Eat Yuanxiao healthily and don’t be willful.
The Lantern Festival is approaching, and the food for family reunion is naturally indispensable. Although Yuanxiao is delicious, it is a high-sugar and high-calorie food. Experts from Changsha CDC reminded that people with "three highs" should eat Yuanxiao as little as possible, and healthy people should also pay attention to healthy eating, so don’t be willful.
Experts remind that the skin of Yuanxiao is sticky, the stuffing is high in sugar and calories, and some of them also contain high fat, which is not easy to digest, so it is not suitable to eat more. In cooking techniques, many people like crispy and delicious fried Yuanxiao, but after high-temperature frying, the oil content of Yuanxiao is higher and more difficult to digest, so it is best to cook it. It is suggested that eating Yuanxiao with green leafy vegetables and other foods rich in dietary fiber can not only reduce the viscosity of food balls in the digestive tract, but also improve the greasy feeling caused by Yuanxiao stuffing. In addition, glutinous rice is the main raw material of Yuanxiao skin, which is more difficult to digest after cooling, so it should be eaten while it is hot, and the intake of staple food should be reduced after eating Yuanxiao.
Experts also reminded that people with hyperglycemia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and other "three highs", patients with coronary heart disease and acute gastroenteritis should eat less Yuanxiao, so as not to aggravate the condition. Old people and infants with weak chewing, swallowing and digestive functions should also eat Yuanxiao as little as possible, and guardians should pay special attention to them not to be stuck in the esophagus and trachea. (Reporter Peng Fang correspondent Cao Kezhen)