Can pregnant women eat iced moon cakes?
It is best for pregnant women not to eat iced moon cakes, which need to be kept in the refrigerator until they are sold. Therefore, it belongs to cold food and pregnant women can't eat it. Ice-covered moon cakes are very similar to Vietnamese glutinous rice moon cakes, but the difference between ice-covered moon cakes and ordinary moon cakes is that they cannot be placed at room temperature and must be placed in the refrigerator.
Ice-skin moon cake is a new Mid-Autumn Festival moon cake introduced by Hong Kong taipan bread cake on 1989. The main reason why it is called "ice-skinned moon cake" is that it violates the traditional way of making moon cakes. The crust is made of glutinous rice flour and flour, and the stuffing is not only traditional lotus paste, but also fruit paste, etc. Because there is no baking, the surface of the moon cake does not need to be oiled.
Once a pregnant woman eats a mooncake with ice skin, it will be bad for the fetus in her belly and may "freeze" the fetus. Mooncakes themselves are not easy to digest, and the sugar content and calories are high. If you eat mooncakes with ice skin again, it will affect your stomach. Therefore, if pregnant women want to eat moon cakes, it is best to eat ordinary moon cakes, and they are still freshly made moon cakes. Don't eat them like the stuffing of moon cakes is seafood, so as not to cause allergies.
Which pregnant women should not eat moon cakes?
Type 3 pregnant women should not eat moon cakes.
The first category: pregnant women with gestational diabetes, because moon cakes contain more sugar, are not suitable for pregnant women with gestational diabetes.
The second category: pregnant women who gain too much weight, the fat and calories contained in moon cakes are extremely high, which will have a greater impact on the weight of pregnant women.
The third category: pregnant women who have been ill for a long time. Because moon cakes are heavy in oil and sugar, they are not easy to digest, so pregnant women who are weak and ill for a long time should not eat them.
What moon cakes can pregnant women eat?
Lotus seed cake is most suitable for postpartum new mothers.
Lotus seed is the main raw material of lotus seed filling in lotus seed moon cakes. Lotus seeds can be divided into red lotus seeds and white lotus seeds, so lotus seeds can also be divided into red and white lotus seeds. Lotus seed is the seed of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. When the fruit is ripe in autumn, the lotus house is cut, the fruit is taken out, and the peel is removed. After drying, it becomes red lotus seed, and after peeling, it becomes white lotus seed.
In terms of nutritional components, red and white lotus seeds are almost the same. They are all rich in nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron and multivitamins, which are suitable for all ages. From the medicinal point of view, lotus seeds have the effects of invigorating the middle energizer, nourishing the heart and kidney, calming the nerves, invigorating the spleen and nourishing the stomach, etc., and can be used for diseases such as weakness of the spleen and stomach, vexation and irritability, insomnia and dreaminess, anorexia, women's blood deficiency and backache, increased leucorrhea, and nocturnal emission due to men's kidney deficiency, etc. Red lotus seeds are more used for nourishing blood and nourishing the face, while white lotus seeds are slightly better at invigorating the qi. On the taste, white lotus seeds are soft and waxy, fragrant and delicious, while red lotus seeds are not easy to boil, and the meat is hard and slightly astringent.
Although lotus seeds have a good nourishing effect, after being made into stuffing, a large amount of sugar and oil are added, and they are transformed into foods with high fat and sugar. Eating more will not only affect blood sugar and blood lipids, but also be detrimental to gastrointestinal health. Therefore, no matter what kind of moon cakes, you can only taste them lightly, and it is best to eat only one quarter at a time to avoid excessive intake of calories and oil.