Blanched Shrimp

Name: Blanched Shrimp
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings

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MINS

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SERVINGS

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Easy

LEVEL

#under_15

#protein

#low_sugar

#calcium

A high-protein quick dish from the dinner sets — shrimp blanched to keep their sweetness, dipped in ginger-vinegar; lean protein and calcium, reassuring in pregnancy.

MumEat recipe

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Nutritional Highlights

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130%

DAILY RDI

DHA

260mg

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53%

DAILY RDI

Protein

37.8g

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32%

DAILY RDI

Zinc

3.5mg

+ 5 more nutrients

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Why This Recipe?

🌸 Traditional Wisdom

Blanched shrimp is a high-protein 'safe' dish in pregnancy dinner sets, extremely simple to make.

🔬 Modern Science

Shrimp is a lean high-protein food with calcium and some DHA; blanching keeps it light, and fully cooked it is safe to eat.

✅Strong evidence

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Instructions

3 steps

Rinse shrimp and trim the feelers.

Boil water with ginger and scallion, cook shrimp until red and curled.

💡虾变红卷C形即全熟，别久煮。

Mix ginger, soy sauce and vinegar for dipping.

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Full Nutrition Breakdown

💪Protein

53%(37.8g)

⚡Zinc

32%(3.5mg)

🍊Vitamin C

20%(17.4mg)

Vitamin D

1%(0.2µg)

DHA

130%(260mg)

Calcium

16%(155.7mg)

Folate

8%(49.1µg)

Iron

14%(3.8mg)

* % based on pregnancy daily reference intake (RDI)

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References

[1] ACOG. Nutrition During Pregnancy (2021).

Cooked seafood provides quality protein and supports fetal growth in pregnancy.

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