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Is It Safe To Eat Blackened Food During Pregnancy?

Nutritious food during pregnancy and sufficient proportion of it is very essential for your baby to nurture and grow. “Blackened” meat or fish usually involves a process of marinating food in a variety of spices and cooking it at very high temperature to create a blackened coating.

Spices used in the meat should not be a problem; rather there is risk of cancer causing substances which releases from the meat, fish and chicken when cooked at high temperature. During pregnancy though this does not seem to be a main concern, however there is a general concern amongst all pregnant women to keep themselves healthy.

Bottom line is in context to varied diets, blackened food occasionally in moderate proportion should be okay. Pregnant women should take good care of themselves, detailed attention to diet, exercise and practice clean habits. Dieticians suggest that pregnant women should eat the following 3 black food as much as possible.

Laver

Laver is rich in mannite, iodine, calcium, fiber and B complex vitamins. It softens the blood vessels and lowers cholesterol rate. Recommended dish in daily cooking is seaweed soup with egg and dried small shrimps.

Black Rice

Black rice contains abundant protein. The content of Iron in black rice is six times higher than ordinary rice, which can enrich the blood. Medical science believes that black rice has the power to stimulate the appetite, improve eyesight, warming the liver and purifying the blood. The best way to consume black rice is to cook Porridge and it is also okay to steam the black rice.

Black Sesame Seeds

Black sesame seeds are rich in vitamin E and iron which improves anemia and delays cell aging. It can cure kidney problems, purify the blood and can darken hair color. Black sesame seeds cannot be digested by all, especially people with weak stomachs.

Things to include in your diet:

  1. Eat plenty of cereals, pastas, fruits and vegetables
  2. Drink at least 3 liters of water
  3. It is important to get a source of vitamin C because pregnant woman should get about 70mg of it per day. Rich sources of vitamin C are strawberries, broccoli, honey and oranges

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