What can't you eat during pregnancy? What should pregnant women eat?

Once the pregnancy is announced, the pregnant mother will strictly control her diet under the "monitoring" of her husband, parents-in-law, parents, and aunts and uncles.

They say that there are many things that you cannot eat during pregnancy, such as instant noodles, milk tea, crabs, coix seeds...even fruits such as hawthorn, lychee and watermelon are included in the "blacklist".

But are there really so many dietary taboos during pregnancy? What exactly can't pregnant women eat?

In fact, pregnant mothers can eat all the foods mentioned above.

We cannot blame a certain food for miscarriage or premature birth in pregnant women just because one or two unexplained incidents have occurred.

If these common so-called "forbidden foods during pregnancy" are really not to be eaten, then there would probably be no need for advertisements for "painless abortion" to be everywhere.

If we really want to know what foods pregnant women cannot eat, the following 3 are what expectant mothers need to pay more attention to.

1. Raw or undercooked foods include raw or undercooked meat, seafood and eggs, as well as unpasteurized freshly squeezed cow or goat milk.

Because these foods may carry some germs, and pregnant mothers are susceptible to them, they should be extra careful.

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2. Leftover overnight food that has not been fully heated and is improperly stored can easily carry Listeria. Once a pregnant woman is infected with this pathogen, it is likely to be transmitted to the baby through the placenta, leading to serious consequences.

Such cases have been reported many times in the news.

We recommend that, if conditions permit, three meals a day should be prepared and eaten immediately.

Leftovers in the refrigerator must be fully heated before eating, unless they have gone bad.

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3. Tobacco and alcohol Alcohol and tobacco have obvious toxic effects on all stages of fetal development and can easily cause miscarriage, premature birth and fetal malformations.

Expectant mothers who have the habit of smoking and drinking must quit smoking and drinking, stay away from smoking environments, and avoid inhaling secondhand smoke.

Of course, we hope that all smokers will be more conscious and put aside their smoking habits temporarily when there are pregnant women around!

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It is more important to keep the pregnant mother in a happy mood rather than believing rumors and asking her not to eat this or that.

Pregnancy is already difficult, please don't make things difficult for her because of trivial things in daily life.

References:

1. “Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents 2016”, compiled by Chinese Nutrition Society.