Eat zongzi to relieve greasiness! Eat Zongzi at noon, drink more water and don't eat fat

How to eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival without gaining weight is a topic of concern to many people. Chinese medicine practitioners pointed out that rice dumplings have the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, invigorating qi and promoting salivation, nourishing blood and calming the nerves. It is recommended to eat rice dumplings at lunch, when the gastrointestinal digestion ability is better. In the afternoon, you should drink more warm water and do a little exercise. At the same time, choose simple grains, oats, vegetables and fruits as the next meal to reduce the burden on the body and maintain a good figure.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that rice dumplings are a medicinal food that has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, as well as invigorating qi and promoting salivation. (Photo by Zhang Shijie)

Chen Chaozong, chairman of the Taiwan Association of Primary Care Chinese Medicine Practitioners and a Chinese medicine practitioner, pointed out that the main ingredient of rice dumplings is glutinous rice, which has a different starch composition from white rice. It becomes very sticky after steaming, and the ingredients are greasy, high in fat and salt. The emptying of the stomach and intestines is slowed down, and incomplete digestion can easily cause discomfort, and symptoms such as greasiness, bloating, and nausea are likely to occur. It is recommended that you do not eat rice dumplings after 9 pm to avoid gaining weight.

White radish relieves bloating and onions aid digestion

Basically, Chinese medicine refers to gastrointestinal discomfort caused by diet as "food accumulation" or "stagnation". It recommends that people can use ingredients such as hawthorn, perilla, ginger, and tangerine peel to relieve greasiness. At the same time, they can pair it with some digestive vegetables. For example, white radish can relieve abdominal distension and gas, and it contains a variety of enzymes that can promote metabolism and aid digestion.

Onions can also stimulate the secretion of glands in the stomach and intestines to aid digestion, reduce greasiness, and inhibit the increase in cholesterol caused by high-fat foods. Or before and after eating rice dumplings, choose low-sugar fruits such as guava, apple, tomato, papaya, kiwi and pineapple to relieve symptoms of greasiness, and you can choose aromatic dehumidifying Chinese medicine and drink it as tea to dehumidify and invigorate the spleen, reducing discomfort such as greasiness and bloating.

Chinese medicine practitioners recommend that after eating rice dumplings, drinking a cup of digestive tea can moisten the intestines and eliminate greasiness. (Photo/File Photo)

Healthy Zongzi: Drinking clear soup moderately to relieve greasiness

Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Chaozong emphasized that from the perspective of Chinese medicine diet health preservation, most of my country has entered the hot summer during the Dragon Boat Festival, and rice dumplings have the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, invigorating qi and promoting body fluid, nourishing blood and calming the nerves. Jujubes replenish the middle and replenish qi, chestnuts replenish qi and strengthen the spleen, and benefit the kidneys. Egg yolks are rich in lecithin and vitamin A, and meat is rich in protein. These further enrich the nutrition of rice dumplings.

Although rice dumplings are a kind of medicinal food, they can relieve irritability, clear away heat and promote diuresis. However, eating too much is not healthy for the body, so it is recommended to eat high-fiber vegetables with rice dumplings and drink clear soup in moderation. In addition, you can choose some fruits to relieve greasiness half an hour to an hour after eating.

【3 Fruits to Remove Grease and Lubricate the Intestines】

1. Papaya: Papaya contains papain, which has the effect of removing greasiness. Eating papaya after a meal can relieve the greasy feeling.

2. Bananas: They have the effects of moistening the intestines, detoxifying and relieving greasiness, but people with chronic kidney diseases should eat less.

3. Apple: Rich in potassium and rich in pectin, it can lower blood cholesterol and is good for removing greasiness.

【Digestive tea to relieve abdominal distension】:

1. Ingredients: stir-fried hawthorn 15g, cassia seed 10g, stir-fried malt 15g, stir-fried Shenqu 15g, roselle 10g, tangerine peel 10g.

2. Preparation: Wash all the herbs, put them into a pot, add 1000cc of water, bring to a boil, then turn to low heat and cook for another 20 to 30 minutes before drinking.

3. Efficacy: Hawthorn can help digest meat; Cassia seed can clear away heat and moisten the intestines to aid defecation; malt can help digest rice, flour and cereals; Shenqu can help digest food that is stagnant in the intestines and promote appetite; Roselle can help eliminate abdominal distension; Tangerine peel can promote qi and resolve phlegm to eliminate abdominal distension; therefore, fat-burning tea can help digest starch and relieve abdominal distension.