Boiled Corn & Egg

Name: Boiled Corn & Egg
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings

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MINS

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SERVINGS

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Easy

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#staple

#vegetarian

#protein

#morning_sickness

A highly-liked bland combo from morning-sickness comments — boiled corn with a boiled egg; the lack of strong flavour is exactly why it goes down, and it's filling.

MumEat recipe

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Nutritional Highlights

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21%

DAILY RDI

Zinc

2.4mg

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20%

DAILY RDI

Protein

14.5g

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19%

DAILY RDI

Folate

115.5µg

+ 5 more nutrients

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Why This Recipe?

🌸 Traditional Wisdom

Boiled corn and egg is a commonly recommended no-burden breakfast/snack for morning sickness.

🔬 Modern Science

Corn gives slow carbs and fiber, egg adds protein and choline; plain-boiled with no oil or seasoning suits nausea.

⚠️Moderate evidence

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Instructions

3 steps

Put corn and egg in cold water together.

Boil 8-10 min after it bubbles, egg fully set.

Peel and eat — plain and easy.

💡孕吐期主打一个'没味道'反而舒服。

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Full Nutrition Breakdown

💪Protein

20%(14.5g)

🩸Iron

10%(2.8mg)

⚡Zinc

21%(2.4mg)

Vitamin C

14%(12mg)

Vitamin D

7%(1µg)

Folate

19%(115.5µg)

DHA

10%(19mg)

Calcium

4%(38mg)

* % based on pregnancy daily reference intake (RDI)

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References

[1] 中国营养学会.《中国孕期妇女膳食指南2022》.

孕早期清淡易消化、少量多餐，保证基础能量。

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