A complete list of dietary taboos for pregnant women

90% of the hundreds of dietary taboos during pregnancy circulated on the Internet are false requirements. There are only four categories that really need to be strictly avoided - foods containing harmful toxins, raw and cold foods that have not been thoroughly heated, highly contaminated foods with excessive heavy metals/pathogenic bacteria, and ingredients that are clearly harmful to fetal development. Most of the rest only need to control the intake, and there is no such thing as "don't touch even one bite."

When my best friend was pregnant with her first child, her mother-in-law put her on a blacklist including iced watermelon, crab, and milk tea. She forced her to drink old hen stew every day to replenish her body. As a result, she got angry and had nosebleeds in the third month. When she went for a prenatal check-up, the nutritionist told her: "There are so many things that you can't eat. The supplements you have made have elevated blood lipids, which is not good for the child." ”It is estimated that many pregnant mothers have had this experience of being confused by various taboos. Today I will break down the true and false situations.

Let’s talk about the minefields that really cannot be touched. Don’t let your luck try and make mistakes. Last year, there was a pregnant mother in our community who was craving for Japanese food and ordered half-cooked sukiyaki beef. She developed a high fever the next day after eating. She was found to be infected with listeria and had to stay in the hospital for a week to save the pregnancy. Now she is scared even thinking about it. Foods that are not thoroughly cooked must be avoided: half-cooked steaks, soft-boiled eggs, raw pickled seafood, freshly squeezed juices that have not been pasteurized, and homemade fermented yogurt/pickles/rice wine. Listeria and Toxoplasma gondii can easily be hidden in these ingredients. Ordinary people may have diarrhea for two days if infected. Infections in pregnant mothers may cause gastroenteritis in mild cases, or may lead to miscarriages and fetal malformations in severe cases. This is really not a scare.

Not to mention those that are clearly toxic. Alcohol is recognized as a zero safe dose. Whether it is rice wine, red wine, beer or confinement meals with alcohol, as long as it contains alcohol, do not touch it. It will be passed to the fetus through the placenta and affect neurological development. In addition, ordinary people may be poisoned if they eat sprouted potatoes, uncooked green beans, fresh day lilies, and moldy nuts. Pregnant mothers should stay away. Oh, by the way, there are also deep-sea fish with excessive mercury content. The FDA has clearly listed the categories to avoid: shark, swordfish, tilefish, and mackerel should be avoided as much as possible. Excessive mercury intake will affect the baby's intellectual development. However, ordinary salmon, sea bass, croaker, and shrimp can be eaten with confidence. Eating it 2-3 times a week can also supplement DHA. Don't kill all seafood in one go.

Speaking of this, some people may want to ask, are the old people often saying that you can't eat crabs, ice, and rabbit meat all lies? In fact, these are controversial "soft taboos". Different medical schools have different opinions. You can choose according to your own physical condition. For example, if you drink iced fruits, the view of Western medicine is that as long as your gastrointestinal function is normal and you don’t have abdominal pain or diarrhea after eating it, you can eat it. There is no evidence that low-temperature foods will stimulate the fetus. ； However, Chinese medicine usually recommends that pregnant mothers who are in early pregnancy, have a history of uterine cold, or have experienced spontaneous abortion before, eat as little as possible to avoid over-stimulating the gastrointestinal tract and causing uterine contractions. Both views are reasonable, and there is no need to argue about right or wrong. As for crabs, as long as you are not allergic to seafood and steam them thoroughly, it is perfectly fine to eat 1-2 crabs in the second and third trimesters. My colleague was greedy and ate two hairy crabs when she was pregnant. The prenatal checkup was normal. Don't eat three or five crabs at one time to cause diarrhea. There are also old sayings that eating rabbit meat will cause harelips and eating mutton will cause epilepsy. They are completely without any scientific basis. Don't believe it.

The rest basically falls into the category of "you can eat but don't be greedy", so there is no need to feel guilty. For example, many pregnant mothers in the workplace are concerned about coffee. Authoritative organizations have clearly stated that daily caffeine intake does not exceed 200mg, which is about the amount of a medium American cup. If you are really sleepy, drinking one cup is better than struggling to make mistakes at work. Don't just drink two or three cups a day. There are also milk tea, cakes, spicy hotpot, hot pot, etc. It’s okay to satisfy your cravings occasionally, as long as you don’t eat them every day, otherwise you will easily get gestational diabetes if you consume too much sugar, which will be troublesome. Pickled vegetables, bacon and other high-nitrite foods are fine if you eat them with porridge for one or two bites occasionally, but not all the time.

When I was pregnant with my baby, I ate a small piece of iced watermelon every day in the summer, and had butter hot pot once a month. The prenatal checkup gave me the green light, and the baby was born fair and white. I still remember what the nutritionist said to me at that time: “The core of diet during pregnancy is balance. Eat a little of everything and not much of anything, which is much better than taking this and that every day. ”

In fact, there is really no need to live like an ascetic when you are pregnant. There are only a few pitfalls that you really need to avoid. For the rest, as long as you feel comfortable eating and don’t overdo it, there is no need to listen to other people’s nonsense. After all, a pregnant mother who is in a good mood is the best supplement for her baby~