What is health benefits of Bird's Nest Soup for pregnancy women
Traditionally, bird's nest soup is believed to have cooling
properties, improves general pregnancy's well-being and is potentially good for
the unborn baby's complexion. Some Chinese expectant mothers would consume
bird's nest soup or drinks regularly during their pregnancy or maybe
starting in their second tri-semester onwards. I personally was
always resistant in purchasing or consuming edible bird's nest soup during
my pregnancy because Bird's nests are very expensive and such luxury products to
consume.
Some Chinese expectant mothers would consume bird's nest soup or drinks regularly during their pregnancy or maybe starting in their second tri-semester onwards
1. How often to eat bird nest soup ?
Scientifically,
proteins which make up 60-70% of bird's nest are eliminated within hours by
enzymes in the body.
Furthermore, not
all this proteins can be absorbed by the body. This means small and frequent
dose of bird's nest is much more effective, since excess bird's nest generally
gets eliminated and removed from the body.
Continuous dose is
desirable to give you the sustained effect.
Scientifically, proteins which make up 60-70% of bird's nest are eliminated within hours by enzymes in the body.
So how often to eat
bird nest ? We recommend 5 g of dried bird's nest (60-80 ml of bird's nest
soup) a day. A small amount of bird's nest goes a long way towards preserving
your health and beauty.
2. Can baby eat bird's nest soup ?
Nutrition experts
agree that bird's nest soup is a good food supplement for children with
anorexia and malnutrition. From a biological standpoint, bird's nest contains
50% protein by weight, many essential amino acids and trace elements that can
stimulate a child's digestive system for healthy development.
When used
frequently at the recommended portion bird’s nest soup can help prevent colds
and flus by improving the function of the lungs and kidneys. Bird's nest soup
can help boost the immune system and increase resistance to external
environmental factors.
Nutrition experts agree that bird's nest soup is a good food supplement for children with anorexia and malnutrition. From a biological standpoint, bird's nest contains 50% protein by weight, many essential amino acids and trace elements that can stimulate a child's digestive system for healthy development.
In addition, trace
elements found in bird's nest is useful for neurological stabilization
processes and enhance memory in children.
3. How to cook the Bird Nest in slow cooker (or without double boiler)
- Once done the
cleaning bird’s nest process, pour all cleaned bird’s nest into a slow cooker.
Rinse the dates and put on top the cleaned bird nest in the slow cooker. Add in
the rock sugar.
- Add enough water
to cover the ingredients and let it cook in the slow cooker for 45 minutes to
1.5 hours, depending on your desired texture.
- You may also cook
it with pandan leaves for a different dimension and aroma.
4. How to cook bird nest with rock sugar in a double boiler (simple bird’s nest soup recipe)
- Prepare a
double-boiler and fill the external pot with water that covers almost half the
internal pot.
- Place the drained
bird's nest in the internal boiler and add 1 - 2 bowls of water depending of
the pieces cooked.
- Cover both the
internal and external pots and start boiling the pot.
- Once it's
boiling, turn to low flame to continue to boil for another 2 - 3 hours.
- When the bird's
nest is cooked to desired texture, stir in rock sugar to taste and cover for
about 5 minutes to allow the sugar to dissolve fully
- Do remember to
check the water in the external pot is not dried up and sufficient throughout
the boil. Once cooked you can have your bird's nest served hot or cold in a
bowl depends on your preference.
You can also cook
bird’s nest soup with rock sugar using a slow cooker like above method.
5. How to cook bird nest for pregnancy:
How to cook bird
nest for pregnancy: here are easy steps for you
Ingredients:
1pc Dry bird's nest
1 cup Hot water
1 cup Drinking
water or boiled then cooled water, for soaking
5-6 pcs Rock/Lump
sugar
Methods:
Step 1. Soak the dry bird's nest in
a bowl of water for about 30 minutes. Use drinking water or water that has been
boiled and cooled down to soak the bird's nest. After 30 minutes, carefully
strain the bird's nest and throw the water away.
Step 2. Put the soaked bird's nest
and pour 1 cup of hot water into a slow cooker. If you prefer thinner soup, you
may add more hot water into the slow cooker. Cook the soaked bird's nest and
water in the slow cooker for about 2 hours.
Step 3. Once the bird's nest is
soft and cooked, add the rock sugar into the bird's nest soup in the slow
cooker and stir gently. You may add more rock sugar into the soup if you wish
for sweeter bird's nest soup. Turn the slow cooker off.
Step 4. Consume the bird's nest
soup when it is cooled.
I think the
home-made bird's nest soup tastes more natural and possesses a pretty strong
'egg-like' smell than instant or bottled bird's nest drink bought from
supermarkets or TCMshops. Nevertheless, the plain home-made bird's nest soup is
still bearable to drink.
I found this
article that may be useful in preparing bird's nest soup and alternatives in
cooking home-made bird's nest soup to make it more delectable by adding pandan
leaves, dried red dates, dried longan, etc..
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