To have a healthy and intelligent baby, it is important to prepare for pregnancy. Women need to take good care of their bodies 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 the preconception period is crucial. Here are some traditional Chinese medicinal recipes and foods suitable for consumption during the spring preconception period.
Spring Preconception Medicinal Recipes
1. Black Bean and Lotus Seed Porridge
Ingredients: 20g black rice, 20g black beans, 20g lotus seeds, 20g red beans, 40g brown rice, 30g oats, 5g white sugar.
Instructions:
1. Wash the brown rice, black rice, black beans, red beans, and oats, and soak them.
2. Wash the lotus seeds and remove the hearts.
3. Put the pot on the stove, add an appropriate amount of water, and bring it to a boil.
4. Reduce the heat and simmer until all the ingredients are cooked. When the porridge thickens, add the white sugar and mix well.
Effects:
1. Black rice: Nourishes Yin and Kidney, invigorates the Spleen and Liver, nourishes the Stomach and Spleen, invigorates Qi and promotes blood circulation, and nourishes the Liver and improves vision.
2. Black beans: Nourishes the Kidney and Blood, antioxidant, prevents constipation, enhances brain function, and promotes beauty and hair health.
3. Lotus seeds: Anti-cancer, lowers blood pressure, strengthens the heart and calms the mind, nourishes and replenishes the Kidney, stops seminal emissions, clears the heart and removes spots.
4. Black bean and lotus seed porridge: Nourishes Yin and Heart, nourishes Yin and Kidney, nourishes Blood and Qi, and moisturizes the skin.
2. Bird's Nest and Rock Sugar Porridge
Ingredients: 80g rice, an appropriate amount of bird's nest, 3g rock sugar, an appropriate amount of goji berries.
Instructions:
1. Wash the rice; soak the bird's nest in warm water, remove impurities, and rinse it clean; wash the goji berries.
2. Boil an appropriate amount of water in a pot, add the rice, bird's nest, and goji berries, bring it to a boil, then reduce the heat.
3. When the porridge thickens, add the rock sugar and cook until it completely dissolves.
Effects:
1. Bird's nest: Moistens the lungs and stops coughing, nourishes Yin and moisturizes dryness, invigorates the Stomach and nourishes the Spleen, nourishes Yin and regulates the Middle Jiao, stops sweating, and promotes beauty and skin care.
2. Rice: Tonifies the Middle Jiao and Qi, strengthens the Spleen and nourishes the Stomach, harmonizes the Five Zang organs, opens the Four Channels, stops irritability, quenches thirst, and relieves diarrhea.
3. Rock sugar: Tonifies the Middle Jiao and Qi, harmonizes the Stomach and moisturizes the Lungs, nourishes Yin and generates fluids, and moistens the lungs and stops coughing.
4. Bird's nest and rock sugar porridge: This porridge nourishes Yin and moisturizes dryness, promotes beauty and skin care, tonifies Qi and replenishes deficiencies, strengthens the Spleen and nourishes the Stomach, and moistens the lungs and stops coughing.
Foods to Eat During the Spring Preconception Period
1. Coriander
Coriander contains phytoestrogens that can regulate female hormones and improve egg quality.
2. Apples
Apples contain a large amount of flavonoids and carbohydrates, as well as vitamins A, C, E, and antioxidants. They are considered warm and nourishing fruits that promote metabolism and have many benefits.
3. Dairy Products
Examples include milk, cheese, and yogurt, which are rich in calcium.
4. Folic Acid and Vitamins
Supplementing with folic acid before pregnancy is particularly important as it can effectively prevent various congenital malformations.
If you are planning to conceive in the spring, start incorporating these preconception recipes and foods into your diet!
