Can pregnant women eat pickles? What to watch out for

Many women's taste changes after pregnancy, especially their preference for sour food. Many people want to know whether pregnant women can eat pickles. Pickles have a certain seasoning effect, and pregnant women can eat some appropriately, but they should not eat too much pickled pickles and should pay attention to salt intake.

1. Pregnant women occasionally need some seasoning dishes, but they don’t know whether pickles are bad for the pregnant body and whether they can eat them. In fact, it is harmless to eat some pickles occasionally.

2. Pickles are vegetables pickled with salt and other seasonings. It has a strong salty taste and can be preserved for a long time. The raw and auxiliary materials needed for pickling are simple. It tastes very appetizing, which can whet your appetite and increase your food intake. If a pregnant woman has no appetite, she can eat some pickles in moderation, which will help her go with her meals. However, from the perspective of balanced nutrition for mother and baby, pregnant women should not eat too many pickles to avoid excessive salt intake.

3. Pickles and pickled foods. The vitamins, proteins and other nutrients in pickled foods are destroyed, and they may contain carcinogenic nitrites, which are harmful to the fetus and the mother. Eating too much salt in the late pregnancy can easily lead to edema. Some pickles require a mold-growing process during their production. Scientific evidence has shown that aflatoxin is the main carcinogen for esophageal cancer. Whether it can cause hereditary disease remains to be explored. In addition, if pickles are not properly stored and become rotten and spoiled, eating them may cause food poisoning or bacillary dysentery, leading to miscarriage and premature birth. Therefore, pregnant women should not eat too much, but it is not a big deal to eat it occasionally to adjust the taste.