I'm more than 4 months pregnant. My husband made me dried plum meat, which is quite delicious, but I wonder if it will affect pregnant women to eat dried plum meat.

Can pregnant women eat prunes?

Pregnant women should be careful when eating prunes.

Reasons for pregnant women to eat prunes carefully: among pickled vegetables, prunes have high nutritional value, especially their carotene and magnesium contents. Dried plums are sweet, which can stimulate appetite, relieve qi, benefit blood and promote fluid production, and make up for fatigue. After all, prunes are preserved food, so pregnant women should not eat more. Nitroso compounds exist in pickles, which are highly carcinogenic and can induce tumors in various tissues and organs of pregnant women. Some nitroso compounds can also cause uterine tumors and induce fetal malformation through placenta. In addition, pickles are easy to contain allergens, and expectant mothers with allergies should be cautious. Expectant mothers' allergies can easily lead to miscarriage, premature delivery, fetal malformation and other malignant consequences.

The correct way for pregnant women to eat prunes: pregnant women have a decreased appetite due to pregnancy reaction, so they can eat some prunes to stimulate their appetite, but remember not to overdo it. It can be washed many times before eating, and the salt and other substances in it can be washed away before cooking, which can reduce the intake of harmful substances.