The weather in Zaozhuang is dry. Are there any effective folk ways to solve the problem?

I am from Zaozhuang, and our folk custom is to drink soup every day. Drink it in the morning, at noon and at night. I think this is the best way. In fact, drinking soup is a living habit of Zaozhuang people. This living habit is inevitably related to the climate of Zaozhuang. There are so many benefits to drinking soup, so I’ll just make you some.

Among the various foods we eat, soup is both nutritious and the most digestible. A survey by American nutritionists showed that among more than 60,000 people who accepted nutrition censuses, those with good nutrition were those who often drank soup. However, because soup can be evenly dispersed in the small intestine and nutrients are easily digested and absorbed, drinking soup has the potential to make people gain weight.

Many people think that drinking soup is a very simple thing. However, only by drinking soup scientifically can we absorb nutrients and avoid fat accumulation. In this regard, what should we pay attention to?

There is a big difference between drinking before and after a meal: the time when drinking soup is very particular. As the saying goes, "Drink soup before a meal, and you will be slim and healthy; drink soup after a meal, and the more you drink, the fatter you will become." This There is some truth to this. Drink a few mouthfuls of soup before meals to lubricate your mouth and esophagus. This can prevent dry and hard food from irritating the mucous membrane of the digestive tract, facilitate food dilution and stirring, and promote digestion and absorption. The most important thing is that drinking soup before meals can make the food in the stomach fully close to the stomach wall and enhance the feeling of fullness, thereby inhibiting the feeding center and reducing people's appetite. Studies have shown that drinking a bowl of soup before a meal can reduce the absorption of 100-190 kcal of heat energy. On the contrary, drinking soup after a meal is a way of eating that is harmful to health. On the one hand, drinking soup after you have already eaten enough can easily lead to overnutrition and obesity; on the other hand, the last soup you drink will dilute the chyme that has been well mixed with digestive juices, affecting the digestion and absorption of food.

Drinking soup at noon will prevent you from gaining weight: Which meal is more suitable for drinking soup in the morning, lunch or dinner? Some experts pointed out that "drinking soup at lunch absorbs the least calories." Therefore, in order to prevent gaining weight, you might as well choose to drink soup at noon. It is not advisable to drink too much soup for dinner, otherwise the quickly absorbed nutrients will accumulate in the body and easily lead to weight gain.

It is best to choose low-fat foods as soup base: To prevent soup from gaining weight, you should try to use as little high-fat and high-calorie foods as soup base, such as old hens, fat ducks, etc. Even if you use them to make soup, it's best to skim off the excess fat while the soup is simmering. Lean meat, fresh fish, dried shrimps, skinless chicken or duck, rabbit meat, winter melon, loofah, radish, konjac, tomatoes, seaweed, kelp, mung bean sprouts, etc. are all good low-fat soups, so you might as well add more. Choose some.

The slower you drink soup, the less likely you are to gain weight: American nutritionists point out that if you extend the time to eat, you can fully enjoy the taste of the food and feel full in advance. The same goes for soup. Drinking soup slowly will allow enough time for the digestion and absorption of food. When you feel full, you have eaten just right; drinking soup quickly, by the time you realize you are full, you may have consumed more food than you need. amount.