Can I eat sea cucumbers during confinement? Sea cucumber and mutton soup is the best confinement meal

Sea cucumbers have particularly high nutritional value. Women can eat sea cucumbers not only when they are pregnant, but also during confinement. Sea cucumber and mutton soup is very effective for the mother's physical recovery and can also help increase milk production. Therefore, sea cucumbers are a good choice for confinement.

1. Function

Sea cucumbers grow in the sea. They are warm and nourishing in nature, similar to ginseng, hence the name sea cucumber. Their meat is tender and has high nutritional value. Their protein content is higher than that of pork, lean pork, and lean beef, and they contain other minerals (such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine, etc.). They have always been regarded as a delicacy in the meal. They have the effects of nourishing the kidney and essence, nourishing the blood and moistening dryness, nourishing yin and strengthening yang for the weak and tired. Lamb is sweet and warm, and can warm the kidneys and assist yang, replenish essence and blood, replenish qi and the middle, and warm the spleen and stomach. Therefore, sea cucumber and mutton are matched, and the effect of nourishing the kidney and blood is particularly enhanced. It is indeed a good tonic and strengthening product. If a pregnant woman eats it, the effect of restoring the body is beyond description.

raw material

50g sea cucumber, 250g mutton

Seasoning

2 slices of ginger, 5g green onion, 0.5g pepper powder, 3g salt

2. Method

1. Soak the sea cucumber in 40°C warm water until soft, cut open the sea cucumber, remove the internal organs, wash it, and boil it in boiling water for about 10 minutes. Take it out and pour it into a bowl with the water and soak it for 2-3 hours.

2. Wash the mutton, remove the blood, cut into small pieces, add appropriate amount of water (about 50g), simmer on low heat until cooked, cut the sea cucumber into small pieces and add them to cook together, boil for about 15 minutes, add minced ginger, scallion segments, minced pepper and salt. Eat the ginseng meat warm, drink the soup, or have it as a meal.

3. Nutrition

It contains 53g protein, 25g fat, 0.5g carbohydrate, 51mg calcium, 474mg phosphorus, 0.3mg vitamin B1, 0.49mg vitamin B2, 12.3mg niacin, and can produce 458kcal heat.

Some mothers don’t like the taste of mutton. It’s okay. Mothers can also choose pork, fish, etc. to supplement animal protein.