Can I eat green beans while breastfeeding?

Green beans are a good vegetable because they can not only be fried, but also eaten cold, and can be squeezed into green bean juice, which can also have a good beauty effect on women. However, not everyone can eat green beans, because some substances contained in green beans will affect the body. Women who are breastfeeding pay special attention to their diet, so can breastfeeding women eat green beans?

Eat with caution

Green beans are rich in protein, vitamins, fat and other nutrients. They can replenish qi and nourish the body, prevent constipation, and promote milk secretion. However, excessive consumption can easily cause abdominal distension and indigestion.

Green beans are a good thing. Not only can they be used to make many delicious dishes, but they can also help supplement a lot of nutrition. Therefore, green beans are popular with many families! But green beans are not something you can eat whenever you want. Although its nutritional value is excellent, it does not mean that everyone can eat it as much as they want. If you want to know who should not eat green beans, please read on carefully.

Generally speaking, green beans are most suitable for menopausal women, patients with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. In addition, if you are a white-collar worker who works overtime all day and has to do super-high-pressure mental work every day, then eating some fried green beans is very useful. Green beans are also very suitable for people who want to lose weight. Green beans also have the effect of losing weight.

Correspondingly, some people are not suitable for eating green beans. For example, people with severe liver disease, peptic ulcer, arteriosclerosis, kidney disease, gout, low iodine and other diseases should not eat green beans. If you happen to be this kind of person, then don't eat green beans anymore.

The following are some foods that you should not eat during breastfeeding:

1. Stimulating and spicy foods: Some mothers have always loved spicy food, but for the sake of the baby, they should also pay attention to a light diet. Onions, garlic and other spicy foods will enter the baby's body through breast milk, causing diarrhea or bloating, affecting the baby's health. Because these foods will change the taste and acidity of the milk after being absorbed by the mother's digestive system. Therefore, mothers should try to eat less or not eat it. Of course, it is okay to eat a small amount of condiments, such as pepper, vinegar, etc.

2. High-calorie foods: Try not to eat greasy, fried or sweet foods, such as fried potato chips, candy and cakes. Because these foods are usually high in calories but lack nutrition, they can only provide short-term energy and have a great impact on the quality of milk. Moreover, fried foods are difficult to digest. For mothers who have just given birth, their digestive ability is weak, so eating them is not conducive to their recovery.

3. Foods containing caffeine or cocoa: Coffee, chocolate, etc. are foods that affect the baby's health. Because coffee contains caffeine and chocolate contains theobromine, these ingredients can penetrate into breast milk and accumulate in the baby's body. Caffeine and theobromine can damage the nervous system and heart, relax muscles, increase urination, and cause indigestion and unstable sleep in babies. In addition, eating too much chocolate will affect mothers' appetite, and drinking too much coffee will affect their sleep.

4. Pickled foods: For pickled fish and meat, the average daily salt intake for adults is 4.5-9 grams. According to your usual habits, do not avoid salt, but don't eat too salty food. If mothers eat too much salt, it will increase the burden on the kidneys, which is not good for the kidneys and will also increase blood pressure.

5. Eating too much MSG: Eating MSG has a serious impact on the baby's development, especially for babies under 12 weeks old. It will cause adverse consequences such as intellectual impairment, growth retardation, etc. It is best for mothers not to eat MSG during breastfeeding, and never be greedy for freshness and eat MSG at every meal.

6. Medicines and alcohol: After medicines and alcohol enter the blood, they can enter the baby's body through breast milk. Therefore, you should pay attention to the contraindications of the medicine and avoid drinking alcohol.

7. Cold or chilled fruits: Things that you cannot eat during breastfeeding include cold or chilled fruits. I believe all mothers are aware of this truth. A mother’s body is already weak after giving birth. If she eats these fruits, it will hurt her spleen and stomach and affect her appetite.