Eating too much meat and fish can easily cause constipation. 3. Vinegar drink can moisten the intestines and promote digestion

When friends and family get together happily, many people accidentally eat too much. Coupled with irregular morning and evening routines, lack of exercise, and gastrointestinal indigestion, they develop problems such as "abdominal bloating and stomach gurgling". Nutritionists recommend drinking some sour and sweet fruit vinegar drinks to eliminate greasiness and fishy smells, help gastrointestinal motility, promote digestion, and help smooth bowel movements.

Many people suffer from indigestion and constipation due to eating too much oily food and too little high-fiber food during the Chinese New Year, as well as lack of exercise. Nutritionists recommend drinking some sweet and sour fruit vinegar to aid digestion, moisturize the intestines and soften stools.

Zeng Huijun, a nutritionist at the Nutrition Department of Miaoli Daqian General Hospital, said that "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "vinegar can remove dampness, disperse blood stasis, detoxify, relieve gas, and help digestion and stimulate appetite." Vinegar is sour and contains trace elements such as potassium ions and magnesium ions. Drinking vinegar in moderation after meals can help gastrointestinal motility and promote digestion.

Vinegar drinks should be consumed after meals, but patients with gastrointestinal ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease, diabetes, and kidney disease should try to avoid drinking them. In addition, many healthy vinegar drinks on the market usually add more sugar to improve the taste, and the calories are not low. People should pay attention to the nutritional labels before purchasing to avoid the effect on obesity being greater than the digestion effect.

If you are worried that the sugar content of commercially available vinegar drinks is too high, nutritionist Zeng Huijun recommends making your own fruit vinegar according to the following method. Although it may not be consumed in time for the New Year, it can be used for daily gastrointestinal health care.

Lemon is rich in nutrients such as vitamin C and dietary fiber. It can aid digestion and improve constipation when consumed as a vinegar drink.

【Lemon vinegar】

• Ingredients: 600 grams of lemon, 600 grams of sugar, 600 grams of rice vinegar, 2 glass bottles.

• Method: Wash the lemon, dry it, cut it into thick slices, and put them into glass bottles in batches, with a layer of lemon and a layer of sugar. Finally, pour in rice vinegar and place it in a cool place to brew for at least 30 days.

• Description: Lemon contains nutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin E, dietary fiber, calcium, and potassium.

【Plum vinegar】

• Ingredients: 600 grams of plums, 600 grams of sugar, 600 grams of rice vinegar, and 2 glass bottles.

• Preparation: Wash the plums and dry them, then put them into glass bottles in batches, adding a layer of plums and sugar, and finally pour in rice vinegar. Place in a cool place and brew for at least 30 days.

• Description: Plums contain organic acids such as malic acid and acetic acid, minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, and various vitamins such as B1 and B2.

Pineapples are high in dietary fiber and contain unique bromelain, which can help the body absorb and digest protein.

【Pineapple vinegar】

• Ingredients: 600 grams of pineapple, 600 grams of sugar, 600 grams of rice vinegar, 2 glass bottles.

• Method: Wash the pineapple and dry it, cut it into pieces with the skin and flesh, or cut the skin and flesh separately, but soak both the skin and flesh in vinegar because the skin is rich in enzymes. Add a layer of sugar to the pineapple, then pour in rice vinegar and place in a cool place to brew for at least 30 days.

• Description: Pineapple contains nutrients such as dietary fiber, organic acids, vitamins, vitamin B1, vitamin C, potassium, etc. It also contains proteolytic enzymes that can help the human body absorb and digest protein.

Nutritionist Zeng Huijun said that the brewed fruit vinegar can be diluted into a vinegar drink according to personal taste in a ratio of 1:8 vinegar to water. It can also be diluted with sparkling mineral water to increase the taste, or it can be made into oil and vinegar for cold salads. The ingredients for oil and vinegar include 50cc of fruit vinegar, 50cc of olive oil, an appropriate amount of basil, and a little salt and pepper.