Winter drink warming trap! ? Get rid of the two major myths about cold-weather food

Professional nutritionist: Drinking high-fiber soy milk heated up is the key to mastering the "self-warming diet"

In the cold wind, holding a cup of warm drink in your hand is super healing! But are the drinks you're drinking really helping you stave off the chill? Professional nutritionist Zhao Hanying recently posted on her Facebook fan page two common myths about keeping warm in winter, revealing the warmth traps hidden behind many common winter drinks! Zhao Hanying explained, "The human body will instinctively produce heat through the nutrients in the food we consume. If we supplement with beverages containing specific nutrients, the warming effect can be multiplied. But on the contrary, if we drink the wrong warming beverages, it is more likely that we will gain weight instead of keeping warm!" Therefore, it is recommended to adopt a "self-warming diet" to avoid winter beverage landmines. He also further explained that drinking high-fiber soy milk heated up in the cold winter can provide basic nutrients such as plant protein, lecithin, high-quality sugars, etc. that are necessary to keep warm, and is a good choice for warming up in winter. Do beauty-loving women want to stay warm in winter without gaining weight? Let’s follow a professional nutritionist to break two winter diet myths!

Break the two myths about cold-weather food and improve the body's "self-heating ability"

Nutritionist Zhao Hanying explained that the following two wrong dietary concepts are the most common in winter:

■High sugar and high calories are the most effective? NO! It is difficult to control the intake and the weight is easy to exceed the critical point

Nutritionist Zhao Hanying explained that the sugar in hot chocolate milk and hot milk tea can indeed be quickly metabolized into glucose, which is an important source of calories for the human body, helping the thermogenic effect. However, when it is difficult to accurately control the amount of sugar intake, even though the energy intake is sufficient to produce heat, people drink more extra sugar and fat without restraint, which may easily exceed the limit and lead to overweight.

■Are caffeinated drinks low in calories and healthier? NO! Insufficient nutrients to provide heat-producing energy

Although the caffeine contained in beverages such as black coffee and hot tea can accelerate metabolism, the drinks themselves lack nutrients and cannot provide the energy needed for the heat production process. When the human body consumes calories faster, blood sugar decreases, which may cause a counterattack of cold and hunger, leading to more craving for high-calorie foods.

High-fiber soy milk becomes the first choice for "self-warming drinks" 2 major changes in eating methods to keep you warm in winter

Zhao Hanying explained that to be a "self-warming drink" that takes into account both the warming effect and the body shape, it must meet three conditions at the same time: (1) It must have sufficient heat-producing nutrients: it must contain the three major nutrients that can generate heat energy, namely carbohydrates, proteins and fats; (2) It must contain dietary fiber to increase satiety: water-soluble dietary fiber can increase satiety, prolong gastric emptying time, and avoid accidentally consuming too much calories beyond what is needed for heat production; (3) The calories in a serving of the drink must be controlled to around 200 calories. High-fiber soy milk, which is easily available at convenience stores, contains three major heat-producing nutrients: plant protein, high-quality carbohydrates, lecithin, etc., as well as water-soluble dietary fiber. In winter, it can be directly heated in the microwave and drunk. Whether it is a snack or a midnight snack, a moderate amount of it is a very suitable self-warming drink.

Nutritionists also recommend two new ways to heat up "self-heating drinks" that are easy to obtain and make:

■High-fiber soy milk + old ginger/ginger powder

Ginger slices have the effect of dispelling cold, but many people stay away from the spicy taste of ginger tea. Nutritionist Zhao Hanying recommends that you can use high-fiber soy milk to neutralize the spiciness and maintain the warming effect.

Method 1: Slice the ginger and boil it with high-fiber soy milk

Method 2: Add a little ginger powder to commercially available high-fiber soy milk and heat it in the microwave

■High-fiber soy milk + cinnamon powder

Cinnamon has a warm nature. When added to high-fiber soy milk and heated in the microwave, it not only has a strong aroma but also helps warm the body.