Can I eat bananas when I'm pregnant?

Sometimes people think that they should eat more nutritious foods during pregnancy, so that the nutritional content in their body can become more balanced. However, some fruits cannot be eaten indiscriminately, otherwise it will have a bad effect on pregnant women, especially cold fruits like bananas, which should not be consumed in excess.

2. Citrus: a treasure trove of vitamins

There are many varieties of citrus, including sweet orange, southern orange, seedless tangerine, grapefruit, etc. They all have the common advantages of being rich in nutrition and valuable all over. Its juice is rich in citric acid, amino acids, carbohydrates, fat, multiple vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, and is a food that pregnant women like to eat. 500 grams of oranges contain 250 mg of vitamin C. Eating citrus fruits regularly can prevent scurvy and night blindness.

However, citrus fruits are warm in nature and sweet in taste, and they replenish yang and qi. Excessive consumption can easily cause dryness and heat, which can lead to stomatitis, periodontitis, pharyngitis, etc. After eating a large amount of citrus fruits once or multiple times, the carotene in the body will increase significantly. The liver will not have time to convert the carotene into vitamin A, causing the carotene to be deposited in the skin, leading to jaundice-like changes in the skin, especially on the hands and soles of the feet, and often accompanied by nausea and vomiting symptoms.

Pregnant women should not eat more than 3 citrus fruits a day, with a total weight of less than 250 grams.

3. Apples: good for your brain and good for preventing asthma

Apples are known as "brain-enhancing fruit" and "memory fruit", and there is also a saying that "eat an apple a day, keeps the doctor away." This is because it is not only rich in trace elements such as zinc, but also rich in nutrients such as lipids, carbohydrates, and multiple vitamins. In particular, it is high in fine fiber, which is beneficial to the development of the hippocampus in the marginal part of the fetal cerebral cortex and helps the fetus's acquired memory. Moreover, surveys and studies have found that if women eat more apples during pregnancy, the probability of their children suffering from asthma in childhood can be greatly reduced.

Pregnant women can meet their zinc needs by eating 1 to 2 apples a day.

Fruits that pregnant women should not eat

1. Longan

Although longan is rich in nutrients and is an excellent tonic, it should be eaten less or not during pregnancy because it is warm in nature. Pregnant women are often prone to yin deficiency and internal heat after pregnancy. Eating longan will add heat to the heat, causing dry stools, dry mouth and tongue, and fetal heat, which can easily lead to symptoms of threatened abortion such as vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain.

2. Apricot

Apricots are sour and very hot, and can cause abortion. Since fetal heat is relatively heavy during pregnancy, the general principle of medicine and food "clearing before delivery" should be followed. The hot nature of apricots and their ability to cause abortion are taboos for pregnant women and should not be eaten.

There are also some other fruits, such as lychee - which can easily cause dry stool; watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, peach - which can easily cause diarrhea; jackfruit, durian - which can easily cause loss of appetite; fresh bayberry - which can easily cause excessive stomach acid, and they are all not suitable for consumption.