1 whole grain rice dumpling only has 1 and a half calories

The Dragon Boat Festival is coming, and healthy and nourishing rice dumplings are favored by consumers. Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital combines the concept of dietary supplements in traditional Chinese medicine to launch the "Five-grain Health-Replenishing Rice Dumpling" which is high in fiber, low in calories and has the effect of removing dampness. It emphasizes that one five-grain rice dumpling has only the calories of one and a half bowls of rice, is not easy to make you fat, and is suitable for people with chronic diseases. However, for those with kidney disease or who have just undergone gastrointestinal surgery, it is not recommended for them to eat five-grain rice dumplings because the crude dietary fiber content is relatively high and is not easily absorbed by the intestines.

Nutritionist Chen Youhao from the Special Nutrition Clinic at Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital said that eating too many rice dumplings can easily lead to diseases such as bloating, high blood sugar, gastric ulcers, cholecystitis, and increased fat. The five-grain rice dumplings not only replace the difficult-to-digest glutinous rice with a variety of grains, but also add high-fiber fresh bamboo shoots and unique-flavored taro cubes, along with the Chinese medicine Bu Zhong Yi Qi Soup, to achieve the effect of replenishing qi and increasing the digestion and absorption capacity of the gastrointestinal tract.

Medicinal food to replenish qi and maintain health with grains

Although the five-grain health-replenishing rice dumplings are suitable for the general public and people with chronic diseases, including those with diabetes and hypertension, they are not recommended for people with a history of kidney disease or who have just undergone intestinal surgery because the five grains contain relatively high levels of phosphorus ions and coarse dietary fiber, which are not conducive to intestinal absorption and digestion.

Five-grain healthy rice dumplings with low calories

Nutritionist Chen Youhao pointed out that the five-grain health-replenishing rice dumplings, in addition to the five grains of rice, also add millet, oatmeal, purple rice, etc., which can increase the fiber intake in the diet, making it less likely to cause bloating after eating, and reduce the total calories. Compared with the 500-calorie rice dumplings on the market, the calories are only about 300 to 350 calories, which is equivalent to the calories of one and a half bowls of rice. In addition to being more refreshing, the burden is relatively less, so people who are worried about weight gain can also use it with confidence.

In addition, the weather is mostly hot and humid around the Dragon Boat Festival, so you need to pay attention to clearing away dampness and heat. Using the food ingredients such as water chestnut, lotus seed, and coix seed can achieve very good results. Adding Amomum villosum, Meatloaf, and Amomum villosum to the prescription can not only enhance the aroma, but also improve problems such as poor appetite due to hot weather, and dizziness caused by frequently entering and leaving air-conditioned rooms in the hot summer.

Eat 1 Zongzi per meal with vegetables and fruits

Nutritionist Chen Youhao said that the calories in one commercially available rice dumpling are about equal to that in one bento. If you eat two more rice dumplings a day for seven days in a row, you will gain 1 kilogram. Therefore, it is best to replace one meal a day with one rice dumpling to avoid adding burden to your body. If you want to eat zongzi as a main meal, you can pair it with 1 to 2 pieces of braised tofu, half a bowl of stir-fried vegetables and a bowl of sweet bamboo shoot soup. Add a portion of fruit after the meal and you can have a delicious, balanced and healthy meal.

Ingredients and preparation of 5-grain Chinese medicinal health-preserving rice dumplings (10 servings)

Material︰

Rice ingredients: 400g whole grain rice, 60g gorgon seeds, 30g purple rice, 50g millet, 60g oatmeal, 10g wolfberry

Filling: 150g fresh bamboo shoots, 100g fresh taro, 20g dried mushrooms (small), 30g meatballs, 120g tofu

Medicinal soup: Astragalus 15g, Licorice 15g, Tangerine peel 6g, Cimicifuga 6g, Bupleurum 6g, Atractylodes 9g, Amomum 19g, Myristica fragrans 19g, Amomum villosum 19g, Amomum villosum 19g

practice︰

1. Soak the rice ingredients one day in advance and set aside. Soak the wolfberries separately and do not mix them with the rice ingredients.

2. Dice the bamboo shoots and taro, and soak the dried mushrooms for later use.

3. Marinate the meat fillets and bean curd with soy sauce and set aside.

4. Mix the chopped bamboo shoots and taro with the soaked rice ingredients and wolfberries and stir-fry until fragrant and set aside.

5. Wrap the above ingredients in rice dumplings leaves, and then put the whole bunch of rice dumplings into the medicinal soup containing Chinese medicinal materials and cook them.