Can I eat mooncakes when I am menstruating?

Of course, mooncakes are indispensable during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but not all people are suitable for eating mooncakes. So, can you eat mooncakes during your period? When is the best time to eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Let’s discuss this below.

Can I eat mooncakes when I have my period?

Can I eat mooncakes when I have my period?

The fillings of Mid-Autumn mooncakes are mostly made of natural plant raw materials and seeds, such as sunflower seeds, hawthorn fruits, lotus seed paste, red beans, jujube paste, etc., which have certain health-care effects on the body. They can be eaten even during the menstrual period. Eating some Mid-Autumn mooncakes in moderation can also prevent anemia symptoms caused by heavy menstrual flow during the menstrual period.

Mooncakes are a well-known traditional Han food and a national festival food that is loved by the Chinese people. Mooncakes are round in shape and are eaten by the whole family, representing family reunion and harmony. They are a must-eat on the Mid-Autumn Festival. In ancient times, mooncakes were eaten as tribute during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty. During the Song Dynasty, it was popular in the imperial palace, but also widely spread among the folks. At that time, it was also called "small cake" and "moon group". By the Ming Dynasty, it had become a common dietary custom for all people. Until now, there are more varieties and tastes vary from person to person. Among them, Beijing-style, Song-style, Cantonese-style, Chaozhou-style Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes are widely loved by people all over the country.

The fillings of Mid-Autumn mooncakes are mostly made of natural plant raw materials and seeds, such as sunflower seeds, hawthorn fruits, lotus seed paste, red beans, jujube paste, etc., which have certain health-care effects on the body. However, Mid-Autumn mooncakes are high in oil, sugar, and cholesterol, and are filled with duck egg yolks. Overall, they are high-calorie foods, and diabetics and obese people should not eat too much.

When is the best time to eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Generally speaking, people don’t pay too much attention to how to eat moon cakes, but a gastroenterologist and professor pointed out that there are two time points that are not suitable for eating moon cakes. One is after getting up in the morning, and the other is before going to bed at night. The main reason is that most mooncakes are sweet but not greasy. If you eat mooncakes on an empty stomach when you wake up in the morning, it will stimulate the secretion of gastric juice and cause heartburn, and people with gastric diseases are prone to stomach cramps. And eating egg yolk mooncakes containing high cholesterol before going to bed at night will increase the risk of sudden cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases late at night.

Who can't eat mooncakes?

1. Diabetic patients

Because Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes are high in sugar, eating too much can cause blood sugar levels to rise sharply, aggravating the sugar metabolism disorder in diabetic patients and worsening their condition. It is better to eat less or not eat at all. It is particularly noteworthy that those people who have not discovered diabetes will increase the probability of getting sick after eating traditional foods for many years.

2. Liver disease patients

People with liver disease are not suitable to eat moon cakes, because the Mid-Autumn moon cakes are relatively dry and rough. In addition, the patient's lower esophagus and gastric fundus varicose veins are filled, and blood vessels are narrowed. Eating moon cakes can easily cause the lower esophagus to rupture and bleed, leading to serious illness.

3. Patients with seborrheic dermatosis

Such as patients with seborrheic dermatitis, acne, etc. Scientific research shows that the occurrence and development of this type of skin disease is related to excessive intake of glycogen and fat. Eating too much mooncakes will increase the metabolism of the sebaceous glands and aggravate the condition.

4. Patients with duodenitis or gastric disease

Eating moon cakes is a blessing, but patients with gastric and duodenal ulcers cannot expect such a blessing. Because eating moon cakes can promote the secretion of gastric juice, obvious and continuous stimulation of ulcers will aggravate the condition.

5. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

Don't eat too many mooncakes. Because the sugar, vegetable oils and other ingredients in moon cakes can increase blood viscosity, increase heart pressure, which is not conducive to patient recovery and may even cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.