The Spring Festival is here, which is undoubtedly great news for foodies, as there are so many delicious foods waiting for you in Linxing. However, many people experience indigestion and stomach upset after the Spring Festival. Here are some tips on food pairings for the Spring Festival to ensure you have a great holiday!
A light diet to nourish the stomach and intestines
To give your digestive system a rest, you should start by changing your eating habits during the Spring Festival.
After the Spring Festival, the staple food in your diet should mainly consist of whole grains, with an appropriate increase in corn, oats, and other similar ingredients. Pay attention to increasing the proportion of dark green or green vegetables. In the morning and evening, you can drink some light, refreshing, and easily digestible milk, soy milk, or mung bean porridge.
It's important to note that a light diet is not the same as a vegetarian diet. A completely vegetarian diet can lead to a deficiency in protein and fat, which can negatively impact health and cause various diseases. A light diet refers to a diet that is low in salt, fat, sugar, cholesterol, and stimulants-the "five lows."
Nutrition experts recommend that daily meat consumption should not exceed 300 grams. Adults should consume less than 6 grams of salt per day, while children should reduce their intake to less than one-third of that of adults.
Which foods can help "cleanse" the intestines?
Sweet potatoes: Sweet potatoes have a strong effect on lowering blood cholesterol, maintaining blood acid-base balance, delaying aging, and preventing and fighting cancer. They are rich in dietary fiber and bulk-forming substances such as pectin, making them a veritable "intestinal cleanser."
Celery: It contains a lot of dietary fiber, especially components that lower blood pressure, and also has the effects of lowering blood lipids and blood sugar.
Corn: Rich in calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, selenium, and vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, E, and carotene, as well as fiber. Regular consumption of corn oil can lower blood cholesterol and soften blood vessels. Corn also has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on cholecystitis, gallstones, jaundice hepatitis, and diabetes.
Onions and garlic: Onions contain compounds such as cycloalliin and thiosulfinates, which help dissolve blood clots. Onions are almost fat-free, thus inhibiting the rise in blood cholesterol caused by a high-fat diet and helping to improve atherosclerosis. An extract from onions, allicin, can treat cardiovascular sclerosis. Garlic can lower serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, and β-lipoprotein levels. Furthermore, allicin inhibits the synthesis of thromboxane A2, thus preventing thrombosis. Garlic can also treat obesity.
Tremella: Tremella polysaccharides have a significant antithrombotic effect.
