Many pregnant women avoid eating spicy and fried foods because they have heard that these foods can affect the health of their unborn baby. But is it really not allowed to eat spicy food during pregnancy?
Is it really not allowed to eat spicy food during pregnancy?
Pregnant women don't necessarily have to completely avoid eating chili peppers. In fact, consuming chili peppers in moderation can have a nutritional benefit! Every 100 grams of chili peppers contain as much as 198mg of vitamin C. They are also rich in vitamin B2, carotene, calcium, iron, and other minerals, which can improve the body's immune function.
In the early stages of pregnancy, due to morning sickness, many expectant mothers have a poor appetite. Eating some chili peppers can help increase appetite. When the food doesn't taste good and the amount of food consumed decreases, expectant mothers can try adding some chili peppers to the dishes to improve their appetite and increase the amount of food consumed.
When cooking with chili peppers, it is important to control the heat because the vitamin C contained in chili peppers is sensitive to heat and can easily be destroyed. When making dishes with chili peppers, such as fried stuffed peppers, it is better to choose mild peppers like bell peppers or sweet peppers that have a chili flavor but are not too spicy.
Avoiding potentially allergenic foods
If someone in the pregnant woman's family has a food allergy, the unborn baby also has a high risk of developing food allergies.
Therefore, during pregnancy, it is important to avoid eating peanuts and peanut products, which are known to cause allergies, in order to reduce the risk of the baby developing allergies.
Alcohol can cause fetal hypoxia and affect the development of the baby's brain, and this damage is often irreversible.
Therefore, all types of alcoholic beverages should be avoided. Additionally, excessive consumption of tea can lead to a small and weak baby, so it is also better to avoid tea.
Precautions
1. Expectant mothers who are about to give birth: Eating spicy food can indirectly cause uterine rupture and eclampsia.
2. Expectant mothers with placenta previa: Expectant mothers with placenta previa should completely avoid eating chili peppers.
