Did you know what should be drunk
during pregnancy?
The pregnant should choose drinks that are
good for health.
Drinks are good, but not every drink is
good for pregnant women. The following drinks are tasty, nutritious and
suitable for the pregnant.
1. Water
In pregnancy, it’s important that pregnant
women do not lack water, which leads to dizziness. Water helps pregnant women’s
body and fetus to absorb nutrients better, and reduce edema.
If you’re pregnant and you feel that water
is tasteless and uninterested in it, you should add a couple of lemon slices in
order to create the flavor. Or, if you want to add other flavors, just do the
similar.
Besides, you should drink 4 liters of water
a day, and 4.8 liters max. You shouldn’t drink too much water; otherwise, you
will put yourself in danger of causing bad influence on your health.
In
pregnancy, it’s important that pregnant women do not lack water.
2. Green tea
Tea has components that support human body,
such as polyphenol, attar, minerals, protein, vitamins and other nutrients.
Pregnant women can drink 3-5 grams of tea
each day, especially green tea which supports heart’s and kidney’s functions,
stimulates circulation, brings easier digestion and helps getting rid of
pregnant inflammation. Green tea has plenty of zinc that is supportive for
fetus’s development.
However, if pregnant women drink too much
tea, which can lead to anemia; the fetus will be lacking in iron and has
possibilities to have congenital anemia after birth. Tea also contains tannic
acid which affects the ability of iron and calcium absorption of fetus.
Additionally, pregnant women should best
avoid red and black tea because every 500g of those kinds of tea contains 2-5%
caffeine, a stimulant that badly affects the fetus’s development.
3. Orange juice
Fresh orange has plenty of calcium, folic
acid and potassium, which are all good for regulating and stabilizing blood
pressure, so it’s safe for pregnant women who have high pressure.
In orange juice, folic acid has great
effects on pregnant women and prevents some genital defects as well as helps
produce healthy blood cells.
Moreover, calcium contained in orange juice
helps strengthening teeth and bones. Specially, for the pregnant who can’t
drink milk, orange juice is a wonderful replacement.
Pregnant
women should drink fresh, non-sugary orange juice.
4. Coconut water
Young coconut water has plenty of chloride,
potassium, magnesium and a bit sugar, salt and protein. Potassium helps
controlling blood pressure and quickly eases your thirst which is caused by
salt loss. It can replace efficiently electrolyte water when pregnant women
have diarrhea. Coconut water is not only non-fat and non-cholesterol but also
helps translate good cholesterol.
When you’re pregnant or have diarrhea, flatulence
is a normal problem; a glass of coconut water a day can help you to improve the
situation. Apart from that, coconut water has plenty of lauric acid which is,
after that, transformed into Monolaurin. Monolaurin is able to fight against
viruses and bacteria surrounded by lipid membrane; remove fungus that helps
preventing inflammations and improve immune system.
The pregnant should drink coconut water in
day time, drink slowly, shouldn’t drink the whole glass at once.
5. Blue dragon and pear juice
Blue dragon contains lots of vitamin C and
fibrous matter that help eliminating contaminants in the body.
Juicy pear is a good refresher with only
9.3% of sugar and 0.16% acid.
Drinking blue dragon and pear juice every
day helps regulate gastric and reduce nausea in pregnancy.
6. Sugarcane juice
Sugarcane
helps the pregnant to reduce nausea.
Sugarcane juice is not only sweet and easy
tasty but also provide human body with energy and essential nutrient. In
sugarcane, apart from 70% of different sugars, basic component, there are
protein, fat, powder, a variety of minerals, vitamins and nearly 30 organic
acids.
Besides, for pregnant women that often feel
nauseous, you can use sugarcane juice as a remedy to reduce that symptom. First
of all, you need 150ml of sugarcane juice, then add little ginger juice (about
5ml). Drink it 2-3 times a day to reduce nausea and improve appetite.
