Avocados during pregnancy - beneficial properties and harm

Throughout pregnancy, every woman listens to a lot of advice, especially about what you can eat during this period, and what you should fear. And often the opinions are completely opposite. Heated debates are taking place around fruits, especially exotic ones.

Useful qualities of avocado

It is believed that only those fruits that grow in their native land are useful, and the rejection of overseas guests is inherent in each. But after all in the fruit which native lands are the far countries, many vitamins, useful substances are hidden. They help restore the immune system, positively affect the work of many organs.

Avocados are not growing here. For this, he does not have enough heat. But in tropical and subtropical areas, primarily in Brazil, America and Israel, there are more than 400 varieties, and from one tree you can get a significant harvest - up to 200 kg.

In their nutritional value, they significantly exceeded many fruits. There are a lot of them:

• vitamins - group B, as well as A, K and C;
• fatty acids of various kinds;
• trace elements.

All these substances help in the development of the fetus, contribute to the formation of healthy organs. During this period, when vital systems are laid, the amount of useful substances can play a significant role. For example:

1. The folic acid present in the avocado, which is responsible for the growth of tissues, will help prevent such defects as cleft lip.
2. Copper, which is also contained in the exotic fruit, does not allow anemia to develop, riboflovin takes an active part in the formation of red blood cells. These and other substances directly affect the development of the fetus, helping in the formation of brain cells, nervous and reproductive systems, organs of vision.
3. And if a pregnant woman has pathologies associated with the cardiovascular or digestive system, the immunity is reduced significantly, then this fruit will bring many benefits. This is the merit of potassium, which, in addition, monitors the correct water-salt metabolism and does not allow depression to develop.
4. Polyunsaturated fats can improve memory and focus. Therefore, adhering to the proper diet, pregnant women often include avocados in their menu, especially since it can often replace meat and fatty foods.
5. There is another important advantage of avocado during pregnancy. Often, delicate female skin is spoiled by stretch marks that cannot be prevented. With each week of pregnancy, they appear more and more on the stomach and thighs, and then on the chest. But those women who prefer avocados to other fruits have made the right choice. This fruit harbors such substances that moisturize the skin and nourish, while managing to heal wounds and reduce traces of stretch marks. For such cases, procedures are provided that are carried out as follows: the pulp is crushed, a little olive oil is added to it. The mixture is then applied to a cotton cloth and applied to the desired zone, keeping for 15 minutes. This procedure is simple, but the effect of it will soon be noticeable.

How to use

All the beneficial properties that are found in avocados are most effective when the fruit has not undergone heat treatment.It is eaten by preparing a salad, making a paste with the addition of butter, or simply dividing it into pieces. Due to its neutral taste, this fruit is perfectly combined not only with other fruits, but also with vegetables.

One pulp is used in food, the bone cannot be eaten. If it does enter the body, it can cause poisoning and damage the intestines.

Pregnant women eat avocados with caution!

Including it in the diet, it should be remembered that avocados are chemically treated during cultivation and during transport. Therefore, it should be thoroughly washed.

A woman during pregnancy can suddenly begin an allergic reaction to those products that were previously perceived by the body normally. May affect digestion. To ensure that the body does not respond with an unusual reaction after eating avocado, you should do the following:

• wash the fruit and bite off a small piece;
• before swallowing, chew the piece thoroughly;
• wait about an hour to make sure - no negative consequences have occurred.

If everything is normal, then you can allow to eat half a fruit every day.Still, a doctor's consultation, which dose of avocado is permissible, will come in handy.

In addition to avocado, a pregnant woman eats and other products. But since this tropical fruit is very nutritious, the body often refuses other foods. Because the menu should be different variety, and fruits should be those that grow in the region.

Avocado oil is just as good

For the preparation of many dishes, you can use oil made from avocado. The content of useful substances in it is almost the same, but on its fatty basis, salads and sauces, fish and meat dishes acquire a pleasant unique taste.

If you add lime or lemon juice to butter, then mayonnaise will not be required for filling the dishes, which means that “bad” cholesterol in the blood will decrease.

Avocado oil will help reduce the risk of stretch marks, if you mix it with olive or almond oil and apply it on the skin, wrapping it with a cotton cloth on top. Avocado oil will help restore natural shine to hair depleted during pregnancy. Thanks to this mask, they will receive additional food.

Contraindications

In no case during pregnancy should avocados be included in the diet, unless the body takes any component contained in the fetus, reacting with allergies.Doctors do not advise eating avocados if there is a negative reaction to citrus fruits.

What you need to know when buying avocados

It's a shame when it turns out that the top layer is soft enough, and the middle itself is unpalatable because of the tart taste, which says that the fruit is not ripe. In order for this fruit to bring pleasure, with the purchase one should pay attention to the following signs:

• Colour;
• softness;
• cutting

So, what you should know:

1. When the fruit is too hard, and the color is light green, it means that its time will come in about 5 days. While you have it, you do not need it.
2. Again, the fruit is hard, but the color is different in that it has a moderate green shade. So, in three days it will be possible to eat avocados.
3. The fruit is soft only slightly, and its color is deep green. It can be tasted in a day.
4. Saturated dark green and soft fruit can be eaten almost immediately.
5. The avocado, which is soft and has a very dark color, has already reappeared, having lost its unique taste qualities. But this fruit should not be confused with the natural black avocado, which is called haas.
6. On the handle you can navigate whether the avocado is ready to eat.If you can find a space of bright yellow light under the handle, you can safely buy it. But a dark brown shade will confirm that this fruit is clearly over-ripe.

A pregnant woman needs additional nutrients, which for two is clearly not enough. And to fill this shortage will help the fruits of avocados.

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