Recommended Healthy Choices: Pasta and Mediterranean Diet

People generally think that pasta is rich in carbohydrates such as starch (commonly known as sugar) and has high energy. Eating pasta is easy to make people fat. More and more people, in order to maintain a healthy weight, tend to choose the dietary pattern of [low carbon water, high protein], turn pale at the mention of staple food, and eat starchy food carefully. In fact, we do suggest that people who lose weight should choose a hypoglycemic diet and control their carbohydrates. However, this does not mean that all rice and pasta should not be eaten. At least, there is a special kind of pasta-pasta (spaghetti, macaroni), which is still the recommended staple food choice. Is the blood sugar Read More …

It is best to drink milk in what? Morning or evening?

Is it best to drink milk in what? This is probably one of the most frequently asked questions. It is said that drinking milk at night is good for sleep. Is it okay to drink milk in the morning? Do you feel sleepy? I can’t eat because I’m busy at work. Can I drink milk to cushion my stomach? Didn’t you say it’s not good to drink milk on an empty stomach? Do you want to drink milk first or eat first? Or eat together? To tell the truth, these ideological struggles are so tiring… Milk is a good choice for food taken late at night. Let’s talk about drinking milk at night first. Milk is not a hypnotic drug, Read More …

How can one be healthy and not gain weight when eating out every day?

First of all, it is stated that this is not an advertisement post. In this article, there will not be any restaurant name… However, Dr. Clove will give you a series of recommended cuisines and tell you how to eat them in order to be healthier. Canteen, take-out, home cooking This is probably the most common working meal, with rich dishes, but there are many problems. 1. Very salty and greasy Eating too salty will increase the risk of hypertension, and the latest research shows that people with heavy tastes are also at higher risk of obesity. Solution: Don’t eat vegetable soup. Vegetable soup is a gathering place for all kinds of grease, salt and sugar. [Vegetable soup mixed with Read More …

Can disposable lunch boxes enter the microwave oven? The knowledge of packing leftovers can be seen from this article.

It is common for people to eat out without finishing or ordering too much. It is too bad to waste it. Naturally, they think of packing it and taking it away. However, what kind of packing box is better? How to pack to ensure food safety? Among them, Dr. Clove will tell you about it. What kind of packing boxes are available on the market? If you are interested in turning over plastic containers, you will find that their bottom or side near the bottom has the following signs: In fact, this is a kind of plastic classification commonly used in the world. Different numbers indicate plastics of different materials, and 1 ~ 7 in the middle of the figure Read More …

Do you want to wash off the white frost on the grapes? Talking about the Nutrition of Grape

It’s the season when grapes are on the market in large quantities again. Looking at the plump, delicate and charming grapes in the fruit store, I can’t help but want to eat a bunch! Do you know? On such a hot day, eating a little grape is not only delicious, but also rich in various nutrients. Let’s talk about grapes. Grapes are covered in treasures. Although the grapes are small, they are rich in nutrition. Apart from pulp, even grape skins and grape seeds should not be underestimated. Pulp: The pulp of grapes is delicious and juicy, rich in vitamins and minerals, and contains antioxidant anthocyanins. The fruit acid in grapes can help digestion and stimulate appetite. Grape skins: Often Read More …

Secrets that Bakeries Will Not Tell You: Five Truths about Bread

If I ask my favorite food is what? That bread is definitely ranked TOP 3. However, there are always [kind people] to advise: eat less bread, it is all additives. There are more than a dozen additives in bread? This statement is true for bread sold in most supermarkets with a shelf life of several months. These more than a dozen additives are mainly preservatives, leavening agents, acidity regulators, sweeteners and emulsifiers. As a kind of food with high water content, sugar and fat, bread is always harassed by mold and bacteria. In order to prolong the shelf life of bread and protect bread from microorganisms, manufacturers have to add preservatives to their prepackaged bread to ensure food safety. Bread Read More …

What? Japanese adults eat snacks and dishes that are actually sold as baby supplements in China? !

At present, there are more and more supplementary foods for infants on the market, which can be bought directly for infants, which is not only convenient and fast, but also allows parents to steal laziness occasionally. However, parents must keep their eyes open when choosing supplementary foods for babies. Not all businesses claim that supplementary foods suitable for babies are really suitable for babies. Is net red complementary food really suitable for babies? For example, this [OHGIYA cod cheese bar in Japan’s fan house], which is often sold out of stock in a treasure and friends circle, is simply a net red in the complementary food industry. (Ding Ma searched it specially and found that the sales volume was really Read More …

How should I eat rice if I want to lose weight? Eat hard but not soft, eat cold but not hot

The obesity rate of Japanese nationals is relatively low. Is this related to their habit of eating cold food, especially cold rice balls and sushi? Maybe there is some truth. The answer lies in the change of [starch] The most abundant ingredient in rice is starch, which is divided into [amylose] and [amylopectin]. In food, many starch molecules gather together to form [starch particles] one by one. Step 1: starch gelatinization When heated and cooked, these starch particles gradually come out of the particles due to [water absorption and expansion], and dissolve into water, and the starch becomes pasty. This process is called gelatinization. This is true of rice and rice porridge, but the water content of rice is relatively Read More …

Food is often bad? These foods must be put in the refrigerator!

Before, I sent an article < < these foods, really don’t put them in the refrigerator > >, many curious babies asked: Which foods should be put in the refrigerator? Dr. Clove invited Teacher Fan to give advice: Your refrigerator space should be reserved for these foods. Refrigerator, let the food go bad slowly. Refrigerators can prolong the storage time of food. In the final analysis, it is a word [cold]. If the temperature decreases, the speed of chemical reactions will slow down. For example, the degradation of vitamins, the oxidation of fats and the decomposition of flavor substances will all proceed slowly at low temperatures, which is conducive to the preservation of food quality. Similarly, the growth of microorganisms Read More …