Halvah - east dish prepared from plain ingredients. This delicacy is very useful, of course, if it is made in accordance with GOST. At pregnancy, halvah will have beneficial influence both on mom, and on future kid.
Pluses and minuses
Halvah has a set of advantages before other sweet dishes. Plus is that it contains only natural ingredients ─ honey, sunflower sunflower seeds and grated nut. Despite the sweet, it contains only fruit sugar. Minus is that this east product ─ high-calorific. For this reason you should not abuse it.
Types of halvah and vitamins
Halvah has several versions. Most often sunflower meets ─. Also it can be sesame, almond and peanut. Sunflower halvah contains such vitamins as PP1, B1 and F1. These vitamins are necessary for an organism, and consumption of sunflower halvah during pregnancy improves health.
Sesame halvah. In the east this type of halvah is recognized as an effective remedy against a SARS and cold. It contains a lot of phosphorus, group B vitamins and also it is enriched with zinc and calcium. All these vitamins are necessary for the woman during pregnancy. Almond halvah. In comparison with other types of halvah this version ─ less high-calorie. It contains enough vitamin D which is necessary for pregnant women in the first and second trimester for the correct formation of bones at the child. Peanut halvah is enriched with vitamins of the B2, PP group and linoleic acid. All these vitamins together positively influence nervous system of the pregnant woman.
Contraindications
The advantage of consumption of halvah during pregnancy is obvious in case there are no contraindications. Halvah is not recommended if there are diseases of a liver or a gall bladder, there is an allergy, at least on one of ingredients, or obesity. At diabetes upon purchase of halvah it is necessary to read structure attentively. There should not be a sugar treacle. On early terms it is possible to eat 50-100 g of halvah a day, in the second trimester ─ more than 30 g. Last months it is better to exclude from a diet as it can cause allergies in a fruit. It is impossible to use halvah together with dairy products or other sweets. Also consumption of other oriental sweets is not forbidden to pregnant women. Most often they are made of natural products (nuts, honey, sesame seeds, dried fruits, seeds of poppy and a chernushka, candied fruits, raisin, coconut flakes) and do not contain pernicious amount of carbohydrates and fats unlike cakes, cakes or cookies. Certainly, in everything it is necessary to observe a measure. Also it is necessary to refrain from the use if there is an allergy to the components which are contained there. During pregnancy it is better to eat 30 g of east yum-yum, than a piece of cake or cake.