How can pregnant women eat healthier when they meet the solar terms in beginning of autumn during pregnancy?

There is an old saying in agriculture, "Three rains in early autumn turn rice into rice". Beginning of autumn's "standing" means beginning, and the word "autumn" consists of two words: grain and fire, indicating the maturity of five grains. At this time, the early rice is harvested, the middle rice blooms and bears fruit, and the late rice is transplanted, and the rice enters an important development period. Rice belongs to Gramineae and is one of the main food crops in China. With the improvement of people's living standards, why is eating brown rice more and more popular?

So, can pregnant women eat brown rice happily?

1, grain is the basis of our dietary balance. We should eat enough cereal for three meals a day. Cereal food mainly contains carbohydrates, and the carbohydrate energy demand of pregnant mothers is between 50% and 65%. Brown rice is a cereal, and pregnant mothers can eat brown rice as a staple food.

2. Brown rice is whole grain rice obtained by hulling rice, and it retains hull, aleurone layer, endosperm, embryo and its natural nutrients. Compared with polished rice, it not only contains more protein, but also contains more B vitamins, such as vitamin B 1 and nicotinic acid. Vitamin B 1 plays an important role in maintaining normal metabolism and promoting gastrointestinal peristalsis. The vitamin B 1(0.4mg/ 100g) in the same amount of brown rice is five times that in polished rice (0.08 mg/ 100 g). The nicotinic acid content of the same amount of brown rice (5.09mg/ 100g) is about 4.6 times that of polished rice (1.1mg/100g). Nicotinic acid, also known as vitamin B3, anti-furuncle factor, etc. Participate in the metabolism of matter and energy in the body. When nicotinic acid is deficient, brown rice contains more dietary fiber, and the dietary fiber content of brown rice (3.5g/ 100g) is about 8 times that of polished rice (0.4g/ 100g). Dietary fiber can promote intestinal peristalsis and effectively improve constipation of pregnant mothers. So brown rice is a very green and healthy coarse grain food.

3. For pregnant mothers with gestational diabetes, it is recommended to take brown rice as the staple food. On the one hand, the glycemic index GI of brown rice (food GI refers to the level at which the body's blood sugar rises 2 hours after eating food containing 100g carbohydrate) is relatively low. On the other hand, brown rice can increase our satiety, so we can better control our food intake, thus reducing the situation that eating too much food will increase blood sugar, so it is also helpful to control weight during pregnancy.

In beginning of autumn season, the rainfall is increasing, the humidity is high, the weather is sultry, and food and clothes are prone to mildew. Pregnant mothers need to pay more attention to food safety, don't eat moldy food, and try their best to prevent mildew.

Meet the solar terms during pregnancy, eat scientifically, and keep healthy!

This article is scientifically checked by Deputy Chief Physician Mu of Nutrition Department of Hunan Maternal and Child Health Hospital.