Yuanxiao Festival ＂rolls＂ Yuanxiao ＂Bao＂ glutinous rice balls, and you can eat them safely by avoiding misunderstandings.
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Silver flowers as shining Lanterns on trees blaze, This very night the bridge towards bright stars opens. As the Lantern Festival approaches, it is natural to have a bowl of Yuanxiao or glutinous rice balls. Whether it is the "rolling" Yuanxiao in the north or the "Bao" glutinous rice balls in the south, it can be described as colorful and unique.
Although glutinous rice balls are beautiful, they are well eaten. Many people still have misunderstandings about Yuanxiao/Tangyuan. Today, I will show you the correct "posture" to eat happily and healthily.
Tangyuan can be used as a staple food?
The nutritional value is not high!
Tangyuan contains simple nutrients, except carbohydrates and fats (which generate energy), and other nutrients are very few, soTangyuan should not be eaten as dinner..
Take the common black sesame dumplings in supermarkets as an example. Usually, one calorie is 68 kcal, a bowl of rice (200 grams) is about 250 kcal, and four dumplings are equivalent to a bowl of rice.If you eat Yuanxiao/Tangyuan, you’d better reduce the amount of staple food such as rice.Control the total energy not to be too high.
Sugar-free dumplings are healthier?
Diabetic patients are cautious!
Sugar-free dumplings are not healthier.
In fact, the so-called sugar-free food usually means that there is no sucrose, but it also contains other carbohydrates, such as starch, which is also a kind of sugar.
Yuanxiao/Tangyuan is mainly glutinous rice, which contains a lot of starch, and it has more influence on blood sugar than white sugar. Even without sugar, eating it is not conducive to controlling blood sugar, so diabetics should be very careful.Sugar-free does not mean low calorie, nor does it mean low blood sugar response.
Colorful dumplings look good and delicious?
Beware of pigment addition!
If the artificial pigment is not added to the standard, it will have little impact on the human body, but you should still pay attention to:
Heavy color or uneven color, even granular, is not recommended to buy;
When boiled, the soup changes color, so it is best not to eat it. Such dumplings may use too much artificial pigment, which is not good for health.
Quick-frozen dumplings are safe and worry-free?
There are hidden dangers in secondary freezing!
Many families usually buy quick-frozen dumplings in the supermarket, and some put the rest back in the refrigerator if they haven’t finished eating them once, which may cause some security risks.
One isThe total number of colonies exceeded the standardThe secondary freezing of quick-frozen food provides a growth environment for bacterial growth;
The second isoxidateIf you don’t finish it in time after opening the bag, individual cracking may occur, oxidation may occur and even deterioration may occur.
How many have you had enough to eat?
Be careful of the high heat!
The calorie of an ordinary glutinous rice ball is about 68 kilocalories. For normal people, Yuanxiao/glutinous rice balls can be eaten in the middle of meals, and the consumption of other staple foods should be reduced accordingly, so as to avoid eating after a full meal, resulting in excessive calorie intake.
Similarly, for people who control their weight, they should not eat more. If you eat it, you can control it to one or two, and at the same time reduce the intake of other staple foods, and pay attention to high-fiber foods such as vegetables.
[Tips]How to buy Yuanxiao/Tangyuan?
When purchasing fresh Yuanxiao/Tangyuan, the appearance should be bright. If the color is dim, gray, moldy, and glutinous rice flour turns red (except with red powder), it means that the quality of glutinous rice flour is poor or it has been stored for too long. The smell should be the aroma of glutinous rice flour and stuffing, but not musty and rancid.It is suggested to choose Yuanxiao/Tangyuan made on the same day as far as possible.
When purchasing quick-frozen dumplings, choose products with little ice residue in the packaging bag, uniform and bright color, no obvious adhesion, complete shape, no cracks, obvious cracks or powder shedding.Quick-frozen dumplings should be frozen to prevent rancidity and deterioration.
Home-made Yuanxiao/Tangyuan can be directly frozen in the refrigerator, taken out once before eating, and cooked completely without thawing.Homemade Yuanxiao/Tangyuan should be eaten as soon as possible..
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