Nutritionist's carbon-reducing rice dumplings protect the health of the whole family

On the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, Taichung City Guangtian General Hospital held a "Hundreds of Rice Dumplings" Dragon Boat Festival celebration on the 22nd, inviting children from the kindergarten attached to Hongguang University of Science and Technology to celebrate with grandparents from the Guangtian Nursing Home, and to compete in making rice dumplings in groups; nutritionists also launched the "Carbon Reduction Rice Dumpling" to help the elderly eat healthily and nutritiously. There were constant cheers and laughter at the scene, leaving the elderly and children with precious warm and happy memories.

Director Wang Naihong of Guangtian General Hospital said that Guangtian General Hospital has been run by three generations of directors and has accompanied the public for a century. Many patients are three or even four generations of a family who were born, received medical treatment, and lived out their lives under Guangtian's care, and have an inseparable bond with Guangtian Hospital.

In order to echo this year's "Year of the Dragon" and the concept of dragon boat racing on the Dragon Boat Festival, the children of Hongguang Kindergarten all wore very cute "dinosaur costumes" to participate in the competition. In order to win the championship, the little dinosaurs who had never made zongzi before surrounded the experienced grandpa and grandma to act as their assistants. Although they were a little clumsy, seriousness was revealed on every little face.

When the elderly saw the cute children making zongzi with them, they all smiled with joy. They also showed off their skills and passed on their decades of craftsmanship to the children. On the day of the event, with the joint efforts of both old and young contestants, a total of hundreds of "Carbon Reduction Fu Zong" independently developed by the hospital's Nutrition Department were packed.

Nutritionist Liao Youren from the Nutrition Room specially taught this "Carbon-Reducing Zongzi" during the event. She said that the 21st century is an era of significant changes in the earth's climate and a sharp increase in the number of people suffering from chronic diseases around the world. Therefore, she specially developed and produced the "Carbon-Reducing Zongzi" which is low in calories, low in oil, and high in fiber so that everyone can celebrate the holidays together.

The ingredients of "Carbon-reduced Zongzi" are added with brown rice, which is rich in fiber, which can increase intestinal motility, prevent constipation and colorectal cancer; vitamin B group can avoid symptoms such as beriberi, neuritis, cheilitis, etc., and replacing glutinous rice with brown rice can reduce the problems of bloating and indigestion caused by glutinous rice products.

In addition, the fillings are specially made from local ingredients, including Shalu red soil melon and Dajia taro, which are rich in fiber and reduce carbon emissions caused by food transportation. Other ingredients are also carefully selected from environmentally friendly and carbon-reducing ingredients, with diced tofu and naturally sun-dried desalted radish replacing meat and egg yolks. Each zongzi has less than 350 calories, is low in oil and has no burden. It is a good choice especially for the elderly with weak intestinal digestive function and children.