Can I eat cashews while breastfeeding?

The lactation period is a very important period, especially the diet at this time, which has a great impact on the baby's breastfeeding. There are many things that we can eat normally, but we can’t eat them during breastfeeding, but ordinary mothers cannot distinguish these things. Cashews are very common nuts, and many pregnant women worry about the effects of eating cashews. So, can you eat cashews while breastfeeding? Let’s take a look below.

Can I eat cashews while breastfeeding?

Cashew is one of the four major dried fruits in the world. The fruit is kidney-shaped and native to tropical America. The main producing countries are Brazil and India. China introduced it for cultivation more than 50 years ago.

Cashews are sweet, crisp and delicious, and rich in nutrients. It is rich in protein, starch, sugar, calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron and vitamins A, B1, B2 and B6. Appropriate intake of these two beneficial oils can help the elderly prevent arteriosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, cerebral stroke and heart disease. Because they are rich in beneficial oils, they can also promote smooth bowel movements in the elderly every day.

Therefore, it is best for elderly people who are prone to insufficient vitamin intake to eat more cashews. You can take 3-5 pills every morning or afternoon. I often add some when I cook. For example, when making the common cashew shrimp dish, add some cashews when mixing with celery and bean curd. In addition, when you have porridge for breakfast, you can add some chopped cashews to supplement the energy and unsaturated fatty acids needed for the day.

Cashews are rich in vitamin A, an excellent antioxidant that can make the skin shiny and improve the complexion. Cashews also have the effect of promoting lactation, which is beneficial for women with insufficient milk secretion after childbirth.

Cashews contain a large amount of protease inhibitors, which can control cancer. Regular consumption of cashews can strengthen the body, improve the body's disease resistance, increase appetite, and increase weight.

Medicinal Value of Cashew Nuts

1. The false fruit is a fleshy fruit formed by the receptacle, also known as "pear fruit". It is gyroid-shaped, flat rhombus-shaped and oval-shaped, and has bright red, orange and yellow-green colors. The flesh is crisp, tender and juicy, containing 87.8% water, 11.6% carbohydrates, 0.2% protein, 0.1% fat, as well as a variety of vitamins and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron.

2. The true fruit is a kidney-shaped nut grown on the top of the false fruit, about 25 mm long, ranging from blue-gray to yellow-brown, with a hard shell containing a kernel. This is what we often call "cashew". It is very nutritious, containing up to 47% fat, 21.2% protein, 22.3% carbohydrates, and various vitamins and minerals such as A, B1, B2, especially trace elements such as manganese, chromium, magnesium, and selenium. It has antioxidant, anti-aging, anti-tumor and anti-cardiovascular disease effects.

3. According to traditional Chinese medicine, cashews are sweet, neutral and non-toxic. It can cure cough, irritability and thirst. The "Supplement to Materia Medica" says that cashew kernels "treat thirst, moisten the lungs, relieve restlessness, and eliminate phlegm." The "Sea Drugs Materia Medica" also says that they "treat restlessness, heart tightness, phlegm in the stomach, clear runny nose due to cold, and cough and shortness of breath."

4. Cashew nuts are very popular and have many people like to eat them because they are fragrant and delicious and have certain therapeutic effects. However, if you eat too much, you will often experience some allergic symptoms. In mild cases, you will experience abdominal pain, nausea, swollen lips and eyelids, itchy and painful throat, itchy eyes, ears, and nose, sneezing, clear runny nose, dizziness, and palpitations. In severe cases, children will develop wheals all over their body, and adults will suffer anaphylactic shock. The most dangerous is respiratory tract edema.