Don’t want to be bothered by the three highs? 3 tips for shopping and cooking during the New Year holidays to reduce burden

The Lunar New Year is approaching, and from the year-end party, New Year’s Eve reunion dinner to the spring banquet, opportunities for people to enjoy delicious food are everywhere! Don’t want your waist to grow a few inches after the Chinese New Year, or to suffer from the annoying three high problems? Nutritionists say that it is not difficult to eat a lot of delicious food without gaining weight. As long as you remember these 3 tips, it will be a good way to reduce the burden on your body!

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The key to enjoying delicious food during the New Year without harming your health is to choose New Year's goods wisely and learn how to cook them properly. As for how to do it specifically, let us follow the footsteps of Jin Meilin, a nutritionist in the Nutrition Department of the Linsen Traditional Chinese Medicine Kunming Branch of Taipei City United Hospital, and see what the secrets to success are.

Tip 1: Shop smart and pair healthily:

When purchasing New Year’s goods, it is recommended to buy more meat and seafood ingredients that are low in saturated fatty acids and cholesterol. For example, chicken and deep-sea fish, try to buy less mullet roe, offal, which are high in saturated fatty acids and cholesterol, as well as processed products such as sausages, bacon, hot pot ingredients, etc., which are high in sodium. In addition, you can also try cooking fresh fruits and vegetables together with meat. In addition to increasing satiety, it also helps reduce meat intake.

Tip 2: Healthy cooking, delicious taste:

In addition to choosing the right meat, make good use of fresh fruits and vegetables (tomatoes, mushrooms, pineapples, apples, lemons), or spices (onions, ginger, garlic, coriander, basil) when cooking to enhance the flavor of the dishes. When cooking, use low-oil, low-salt, and low-sugar methods such as blanching, cold mixing, steaming, and baking to reduce the addition of seasonings; this is a good choice to avoid eating salty, high-sodium, and high-sugar foods.

Tip 3: Limit snacks and reduce burden:

As the saying goes: "Eat sweet food and have a happy New Year!" However, it should be noted that the candies, nuts (melon seeds, pistachios) and dry snacks (dried meat, shredded squid) commonly found in the New Year’s Market generally have high sugar, oil and sodium content. Take pistachios for example. Every 15 pieces have nearly 60 calories, and 100 grams of shredded squid has 1,700 mg of sodium, so people should still be careful when eating.

Want to prevent and improve the three high problems? You must know these things about your daily diet and life!

In addition, nutritionist Jin Meilin also mentioned that in addition to learning how to eat healthily during the New Year, if you want to prevent and improve the three high problems, it is even more important to develop the following correct eating and living habits in daily life. It is suggested that people may moderately review and adjust their diet, which is the only way to avoid the three highs!

1. Diet:

1. The staple food is mainly grains.

2. Meat should mainly be low/medium-fat white meat (fish, chicken) or bean products (soy milk, tofu).

3. Eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day (3 servings of vegetables + 2 servings of fruits).

4. Choose vegetable oil or partially replace it with nuts.

5. Cooking methods mainly include boiling, stir-frying, frying and roasting.

6. Focus on fresh ingredients and reduce processed foods.

2. Lifestyle:

1. Drinking limit: Men: ＜2 servings of alcohol per day, women: ＜1 serving of alcohol per day.

2. Quit smoking.

3. Do regular aerobic exercise.