You won’t get fat by eating Tangyuan! Paired with sugar-free green tea or oolong tea to prevent fat accumulation

With chewy outer skin and sweet filling inside, who can resist the temptation of glutinous rice balls? If you want to eat glutinous rice balls without gaining weight, changing the soup base is the key! Nutritionists suggest that you may use sugar-free green tea or sugar-free oolong tea instead of sugar water or fermented rice, which can not only reduce the sweetness of the glutinous rice balls, but also reduce fat accumulation. If you are eating salty glutinous rice balls, it is recommended to use more shallots, mushrooms, and green onions to enhance the flavor, which can reduce the amount of salt used.

The main ingredient of glutinous rice is glutinous rice, which is a high-calorie, high-GI (high glycemic index) food. Add to that the fillings and the soup base, sometimes a bowl of glutinous rice has more calories than a regular meal!

Eat glutinous rice balls as snacks and reduce the amount of staple food

Taking the peanut and sesame dumplings that we often eat as examples, the peanut and sesame fillings are both oils, which are high in saturated fat and calories. The calories in 4 stuffed glutinous rice balls are equivalent to 1 bowl of rice, and 20 unstuffed small glutinous rice balls are equivalent to half a bowl of rice, which is quite amazing.

Therefore, nutritionist Zheng Xinyi from the Taiwan Cancer Foundation recommends that you should not eat more than 10 small dumplings a day, and no more than 2 large dumplings. You should also reduce the amount of food you eat at regular meals to avoid consuming too much starch.

Change the soup base to unsweetened green tea or oolong tea

As for the soup base of the glutinous rice balls, since traditional sugar water and fermented rice have high calories, it is recommended to use refreshing sugar-free green tea or sugar-free oolong tea instead. You can also add appropriate amounts of dried longan, red dates, and wolfberry to enhance the flavor, so that you can enjoy sweetness while taking care of your health.

Salty glutinous rice balls, be careful with salt and oil, make good use of mushrooms and shallots

When eating salty dumplings, you need to pay attention to the intake of salt and fat. Nutritionist Joyce Cheng suggests that you can use shallots, mushrooms, and scallions to sauté, and then add vegetable broth to increase the flavor and reduce the amount of salt.

In terms of protein, you can choose lean meat, tofu slices, and tofu with lower fat content to replace pork belly with higher saturated fat content. In addition, you can also pair it with high-fiber foods such as Chinese spinach, shiitake mushrooms, celery, onions, etc. to increase satiety and avoid a rapid rise in blood sugar.

Tangyuan is not easy to digest. It is important to eat it slowly in small amounts.

Finally, I would like to remind everyone that glutinous rice contains a higher proportion of amylopectin. After cooking, it becomes more viscous and stays in the stomach for a longer time, which can easily lead to increased gastric acid secretion and cause indigestion, bloating, acid reflux and other phenomena. Therefore, you should not eat too many dumplings and should eat slower. In addition, the swallowing function of the elderly is poor, so they should chew slowly to avoid choking or even choking!