Can I eat pork during confinement?

When it comes to pork, everyone should be familiar with it, because in most people's real life, there are many opportunities to eat pork. This is mainly related to the wide distribution of pork. In fact, for us Chinese, the main meat product is generally pork, so most Chinese people like to eat pork, and normal people can also eat pork, but can you eat pork during confinement?

The bodies of women in confinement are still relatively weak, so their diet is usually mainly nutritious food. Of course, it is not good to only eat foods with high nutritional value in their daily life. They also need to eat some coarse grains and other foods from time to time. So let’s first talk about the question of whether you can eat pork during confinement.

You can eat pork during the confinement period. Pork is neutral in nature and can be eaten by children of all body types. It is more suitable for thin babies, while fatter ones should control their intake appropriately. Although fat ranks first among all kinds of meat, the fat content in different parts varies greatly. For example, the fat content of tenderloin is only 8%, while that of ribs is as high as 40%. Therefore, fat babies should choose more tenderloin and less ribs.

Pork is one of the main livestock. It is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other ingredients. It is the main side dish in daily life. It has the effects of nourishing the body, nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness, and enriching the muscles and skin. Anyone who is weak after illness, anemic after childbirth, or thin and sallow face can use it as a nutritional tonic.

Efficacy: Nourishes the kidney and blood, nourishes yin and moistens dryness, damages body fluid due to febrile disease, treats thirst and emaciation, kidney deficiency and physical weakness, postpartum blood deficiency, dry cough, constipation, nourishes deficiency, nourishes yin, moisturizes dryness, nourishes liver yin, moisturizes the skin, promotes urination and defecation, and stops thirst, etc.

Pork should not be soaked in water for a long time; when cutting fat, you can first dip the fat in cold water, then put it on the chopping board, and sprinkle some cold water while cutting. This way, cutting will save effort, the fat will not slide, and it will not easily stick to the chopping board. Do not wash pork with hot water before cooking, because pork contains a substance called myofibril, which is easily soluble in water above 15 degrees Celsius. If it is soaked in hot water, a lot of nutrients will be lost and the taste will also be poor. Pork should be cooked thoroughly because it sometimes contains parasites and, if eaten raw or incompletely cooked, may harbor hookworms in the liver or brain.

To sum up, women can eat pork during the confinement period, but it is better to eat less, because the fat content of pork itself is very high, so it is not advisable to eat too much. However, the nutritional value of pork is relatively good, so eating some pork appropriately can bring many benefits to the health of postpartum women. I hope our postpartum friends understand this.