If you eat braised food right, you can lose weight! Avoid these fat mines...

Office workers love to buy braised food from braised food stalls and use it as a main meal. Some even believe that braised food ingredients are low in calories and can help control weight. However, what is worrying is that if you eat the wrong ingredients and use the wrong sauces, you may accidentally step on a high-calorie landmine. Be careful not to get fatter the more you eat! Nutritionists remind us that when eating braised food, we must first learn to choose low-fat and low-calorie ingredients so as not to waste money and harm our health.

Braised food can be said to be one of the specialties of Taiwanese cuisine. When you walk to a braised food stall, you will be tempted by the variety of ingredients displayed on the stall, including meat, offal, starch, vegetables, beans, etc.

Eat braised food to avoid fat mines and choose leafy vegetables and mushrooms

Nutritionist You Weiming said that there are often fat mines in braised food stalls. If you eat them without noticing, your calories will increase dramatically. These fat mines refer to hot pot ingredients, high-fat processed meats, and high-fat processed products. Common hot pot ingredients include: crystal dumplings, fish balls, tempura, cheese balls, rice blood cake, crab roe balls, and frozen tofu; as for high-fat processed products, common ones are flaky tofu, fried bean curd skin, hot dogs, Xinxin sausage, meatballs, squid balls, vegetarian tripe, etc. These ingredients often appear at braised food stalls.

It is recommended that when you go to a braised food stall to choose food, in order to ensure that it is delicious, filling, and nutritious, you should learn to choose low-fat and low-calorie ingredients. Nutritionist You Weiming recommends that low-calorie leafy vegetables, mushrooms, white radish and other ingredients should be the first choice. The second choice is noodles that you like, such as udon noodles and steamed noodles are good options. The third choice is protein, including braised eggs, meat slices, chicken breast, which are relatively low-fat ingredients.

Don't use too much marinated seasoning sauce, be careful to increase the calories

How can we avoid consuming high-calorie dipping sauces when eating braised food? In addition to fresh ingredients, the marinade of braised food is the soul of its flavor and aroma. The marinade is usually made with Chinese medicine bags and large bones to bring out the flavor, so the calories are not high. It is worth noting that after the store adds the marinade, they may add a lot of extra seasoning sauces, and people may also dip the braised food in soy sauce or other seasoning sauces, which invisibly increases the intake of calories and sodium. Therefore, when buying braised food, tell the boss not to add too much seasoning sauce, and try not to dip the braised food in seasoning sauce when eating it yourself, so as to reduce excessive calorie intake.

How to control calories when eating braised food as a main meal? Based on the daily calorie calculation formula for adults, we can estimate the best calorie intake for each meal. For female nutritionists, this is considered a light worker. If they weigh 50 kg, their daily calorie intake is 1250 calories, and each meal is 415 calories. Therefore, whether it is braised food or other meals, the calories should be controlled within 415 calories. The principle of proportions when eating braised food is 1 vegetable and 1 mushroom, 1 noodle, and 1 to 2 proteins. If the calories of the braised food sauce are included in the calculation, the calories per meal are approximately between 320 and 450 calories. As long as you know how to choose the right food, eating braised food can be burden-free.

Remove oil and greasiness while eating stewed food and drinking oil-reducing tea

Some people like to drink sugar-free green tea or sugar-free black tea while eating braised food, thinking that this may help remove oil and greasiness. Is it really effective? Nutritionist You Weiming provides a good way to eat braised food, which can increase satiety and avoid overeating. It turns out that convenience stores sell a variety of oil-cut tea drinks containing dietary fiber formulas. Drinking oil-cut tea while eating braised food not only helps to remove oil and greasiness, but also increases water intake. After eating the braised food, adding 600 ml of tea can increase the feeling of fullness. Tea drinks usually have a diuretic effect and contain caffeine, so they can also help excrete excessive sodium intake and boost spirits. However, this dietary technique is not recommended if you have gastroesophageal reflux disease.