Dietary precautions and recipes for the 37th week of pregnancy

Thirty-seven weeks of pregnancy has entered the late stage of pregnancy. The fetus is full-term and may be delivered at any time. At this time, pregnant women should pay attention to diet and eat more foods with high nutritional value, which can help the fetus grow quickly and meet the nutritional needs of the body. There are also many dietary taboos in the thirty-seventh week of pregnancy. Patients must stay away from these foods. So what are the main dietary taboos and recipes for the thirty-seventh week of pregnancy? Let's take a look!

1. Dietary Dos and Don’ts for 37 Weeks of Pregnancy

What to eat: First, the supply of minerals and vitamins. If pregnant women do not take in enough iron, it can affect the storage of iron in the fetus, making it easy to suffer from iron deficiency anemia after delivery. The second is energy supply. Appropriately limit the intake of heat energy such as fat and carbohydrates to prevent the fetus from growing too large and affecting delivery.

1. Foods rich in minerals: lean meat, poultry, animal liver and blood (duck blood, pig blood)

2. Foods rich in vitamins: liver, egg yolk, milk, carrots, tomatoes

3. Fats and carbohydrates: whole-wheat milk, whole-wheat bread, oatmeal

Avoid eating: First, continue to control the intake of salt to reduce the discomfort of edema. Second, avoid a high-fat diet, which can easily increase the concentration of bile acid and neutral cholesterol in the large intestine. Third, adequate intake of vitamins can relieve vomiting and fatigue in pregnant women.

2. Diet for 37 weeks of pregnancy

Braised radish with dried shrimp

Nutritional analysis: The nutritional value of radish lies in its rich and balanced nutrients. Radish also contains a large amount of glucose, fructose, sucrose, multiple vitamins and minerals. The edible part of shrimp contains 16%-20% protein, as well as calcium, fat, phosphorus, iron, vitamin A and other nutrients. This dish of dried shrimp and radish is good for the stomach and digestion, nourishes the body, and can also help expectant mothers in the late stages of pregnancy to supplement calcium.

Preparation method:

1. Wash the white radish, cut into shreds, and cut the soaked vermicelli into sections.

2. Heat oil in a pan, add dried shrimps and fry until shiny and fragrant, then add shredded white radish and stir-fry, then add chicken soup and vermicelli, add salt after the soup boils, sprinkle with chopped coriander and serve.

Kudzu and Pork Bone Soup

Nutritional analysis: This soup has the effects of strengthening the spleen and nourishing yin, promoting body fluid and quenching thirst.

Preparation method:

1. Peel the kudzu root, wash it and cut it into sections. Wash the red dates (pitted) and soak the tangerine peel until soft.

2. Wash the pork bones, cut them into pieces, put them into the pot together with kudzu, red dates and tangerine peel, add appropriate amount of water, boil them over high heat, then simmer for 3 hours over low heat, add salt to taste and serve.

The diet during the 37th week of pregnancy should be light. The patient should not eat irritating or cold food, which can easily cause abdominal discomfort and the risk of premature birth. In the late pregnancy, it is also easy to cause syndromes such as gestational diabetes, which can cause abnormal fetal development. After the 37th week of pregnancy, the mother must be checked once a week to prevent abnormalities in the fetus and to detect the mother's physical symptoms so that timely treatment measures can be taken when abnormalities occur.