The Lunar New Year is here again in the blink of an eye!

There is nothing better than enjoying delicious food when the whole family is reunited happily!

However, when feasting on New Year's Eve vegetables with relatives and friends, pregnant mothers should carefully weigh the content of their meals to avoid inadvertently increasing the burden on the body and causing the figure to become slimmer.

Let a nutritionist tell pregnant mothers that they can easily stay healthy while happily enjoying delicious food!

During the Chinese New Year, there are not many cases of acute gastroenteritis caused by improper diet among pregnant women. However, due to several consecutive days off during the Chinese New Year, pregnant mothers who are usually busy at work feel more relaxed at this time, and most people have lower standards for pregnant women.

Being relaxed and believing that it’s okay to eat a little fatter and losing weight after giving birth also allows pregnant mothers to eat with more confidence.

Cai Yixian, director of the Nutrition Department of Mackay Memorial Hospital, pointed out: "In addition, most people also think that pregnant women should not engage in too many activities or exercises. This will cause pregnant mothers to eat too much during the New Year, exercise too little, and gain weight."

For ordinary people, gaining too much weight may not matter. However, according to medical research, it is found that excessive weight gain in pregnant women may increase the risk of preeclampsia or pregnancy toxemia. Section Chief Cai Yixian reminded: "This also makes pregnant women

Mommy has to be careful. "Furthermore, being overweight not only puts a burden on the mother, but an oversized fetus can also affect the delivery process, causing increased risks for both the mother and the fetus.

However, Manager Cai recently discovered that pregnant mothers are polarized in their weight control. Pregnant mothers from the younger group are more likely to strictly control their diet for the sake of body shape; while the other group eats relaxedly, which may even cause the occurrence of diseases.

However, regardless of whether you are a relaxed person or a strict person, it is inevitable that you will fail during consecutive holidays. Therefore, you must pay special attention to the coordination and planning of your diet.

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Plan the menu in advance Regarding the principles of cooking and purchasing New Year dishes, Section Chief Cai Yixian said: "The most important thing is to plan the menu in advance." Although the New Year holiday only lasts a few days, you still need to pay attention to a balanced intake of food and nutrients.

Especially during the Chinese New Year, if ordinary families do not plan in advance when purchasing, their purchasing attitude will appear casual. Unknowingly buying too much food will also cause the same dish to be added repeatedly and cooked repeatedly, which may cause the fiber of vegetables to be absorbed.

, but cannot absorb vitamins and minerals; especially water-soluble vitamins, which are destroyed due to constant high temperature heating.

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Consume 100 grams of vegetables in one meal a day and purchase more shelf-stable green vegetables.

The shopping list should be planned in advance. For pregnant women and fetuses, the diet will be more nutritious. In addition, Section Chief Cai reminded: "At least one meal a day should consume more than 100g of fresh green vegetables." The traditional market may be closed during the Chinese New Year, but you can

Go to the supermarket to buy some long-lasting green vegetables.

Usually during the Chinese New Year in Taiwan, it is customary to prepare sumptuous dishes with large amounts of fish and meat, and the intake of vegetables is neglected.

However, pregnant mothers need to eat more fresh green vegetables, which can improve constipation and avoid excessive calorie intake.

Section Chief Cai said: “If you are worried about inconvenience, you can prepare long-lasting vegetables such as broccoli and put them in the refrigerator. When you want to eat them, boil them with hot water and then eat them.