Walnuts are a common food in daily life, rich in nutrients. Pregnant women can eat some walnuts, and eating walnuts regularly during pregnancy has a nourishing effect on the development of the fetus’s brain, and is also very good for the growth and development of the fetus. Walnuts are also rich in various vitamins and calcium, which are also very beneficial to the health of pregnant women.

The benefits of walnuts for pregnant women and babies

Walnuts are rich in nutrition, with 15 to 20 grams of protein, 60 to 70 grams of fat, 10 grams of carbohydrates per 100 grams, and contain various trace elements and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, as well as various vitamins such as carotene and riboflavin.

According to measurement, 500 grams of walnut kernel is equivalent to the nutritional value of 2500 grams of eggs or 4750 grams of milk, especially rich in calcium, iron, and vitamins B1 and B2, which are beneficial to the brain nerve cells.

Walnuts can be eaten raw after peeling, they can be ground and mixed with brown sugar to make steamed buns, they can also be cooked into congee or made into walnut cakes. If pregnant women persist in eating a few walnuts every day, it will have a great benefit for the health of their bodies and the development of the fetus.

How many walnuts should be eaten during pregnancy?

To have a smart baby, many pregnant women will consciously eat more walnuts during pregnancy. Some pregnant women need to eat 10 to 20 walnuts a day, and some can eat half a pound of small walnuts at one time. However, in this way, the body of pregnant women will quickly gain weight, and there is also a possibility of abnormal blood sugar during pregnancy.

Indeed, pregnant women should eat more walnuts and other kinds of nuts during pregnancy. However, it should be noted that walnuts have a high fat content, and eating too much will inevitably cause weight gain due to excessive calorie intake, which will affect the normal blood sugar, blood fat, and blood pressure of pregnant women. It is better to eat some during the 3rd or 4th month of pregnancy. The period from 26 weeks of fetal development to 2 years after birth is a very important stage for the development of the fetal brain and retina.

It is best to eat them between breakfast and lunch, or between lunch and dinner, or you can add some walnuts when making snacks. Eating 3 to 5 walnuts a day is enough, and reduce the amount of oil used in cooking appropriately.

Eating walnuts during pregnancy, choosing the right ones is the key

The first is to look, carefully observe its shell. Good walnuts have a round appearance, uniform size and pattern, and tight seams, which may be slightly pricking to the touch. Those that are blackened or greasy are mostly bad fruits.

The second is to feel, experienced food connoisseurs will weigh the walnut in their hands, and if it feels light and airy without weight, it is mostly an empty fruit or a bad fruit.

The third is to smell, the taste is also very easy to distinguish. Good walnuts should have no peculiar smell. Smell a few, and the taste of old or bad walnuts is distinctively rancid. If you crack the walnut and smell it, the rancid smell is even more obvious.

The fourth is to listen, rub it in your hand, if it is the so-called sound of gold and jade, which is very real and robust, it indicates that it is a mature wild walnut. If it emits a hollow sound like pulling, it is mostly grafted. In addition, throw the walnut from about one meter high onto a hard ground and listen to the sound; empty fruits will emit a sound like a broken ping pong ball.