How to eat glutinous rice balls in a healthy way? Master these tips to enjoy both health and family reunion!

The moon outside the window is round and round

The whole family gathers together to eat glutinous rice balls

Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month

Every household celebrates reunion

It’s the sweet time to eat glutinous rice balls again. This soft and glutinous rice ball allows you to enjoy the delicious taste while keeping your health in check.

Today, Ningxiang City Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital will teach you the three-word formula "less, slower, later", plus two super practical details and TCM tips for strengthening the spleen, so that you can eat healthily and happily during this Reunion Festival!

“Little”: taste moderately and take it easy

Tangyuan is high in calories and sugar, so don't be greedy and limit your intake to 4 tangyuan at a time. For example, the calories in a bowl of rice are roughly equivalent to 4 tangyuan with sweet fillings, so when eating tangyuan, "eat less, be healthier", and just enjoy the delicious food leisurely.

“Slow”: chew slowly and savor it slowly

When eating glutinous rice balls, you should avoid eating them too fast. Chewing them slowly can help control your eating speed and amount, and avoid indigestion caused by eating too fast. Children and the elderly must be careful to avoid choking on the glutinous rice balls.

"After": Reasonable Matching and Healthy Diet

It is recommended to eat vegetables first to supplement dietary fiber, then eat meat to supplement protein, and finally taste the glutinous rice balls. This can slow down the digestion and absorption of the glutinous rice balls and reduce the burden on the stomach.

Two notes

Note 1: Cooking and temperature are important

The cooking method of glutinous rice balls may affect their digestion. It is strongly recommended to boil them in water, which is refreshing and healthy. Although fried ones are fragrant, the calories are directly "off the charts" and are not friendly to the stomach. In addition, don't rush to eat the glutinous rice balls right after they come out of the pot. Let them cool down a little. Too hot can easily damage the digestive tract mucosa, and too cold glutinous rice flour will become hard. It's just right, neither too hot nor too cold.

Note 2: Exercise after meals to be full of energy

After eating the glutinous rice balls, you can rest for 30 minutes before you can start moving! Brisk walking or jogging are both good choices, which can not only help digestion, but also consume the excess calories brought by the glutinous rice balls, so that the body can always stay energetic.

Wish you all a happy Lantern Festival

Eat delicious food and stay healthy

Hunan Medical Chat Special Author: Liao Yi from the Department of Gastroenterology, Ningxiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, and Liu Juan from the Blood Purification Center

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(Edited by Wx)