far because the acidity of passion fruit affects the acid-base balance in the body.

In addition, the following fruits are also eaten by pregnant mothers:

1. Seasonal fruits. Seasonal fruits, with lower risk of ripening with additives and more moderate price, are the first choice for pregnant mothers.

2. Fruits with low sugar content. Pregnant women's metabolism is slow, so the risk of gestational diabetes should be considered. Fruits with low sugar content, such as apples, kiwis and plums, are good choices.

3. Fruits with special medical functions:

Apple-preventing baby asthma

Banana-Treating toothache during pregnancy

Persimmon-to deal with pregnancy-induced hypertension

Mango-effectively relieve morning sickness

Citrus-A Treasure House of Vitamins

Pear-a good medicine for clearing away heat and lowering blood pressure

Kiwifruit-improving immunity

Grapefruit-preventing gestational diabetes