You can eat snow peas and fried lilies during the confinement period, but the snow peas must be cooked. Snow peas can benefit the spleen and stomach, produce body fluids and quench thirst, harmonize middle and lower qi, eliminate hiccups, stop diarrhea and dysentery, and facilitate urination.
Regular consumption is effective in treating weak spleen and stomach, distension of the lower abdomen, vomiting and diarrhea, postpartum lactation, irritability, heat and thirst.
It also plays an important role in enhancing the body's metabolic function.
In addition to starch, protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins B1, B2, C, pantothenic acid, carotene and other nutrients, lily also contains some special nutrients, such as colchicine and many more. alkaloids. These ingredients act comprehensively on the human body and not only have good nutritional and nourishing effects, but also have certain preventive and therapeutic effects on various seasonal diseases caused by the dry climate in autumn. Lily has a sweet and slightly bitter taste, neutral in nature, enters the heart and lung meridian, and has medicinal effects of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, nourishing yin and eliminating heat, clearing the heart and calming the nerves. Lily decoction alone or mixed with other foods and medicines can be effective.
Five foods suitable for postpartum period
Soups: chicken soup, fish soup, and pork ribs soup contain amino acids, vitamins, and minerals that are easy for the human body to absorb, and they are delicious and delicious. It greatly stimulates gastric juice secretion, increases appetite, and can also promote lactation. Maternal sweating and lactation secretion require a higher water requirement than the average person, so the mother needs to drink more soup. At the same time, professionals remind you that while drinking more soup, don't forget to eat more meat. Meat is much more nutritious than soup. The saying that "soup is more nutritious than meat" is unscientific.
Lotus root: Lotus root contains a large amount of powder, vitamins and minerals. It is rich in nutrients, light and refreshing. It is the best vegetable for removing stasis and regenerating new energy. It can strengthen the spleen and stomach, moisturize and nourish yin. Promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis, clears away heat and promotes lactation. Pregnant women eating more lotus roots can remove congestion accumulated in the abdomen as soon as possible, increase appetite, help digestion, promote milk secretion, and help feed newborns.
Kelp: Kelp contains a lot of iodine and iron. Iodine is the main raw material for making thyroxine, and iron is the main raw material for making blood cells. Pregnant women eating more of this vegetable can increase the content of milk. Newborns eating this kind of milk will help their body grow and develop and prevent cretinism caused by it. Iron is the main raw material for making red blood cells and has the effect of preventing anemia.
Eggs: Eggs are rich in nutrients and have high amino acid content. They also contain lecithin, vitellin and a variety of vitamins and minerals. They are easy to digest and suitable for pregnant women. But it’s not that the more you eat, the better. In some areas, it is customary to eat more eggs, or even 20 to 30 eggs a day. This is not necessary, because eating too much will not be absorbed by the body and will be excreted in vain, which will also affect normal metabolism. Digestive function, so there is no need for pregnant women to eat more than 4 to 6 eggs a day.
Millet: Millet is rich in vitamin B1 and vitamin B2, which can help the mother restore her body strength, stimulate intestinal peristalsis and increase appetite. However, professionals remind that millet porridge should not be too thin, and millet should not be used purely as the staple food after childbirth to avoid lack of other nutrients.