Can pregnant women eat strawberries?

1. Reasons

Strawberries contain amino acids, fructose, pectin, vitamin B1, vitamin C, and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, etc. These elements and substances have a good promoting effect on fetal growth and development. Strawberries are rich in vitamin C, about 50-100 mg, which is 10 times that of fruits such as apples and grapes.

2. Benefits

Eating strawberries can provide timely intake of vitamins, which can moisten the lungs, produce body fluids, strengthen the stomach and help digestion; the vitamin C in strawberries can effectively prevent phenomena such as bleeding gums during pregnancy; the acidic substances in them can help fix free calcium and provide nutrition for the fetus's bone growth; the tannic acid in strawberries can remove carcinogens from the body and prevent and treat cancer.

3. Notes

Strawberries are cool in nature and should not be eaten in large quantities. It is recommended to eat strawberries in season, because strawberries grown out of season in greenhouses contain certain hormones, which have many adverse effects on the growth of the fetus, so out-of-season fruits should not be eaten in large quantities.