Steamed Egg Custard

Name: Steamed Egg Custard
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 2 servings

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MINS

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SERVINGS

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Easy

LEVEL

#protein

#morning_sickness

#under_30

#chinese

Silky, gentle protein for T1 — easy to digest even when nausea kills your appetite.

MumEat recipe

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Nutritional Highlights

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10%

DAILY RDI

DHA

19mg

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DAILY RDI

Protein

6.5g

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DAILY RDI

Vitamin D

1µg

+ 4 more nutrients

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Why This Recipe?

🌸 Traditional Wisdom

Steamed egg custard is a classic gentle nourishing dish for pregnant women and convalescents.

🔬 Modern Science

Fully cooked egg gives complete amino acids and choline (important for fetal brain/neural development); steaming keeps it oil-free and digestible.

✅Strong evidence

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Instructions

3 steps

Beat eggs, add 1.5x warm water and a little salt, strain.

💡过筛去泡蒸出来才嫩滑。

Cover, steam over medium-low heat for 10 minutes after water boils.

Drizzle a few drops of soy sauce and sesame oil.

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Full Nutrition Breakdown

🩸Iron

4%(1mg)

🦴Calcium

3%(28mg)

⚡Zinc

5%(0.6mg)

Vitamin D

7%(1µg)

Folate

4%(23.5µg)

Protein

9%(6.5g)

DHA

10%(19mg)

* % based on pregnancy daily reference intake (RDI)

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References

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

Choline from eggs supports fetal neurodevelopment; cooked eggs are recommended in pregnancy.

https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000004479

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