Expert Dietician Işın Sayın stated that the need for iron increases during pregnancy and advised expectant mothers to consume foods that are herbal iron sources daily, along with meat products. Sayın said, "Mothers-to-be, keep lemon on your table."
Expert Dietician Işın Sayın gave advice to women during pregnancy. Saying that pregnant women should get their iron needs daily, Sayın said, "The iron found in meat, liver and eggs is the vitamin that expectant mothers can use most easily. These three elements should be added to the daily diet. Tea and coffee should be consumed in a controlled manner. At the same time, the use of plant-derived iron in lemon is also very important." "We recommend a lemon salad with legumes and plenty of lemon on dishes with olive oil," he said.
Emphasizing that molasses increases gestational diabetes, Specialist Dietician Sayın said, "Never touch molasses during pregnancy. Do not load up on sugar for no reason. Thus, the risk of diabetes during pregnancy increases for no reason." Iron taken into the body through plant foods is found in green plants, grapes, molasses and dried legumes. However, it cannot be used in blood formation, that is, it cannot settle in the structure of hemoglobin. For this reason, vegetable iron is referred to as 'non-heme iron'. For this reason, dishes with olive oil with lemon squeezed on them and legumes eaten with a salad with plenty of lemon should be on the table daily," he said.
No more than 2-3 glasses of tea and more than 1 cup of coffee a day," said Sayın. "The most important reason for expectant mothers to lose iron is uncontrolled and strong tea consumed during the day. Tea and coffee, which we love very much, are more risky during pregnancy. Phytates and theines in tea and caffeine in coffee cause iron to be excreted in the urine. Drink more than 2-3 cups a day, provided that the tea is linden-colored." Never consume it. When you put a lemon slice in it, vitamin C sacrifices itself, embraces phytates and theins and is excreted in the urine. Thus, it prevents the iron from being excreted in the urine. However, when it comes to coffee, we have no choice but to drink coffee that is sold decaffeinated and consumed with plenty of milk. During pregnancy, decaffeinated coffee should be consumed once a day. "It is recommended that you do not exceed 2 teaspoons," he said.
Işın Sayın, who is also an expectant mother, listed the things to consider as follows:
"We are in front of us. If the food called 'blood-forming' is herbal; Squeeze plenty of fresh lemon into another food you consume at that meal. Instead of combining spinach with yoghurt, you can cook it with red meat, minced meat and eggs. You can also consume food with lemon on the side. Thus, you increase the rate of iron absorption. You can include red meat in your lunch and dinner or consume meat in portions. However, try to stay below 1 kilogram of yoghurt and milk in total per day, and be careful not to fall below 750 grams. You can reduce the interaction of calcium and vegetable iron by shifting a significant portion of milk and yoghurt to snacks. The best drink/food you can order while eating red meat outside is still ayran and yoghurt. The heme iron in red meat passes into the blood quite successfully. Just be very careful with tea and coffee after your meal."
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