Can I eat apples during confinement?

Apple is one of the fruits that people need to supplement in their daily life. No matter if it is a pregnant woman, a patient who has just given birth, or a patient who has just recovered from a serious illness, apples are more suitable to eat at this time. Apples are a mild fruit. Many people who are menstruating or in confinement cannot eat cold food. Eating apples has a nourishing effect on the body and has good regulating properties.

Question: Can I eat apples during confinement?

You should not go to extremes when it comes to confinement. For example, according to traditional confinement customs, you cannot eat fruit during this period, so many mothers do not eat any fruit at all during this period. Fruits contain a variety of nutrients. Only by consuming enough and balanced nutrition during lactation can we ensure the secretion of sufficient breast milk. Therefore, mothers can eat apples during the confinement period.

Benefits of eating apples during confinement:

1. Promote bowel movements and detoxify. If new mothers do not exercise enough after giving birth and their gastrointestinal function is not good, they will easily suffer from constipation. Apples contain a lot of potassium, calcium and other elements, which can help excrete feces and detoxify the body.

2. Helps you sleep and replenishes your blood. Apples are rich in phosphorus and iron, which can help mothers with poor sleep quality or insufficient blood to sleep and replenish blood.

3. Stabilize your emotions. Medical data shows that smelling the fruity aroma of apples every day can prevent depression.

4. Prevent tooth decay and effectively fight against allergies. The apple phenol in apples can prevent tooth decay, inhibit allergic reactions, and have a certain anti-allergic effect.

5. Beautify and nourish the skin, relieve postpartum fatigue. The vitamin C in apples can inhibit the formation of melanin in the body, while the polysaccharides, potassium ions, pectin and other nutrients contained in apples can neutralize the acidic body fluids in the body and relieve physical fatigue.

Precautions for eating apples during confinement

1. Apples cannot be eaten together with seafood as it can easily cause constipation. In addition, it cannot be eaten with white radish and carrots.

2. Mothers with high blood sugar should not eat too many apples.

3. For eating fruits during the confinement period, the Palace Master suggests that you can wash and peel the apples before eating, or cut them into pieces and blanch them in hot water before eating.

4. In the first few days after delivery, it is recommended not to eat cold fruits. Apples are warm fruits and can be eaten.

5. The recommended time to eat apples is between meals or after meals.