What to pay attention to when eating dumplings

Dragon Boat Festival eating zongzi is our custom, often in this kind of festival kind of diet is particularly important, in fact, in the consumption of zongzi should also have certain instructions, then eat zongzi to pay attention to what?

You can't eat rice dumplings when they are not cooked

The actual fact is that you can't help but to "eat while it's hot", not knowing that the rice dumplings are really cooked only after they are slowly simmered in a small fire, and the uncooked rice dumplings not only taste bad, but are extremely difficult to digest and produce a great load effect on the human stomach.

You can't eat long stored rice dumplings

The shelf life of the dumplings made without vacuum treatment is extremely short, such as hot weather, it is best to eat in time, in case not before storing in the refrigerator, but it is best to eat within 4 days, and eat again must be cooked again, or will not be hard, a little dumpling taste is not. Of course, if you are ready to store more days, you can choose vacuum-packed dumplings, whose shelf life is generally 180 days.

Do not eat too much

Rice dumplings are mostly made of glutinous rice, which is sticky, indigestible, and lacking in fiber, and contains too much fat, salt, and sugar. For example, an ordinary salted meat dumpling, containing about one to one and a half bowls of rice, has about 400 to 500 calories. Therefore, experts suggest that you can eat a little less each time or choose a smaller dumpling. Especially MM who are losing weight should not eat more, and it is important to control the quantity in consumption. For adults, a meal consumption of 50g, 1 to 2 dumplings or so can meet the normal energy needs.

Do not eat children or the elderly

The main component of dumplings is glutinous rice, children and the elderly gastrointestinal digestive function is relatively poor, it is not recommended to take more, is not conducive to gastrointestinal digestion, can be taken in moderation, while drinking more water, eat more vegetables and fruits, facilitate digestion, the diet needs to be reasonable with.

It is best to eat the dumplings while they are hot

Experts also remind that it is healthier to eat hot newly wrapped dumplings, not to put it cold and then heat it up again and again. Therefore it is best to make your own and eat the freshly wrapped hot zongzi. When wrapping the dumplings, pay attention to the fact that it is normal for the color of the dumpling leaves to darken after being left for some time after steaming. Do not choose dumplings with bright green or even blue-green skin, because the dumpling leaves are likely to be treated with copper sulfate and there is no guarantee of safety. On the preservation of rice dumplings, rice dumplings can be placed in the freezer after freezing for a long time, eaten to re-steam through, or use the microwave oven to defrost. It's best to store them in small packets that can be eaten at once, wrapped tightly in plastic bags, and separated from other raw foods such as meat to avoid cross-contamination.

Pay attention to eating together

Eating rice dumplings with vegetables and fruits can help intestinal peristalsis and avoid indigestion caused by eating rice dumplings. It can also be paired with malt water, white radish or white radish water, which can promote digestion, or eat more food with laxative effect such as animal blood, black fungus, banana, onion, potato and spinach. Or eat some yam, which has the function of tonifying the spleen and stomach and benefiting the lungs and kidneys, and can help reduce the burden on the stomach and intestines. You can also pair it with a bowl of light soup, such as winter melon, loofah soup, etc., and finally a fruit to increase the intake of fiber to achieve a balanced nutrition.