Can pregnant women eat distiller’s grains? What are the precautions?

I believe that many expectant mothers now have a special liking for distiller's grains. Distiller's grains are a sweet wine unique to the southern region. Their main functions are to replenish blood and qi, regulate the body, and supplement trace elements. They are rich in protein and have high nutritional value. Moreover, they are made from whole grains, which is more beneficial to the body's absorption. The baby in the belly during pregnancy is in the development stage. Alcohol will affect the physical development of the fetus and easily cause fetal malformations. Therefore, pregnant women should not touch any food containing alcohol during pregnancy. Distiller's grains happen to be a wine brewed from grains. Although it is a sweet wine and the alcohol content is not high, it does contain alcohol. Therefore, pregnant women should not eat it to avoid causing some adverse effects on the body after eating it.

What is lees?

Jiuniang is glutinous rice wine made from koji, which contains both rice and wine (juice).

The lees are just the residue after brewing liquor, and the juice (liquor) has been taken out.

Distiller's grains are made from natural raw materials such as rice, wheat, and sorghum, which are fermented by microorganisms and then filtered out after brewing. The lees are processed and extracted from wine lees, which are rich in protein, amino acids, and aromatic substances of alcohol and wine. Its amino acid composition is complete, with a high proportion of 8 essential amino acids for the human body, such as histidine and tryptophan, and it is easily absorbed by the human body. According to historical records about distiller's grains: "Sui Xi Ju Diet" by Wang Shixiong, a medical scientist in the Qing Dynasty: distiller's grains are sweet, spicy and warm. It can invigorate the spleen and aid digestion, regulate the internal organs, eliminate cold air, and kill fishy smell and poison. Medical scientist Li Shizhen recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Wine is warm in nature, nutritious, and can detoxify raw and cold foods."

Can pregnant women eat wine lees?

Pregnant women cannot eat it.

When pregnant women eat fermented glutinous rice, the alcohol they ingest will directly poison the fetus. It can also pass through the placenta unimpeded and enter the fetus' body, hindering the division of fetal brain cells, leading to incomplete brain development and causing developmental disorders of the central nervous system.

At the same time, it can also cause malformations of certain organs in the fetus. Therefore, pregnant women are advised not to eat fermented glutinous rice during pregnancy for the sake of their children's health.

What dishes can be made with wine lees

Wine lees tablets

raw material:

1 pig's stomach, 4 tablespoons of white rice wine (you can use rice wine or rice wine), and 1 tablespoon of seasoning salt.

Preparation method:

1) First wash the front of the pig's stomach, add 1 tablespoon of starch and 1 tablespoon of oil to wash the back, wash it with clean water, then wash it once with salt, and finally blanch it in boiling water.

2) Boil the pork tripe with water until soft, then soak it in white rice wine. Put it in the refrigerator for one or two days, then take it out, cut it into strips and eat it.

Features: White lees is the lees left after rice fermentation. Add 1 tablespoon of wine to dilute it when using.

What are distiller's grains? What are the benefits of eating distiller's grains for pregnant women? Can pregnant women eat distiller's grains?

Wine Lees Chicken

1. First buy a chicken weighing about 2 kilograms. It can be a broiler, rooster, or hen. You should know what to do next.

2. Prepare a bottle of fragrant glutinous rice wine.

3. Put the chicken in the pot, add ginger, cooking wine, onion, etc. and cook.

4. Take out the cooked chicken and let it cool down.