Women's periods are special, many girls find that eating during the period does not seem to be so easy to gain weight, so does it mean that you can just eat during menstruation will not gain weight?
Is it fattening to eat a lot of food during menstruation?
Eating too much will still make you fat.
Many women have a wrong perception, menstrual flow so much blood, nutrition are used to create blood, eat a little more will not gain weight. In fact, compared to the usual, menstruation eat a little bit more is really not easy to fat.
But menstruating women exercise relatively little, the consumption of calories will be reduced, eat too much will also lead to excess calorie intake calories consumed, or the risk of gaining weight.
What to eat during menstruation to replenish blood and not gain weight
Red bean porridge
Calories: 62 calories / 100 grams
Red beans have the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, benefitting the qi and replenishing the blood. Drinking a bowl of hot red bean porridge in the morning and evening during menstruation can warm the stomach and drive away the cold, helping to discharge the stagnant menstrual blood in the body, and because of the low calorie content, you do not have to worry about gaining weight.
Ginger and dates brown sugar water
Calories: 19 calories/100g
5 grams of ginger, 10 grams of dried red dates, 10 grams of brown sugar, 500 ml of water, decocted to 200-300 ml.
It has the effect of warming menstruation and dispersing cold. Brown sugar and jujube can replenish qi and blood, and ginger can dispel cold. It is suitable for women with cold in the uterus, cold extremities in winter and painful cramps in the abdomen during menstruation. Attention! Those with heavy menstrual blood should not drink it during menstruation to avoid increasing the amount of menstrual blood.
Pig's Blood
Calories: 55 calories/100g
Pig's blood is rich in protein and iron, which can be consumed by women during menstruation to help restore energy, prevent and relieve iron deficiency anemia in women, and help improve the phenomenon of low menstrual flow, light color of menstrual blood and drowsiness and weakness of limbs during menstruation.
What are the menstrual diet taboos
Do not eat spicy food
Menstruating women easily feel fatigue, digestive function is weakened, diet should be nutritious and easy to digest, spicy food such as chili, mustard, pepper, etc. should not be eaten.
Avoid cold food
Eating cold food during menstruation hurts the stomach and intestines, and can lead to cold stagnation, which can affect the operation of menstrual blood, leading to dysmenorrhea and menstruation with blood clots.
Avoid eating too much sugar
Some girls like to eat sugar when they have menstrual cramps, thinking that this can relieve them, but in fact eating too much sugar will affect the body's hormone secretion and aggravate the uncomfortable feeling.
Avoid smoking and drinking
Smoking during menstruation can inhibit the secretion of female hormones, leading to irregular periods and menstrual cramps. Women who smoke regularly are more likely to suffer from breast cancer, heart disease and lung disease than the average woman.
During menstruation, women are affected by hormonal secretion, the body's ability to break down enzymes is low, the ability to metabolize alcohol is reduced, and drinking alcohol at this time is more likely to lead to alcohol poisoning.
