Fruits Mamas can eat after delivery
What fruits can women in labour eat?
- Bananas are rich in cellulose. It can both ease defecation and nourish blood, and has a good effect on treating constipation and promoting bowel movements
- Grapes are rich in and best eaten during confinement for diuretic and blood replenishing.
- Apples are rich in vitamins and dietary fiber to help clean the intestines and can be eaten frequently
- Red dates contain vitamin C, glucose and protein. It has tonic effects in nourishing the spleen and stomach, replenishing blood and adjusting blood vessels.
- Oranges contain vitamin C and calcium. Vitamin C can enhance the elasticity and toughness of the blood vessel wall and prevent bleeding. Calcium is an important component of the bones and teeth for the baby.
Benefits of eating fruits for mothers
Fruits contain many essential vitamins and rich dietary fiber, which can help the mother to increase appetite, promote digestion, and have a certain effect on relieving postpartum constipation and also promote lactation..
Fruits are rich in vitamins, minerals, cellulose, pectin and organic acids. Eat some fruits during confinement, in addition to supplement the vitamins and minerals your body needs.
Fruits mothers should avoid
Mothers who are breastfeeding should avoid eating cold fruits such as watermelon, kiwi and mango as they can cause diarrhea to the baby.
- It is best to eat fruits after meals, because there is food in their stomachs after meals, so they will not hurt the gastrointestinal tract because of the cold fruits.
- Pay attention to the cleanliness of the fruit. Wash with disinfectant or peel off the skin before eating to prevent diarrhea.
- Do not eat fruits that are too cold. You can also cut the fruits into small pieces and scald them with boiling water before eating.
Fruit recipes for mothers
Sago Apple Porridge
- Rinse the apples cleanly, peel off the fruit, cut it in half, remove the pits, and then cut the apples into small pieces
- Wash the sago clean, soak it in cold water, remove, drain the water
- Take appropriate amount of cold water in the pot, put sago and apple pieces after the water boils, and boil again with on high heat
- Then use a small fire to cook slightly, add sugar and dilute with 30 grams of wet starch.
Banana soup
- Peel the banana and cut it into small pieces with a knife
- Add the lotus root powder and adjust it with a little clear water.
- Pour the milk into the aluminum pan, add a small amount of water, and set it on the fire to boil
- Then add the banana slices and sugar, after the water boils
- Pour the tuned lotus root powder into the pot and mix well and let it cool off and serve.