Late night magic! 3 major situations where you accidentally step on something will keep you going

Taiwanese snacks are world-famous for their deliciousness. Even at 11 o'clock in the evening, there are still long queues at the fried chicken and deep-fried chicken stalls. The aroma of braised food and stinky tofu in the night market is also very attractive. However, midnight snacks are also the culprit that causes the body to accumulate fat and become more and more swollen. If you love to eat at night but are afraid of getting swollen, you should avoid midnight snack landmines such as deep-fried chicken and potato chips, and eat natural foods without seasoning instead.

The following three situations are what most people are most likely to encounter in their daily lives. Think carefully about whether your usual midnight snack habits are also like this?

• Situation 1: A few friends are chatting at home, eating chicken fillet and fried chicken

For those who love to eat midnight snacks, fried chicken and chicken steak must be very familiar foods. Nutritionist Zhao Hanying said that although these foods have an attractive aroma and feel like snacks that are easy to buy at night, the calories in a piece of ordinary fried chicken steak are equivalent to a bento, not to mention adding honey sauce or pairing it with a glass of sugary drink, the calories are unimaginable.

• Situation 2: Watching movies or TV, keeping your mouth busy

Making an appointment with friends for a late-night movie and getting a set meal of popcorn and cola, watching TV series at home by yourself, grabbing a bucket of potato chips or cooking a bowl of instant noodles to eat when your hands have nothing to do, these are bad habits that most people can easily develop. When you are distracted, you usually don't feel how much food you eat. In addition, popcorn and potato chips are snacks full of oil and sugar, with 1 or 2 kilocalories at a time, and lack nutrients such as protein, so it is not recommended to eat too much.

• Situation 3: Weekend night party, hot stir-fry and beer

After a busy whole week, the weekend finally comes. Of course, I want to sing some songs with my good friends and then go to a hot pot restaurant to eat and drink! Yes, just have some Three Cup Chicken or Kung Pao Chicken at the stir-fry restaurant and have a case of beer. If you drink too much beer, be careful not to get a big belly or become a belly woman!

Choose natural food for midnight snacks, easy to digest and no burden

For those who want to lose weight, the best situation is of course not to have midnight snacks, but if you are really hungry, nutritionist Zhao Hanying recommends avoiding fried and sweet foods, and eating unprocessed natural fruits and vegetables. For example, apples and guava are low-calorie and fiber-rich fruits. If you don’t like eating fruits, you can eat a tea egg with a cup of unsweetened soy milk, or cook vegetables and fruits such as enoki mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, cabbage, and large tomatoes into a pot of vegetable soup, which is nutritious and low in calories.

If you are not hungry and just want to find something to chew, low-calorie agar-agar or agar-agar are good choices. In addition, dried konjac is also a recommended midnight snack that you can chew for a long time and has low calories. However, it should be noted that the sodium content of dried konjac is relatively high, so remember to drink plenty of water to avoid edema.

Eat out for late night snacks and avoid dishes with sauces

For those who eat out and do not have a kitchen at home to cook, or for students who live in dormitories, going out to find food at night can easily lead to potential disasters. The first principle to grasp is to avoid "sauce-filled, processed" foods. Nutritionist Zhao Hanying said that you can go to a braised food stall to buy some kelp, dried tofu, enoki mushrooms and other vegetables, and ask for no sauce, or have a small hot pot: tofu pot with glass noodles, or white radish and vegetable rolls in oden (but don't drink the high-sodium soup) are all options for late-night snacks for those who eat out.

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