Vegetables suitable for confinement mainly include: kale, carrot, red amaranth, green pepper, tomato, Nostoc flagelliforme, red cabbage, Sichuan astragalus root, cabbage and so on. New mothers can also eat lotus roots, day lilies, kelp, carrots, amaranth, tomatoes and other vegetables with blood-enriching effects.

Traditionally, people think that eating vegetables and fruits during the second month is harmful to health, and because many vegetables are cold, pregnant women generally avoid eating cold food during the second month, so many new mothers are afraid of eating vegetables. During confinement, new mothers are not advised to eat vegetables and fruits in the first week. Cold vegetables and fruits can affect the stomach and possibly hurt teeth. You can eat hot vegetables in the second week of confinement, and eat fruits, edible warm vegetables and fruits from the third week of confinement.

1, kale is a flat dish. Kale contains a lot of dietary fiber, which can prevent constipation. At the same time, it also has the effects of lowering cholesterol, softening blood vessels and preventing heart disease. Mom can eat it when she is in confinement, but try not to eat it raw. But Chinese medicine believes that eating too much kale has a side effect, which is irritation. In addition, eating kale for a long time will inhibit the secretion of sex hormones.

2. Daylily is rich in protein, vitamins C and A, and minerals such as iron, potassium, calcium and magnesium, which are very beneficial to blood. Day lily can open the chest and expand the diaphragm, making people calm and not depressed, so it is named worry-free girl. You can eat more day lilies during the puerperium.

3. Carrots are rich in nutrients and are known as "small ginseng". Carrots are rich in sugar, volatile oil, carotene, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, anthocyanins, calcium, iron and other nutrients. Maternal women should eat more carrots, increase the intake of vitamin A, and improve immunity.

4. Lycopene contained in tomatoes has strong antioxidant activity, and has pharmacological effects of anti-aging, reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases and preventing cancer. Tomatoes are rich in nutrition. Eating raw tomatoes can supplement vitamin C, and eating cooked tomatoes can supplement antioxidants.

5. Lotus root is a new medicine for removing blood stasis, which can strengthen the spleen and stomach, moisten and nourish yin, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and clear heat and promote lactation. Mothers in confinement eat more lotus roots, which can remove blood stasis accumulated in the abdomen as soon as possible, stimulate appetite, help digestion and promote milk secretion.