What recipes can I eat during confinement?

Mothers need to pay special attention to their diet during the confinement period, mainly because diet is related to the mother's physical recovery and the amount of milk secretion. Therefore, mothers should eat some high-protein foods during the confinement period, such as eggs and milk. Therefore, as husbands, you should reasonably arrange the nutritional combination of three meals a day for mothers during the confinement period.

1 What kind of menu is suitable for confinement?

Crispy Quail

Ingredients: 3 quails, appropriate amounts of soy sauce, cooking wine, pepper salt, pepper, aniseed, sugar, onion, ginger, salt and cooking oil.

Method: 1. Remove the internal organs of the quail, clean it, boil the quail in boiling water for a while, remove it and set aside. 2. Put the prepared soy sauce, cooking wine, pepper, aniseed, sugar, onion, ginger and cooked quail into a large bowl, add water to cover the quail, and steam for 3 to 5 minutes. 3. Place the pot on the fire, add cooking oil and heat it, then put the steamed quail into the pot and fry until the skin is crispy. Take out and eat with pepper salt.

Efficacy: This dish is rich in calcium, iron and other minerals and protein.

2 What kind of menu is suitable for confinement?

Milk Black Rice Porridge

Ingredients: 250 ml milk, 100 g black rice, appropriate amount of white sugar.

Method: Wash the black rice, add appropriate amount of water, put it in a pot and soak it for 2 to 3 hours, then cook it over medium heat until the porridge is almost cooked, then add milk and sugar and cook until done. Take warm twice a day on an empty stomach, morning and evening.

Efficacy: This porridge has the effects of invigorating qi, nourishing blood, promoting body fluid, and strengthening the spleen and stomach. It is suitable for people with postpartum qi and blood deficiency and weak spleen and stomach.

3 What kind of menu is suitable for confinement?

Grilled Scallops with Diced Pork

Ingredients: 200g pork tenderloin, 200g scallops. Appropriate amounts of winter bamboo shoots and shiitake mushrooms, 1 egg white, and appropriate amounts of cooking oil, soy sauce, starch, cooking wine, salt, onions, ginger, broth, and MSG.

Method: 1. Wash the tenderloin and cut it into dices about 1 cm square; then mix the egg white, starch and a little water into a paste, add the dices and stir evenly. 2. Cut the scallops, blanch them in boiling water, remove them and drain them. 3. Cut the bamboo shoots and mushrooms into 1 cm square dices, and cut the green onion and ginger into shreds for later use. 4. Put the pot on the fire, add cooking oil and heat it, put in the mixed diced meat, remove from the pot when it is 80% cooked, and drain the oil. 5. Pour out the oil in the pot, leaving a little oil, add the scallion and ginger to stir-fry, then add the winter bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and scallops, stir-fry for a few times, then add salt, seasoning, and old soup. After the pot boils, add the diced meat, stir-fry for a few times, add MSG, mix well and serve.

Efficacy: Rich in nutrients, especially high in calcium, it is very helpful for calcium supplementation and postpartum recovery for mothers.

4 What kind of menu is suitable for confinement?

Luffa Egg Soup

Ingredients: 200 grams of loofah, 1 egg, 400 grams of chicken broth, 10 grams of peanut oil, 3 grams each of sesame oil, salt and cooking wine, and 1 gram of MSG. Method: 1. Scrape the skin of the loofah, cut into 6 cm long segments, and then cut into small strips; crack the eggs into a bowl and mix well with chopsticks. 2. Put the wok on the fire, add peanut oil, heat it to 60%, pour in the loofah and stir-fry until it turns green, add chicken soup, basin, and MSG and bring to a boil, pour in egg liquid, add cooking wine, skim off the foam after boiling, add fragrant sleeves, and serve in a bowl.

Efficacy: This soup has bright color and delicious taste. It is rich in protein, fat, calcium, zinc, vitamin C and other nutrients. It has the effects of dispelling wind, resolving phlegm, cooling blood, detoxifying, diuretic, activating blood circulation, reducing swelling, moisturizing the intestines, and promoting milk secretion.