To have a healthy and intelligent baby, preparing for pregnancy is a very important thing. Women need to take good care of their bodies in order to have an easier pregnancy and give birth to a healthy baby. So, what should you eat to nourish your body during the preconception period? The diet during this period is crucial, and the following are traditional Chinese medicine recipes and foods suitable for consumption during the spring preconception period.
Spring Preconception Recipes
1. Black Bean and Lotus Seed Congee
Ingredients: 20g black rice, 20g black beans, 20g lotus seeds, 20g red beans, 40g brown rice, 30g oats, 5g white sugar.
Instructions:
1. Wash and soak the brown rice, black rice, black beans, red beans, and oats.
2. Wash and soak the lotus seeds, then remove the hearts of the lotus seeds.
3. Place a pot on the stove, add an appropriate amount of water, and bring to a boil. Add the above ingredients and cook over high heat.
4. Reduce the heat and cook until all the ingredients are cooked and the congee becomes thick. Add white sugar and mix well.
Effects:
1. Black rice: Nourishes Yin, tonifies the kidneys, invigorates the spleen, warms the liver, nourishes the stomach and spleen, promotes blood circulation, and improves vision.
2. Black beans: Tonifies the kidneys and blood, has antioxidant properties, prevents constipation, enhances brain function, and promotes beauty and hair care.
3. Lotus seeds: Has anti-cancer effects, lowers blood pressure, strengthens the heart, calms the mind, nourishes and tonifies the kidneys, stops seminal emissions, and clears the heart and removes blemishes.
4. Black bean and lotus seed congee: Nourishes Yin and the heart, tonifies the kidneys and blood, invigorates Qi, and moisturizes the skin.
2. Bird's Nest and Rock Sugar Congee
Ingredients: 80g rice, bird's nest (according to preference), 3g rock sugar, goji berries (according to preference).
Instructions:
1. Wash the rice. Soak the bird's nest in warm water until it expands, remove any impurities, and rinse it clean. Wash the goji berries.
2. Add an appropriate amount of water to a pot and bring to a boil. Add the rice, bird's nest, and goji berries. Boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat.
3. Cook until the congee thickens, then add rock sugar and cook until it completely dissolves.
Effects:
1. Bird's nest: Moisturizes the lungs, stops coughing, nourishes Yin, moisturizes dryness, nourishes the stomach, nourishes Yin, regulates the middle, stops sweating, and promotes beauty and skincare.
2. Rice: Tonifies the center, invigorates Qi, nourishes the spleen and stomach, harmonizes the five viscera, opens the four meridians, stops irritability, quenches thirst, and stops diarrhea.
3. Rock sugar: Tonifies the center, invigorates Qi, nourishes Yin, moisturizes the lungs, and stops coughing.
4. Bird's nest and rock sugar congee: This congee moisturizes dryness, promotes beauty and skincare, invigorates Qi, nourishes the spleen and stomach, and stops coughing.
Foods to Eat During Spring Preconception
1. Coriander
Coriander contains estradiol, which can regulate female hormone levels and improve egg quality.
2. Apples
Apples contain a large amount of flavonoids, carbohydrates, as well as vitamins A, C, E, and antioxidants. They are considered warming fruits and promote metabolism.
3. Dairy Products
Such as milk, cheese, yogurt, etc., which contain a large amount of calcium.
4. Folate and Vitamins
Supplementing with folate before pregnancy is especially important as it can effectively prevent various congenital deformities.
If you are planning to conceive in the spring, start eating the above preconception recipes and foods right away!
