Can pregnant women drink grass jelly milk tea?

For pregnant women, daily diet is related to the health of the child. So we must do it scientifically. As for the food called Shaozhencao milk tea, it is not suitable for pregnant women. Why is this? In fact, grass jelly is made from Chinese medicine, which has some irritating effect on people's stomach and intestines. Pregnant mothers are not suitable for grass jelly milk tea because of their weak bodies. Not to mention the disadvantage of milk tea’s high sugar content.

Shaochaocao is a very special snack in Fujian and Taiwan. Grass jelly is a plant that has many benefits for our body. For example, it can prevent constipation and eliminate edema, and it can strengthen the spleen and stomach. Shaochaocao can enhance the body's immune function.

It is said that the most famous dried grass jelly is from Jiuhua Mountain in Miaoli County, Taiwan. Decades ago, people ate grass jelly mainly by cutting it into small cubes and simply adding sugar water and crushed ice. Although hot drinks are available, it is better to eat it cold. Served with lentils soaked in sugar water and chewy black pearls, it is refreshing and calming, but pregnant women should avoid eating this food.

Speaking of the origin of grass jelly, it is related to the Hakka people in Miaoli. Most of the people in Miaoli are Hakkas, who came from Guangdong hundreds of years ago. The method of making grass jelly also comes from Guangdong's jelly. Before that, there was no such thing as grass jelly in Taiwan. Now as a famous snack in Taiwan, it has a bit of a reversal of the guests' attitude, but the Taiwanese don't care.

In summer, a bowl of icy-cold grass jelly can indeed clear away all the stuffiness and blood in your internal organs, and of course, make you radiant and overflowing with natural beauty. It is a holy product for cooling off in the hot summer.

What foods should not be eaten during pregnancy

1. It is not advisable to eat a high-sugar diet during pregnancy. The possibility of giving birth to a high-weight fetus, the incidence of congenital malformations, the chance of developing pregnancy toxemia, or the number of cesarean sections required for pregnant women with high blood sugar are 3 times, 7 times, and 2 times that of pregnant women with low blood sugar, respectively. On the other hand, high blood sugar will increase the burden on the kidneys of pregnant women and is not conducive to pregnancy care.

2. A high-protein diet during pregnancy is not suitable. A high-protein diet during pregnancy will affect the appetite of pregnant women and increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. A large amount of harmful substances such as hydrogen sulfide and histamine can be produced in the human body, which can easily cause abdominal distension, loss of appetite, dizziness, fatigue and other phenomena.

3. A high-fat diet is not advisable during pregnancy. If a pregnant woman eats a high-fat diet for a long time, it will inevitably increase the risk of her daughter developing reproductive system cancer. Eating high-fat foods for a long time will increase the concentration of bile acid and neutral cholesterol in the large intestine. At the same time, high-fat foods can increase the synthesis of prolactin, promote the occurrence of breast cancer, and are not conducive to the health of mother and baby.

4. It is not advisable to eat a high-calcium diet during pregnancy. Pregnant women blindly eat a high-calcium diet, drink a lot of milk, take calcium tablets, vitamin D, etc., which is harmful to the fetus. Nutritionists believe that if pregnant women take too much calcium supplements, the fetus may suffer from hypercalcemia. After birth, the child's fontanelle will close too early, the jawbone will become wide and protruding, etc., which is not conducive to healthy growth and development.