Many people think that drinking soup is a very simple thing, but they don't know that only by drinking soup scientifically can we absorb nutrients and avoid fat accumulation. What should we pay attention to in this regard?
There is a big difference between drinking before meals and after meals: the time of drinking soup is very particular, as the saying goes, "drinking soup before meals is slim and healthy;" It makes sense to drink soup after meals. The more you drink, the fatter you get. Drink a few mouthfuls of soup before meals to lubricate the mouth and esophagus, which can prevent dry and hard food from stimulating the digestive tract mucosa, which is beneficial to food dilution and stirring and promote digestion and absorption. Most importantly, drinking soup before meals can make the food in the stomach fully close to the stomach wall, enhance the feeling of fullness, thus inhibiting the feeding center and reducing people's appetite. Studies have shown that drinking a bowl of soup before meals can make people absorb less 100- 190 kcal. On the contrary, it is unhealthy to eat soup after meals. On the one hand, when the meal is full, drinking soup can easily lead to overnutrition and obesity; In addition, the last soup will dilute chyme that has been mixed with digestive juice, which will affect the digestion and absorption of food.
Eating soup at noon is not easy to gain weight: which meal is more suitable for eating soup in the morning, at noon or at night? Some experts pointed out that "eating soup at lunch absorbs the least calories", so in order to prevent obesity, you might as well choose to eat soup at noon. It is not advisable to drink too much soup for dinner, otherwise the quickly absorbed nutrients will accumulate in the body, which will easily lead to weight gain.
It is best to choose low-fat food for soup: in order to prevent soup from getting fat, try to use less high-fat and high-calorie foods, such as old hens and fat ducks. Even as a soup, it is best to skim off the excess oil when stewing. Lean meat, fresh fish, shrimp, skinless chicken or duck, rabbit meat, wax gourd, loofah, radish, konjac, tomato, seaweed, kelp, mung bean sprouts, etc. They are all good low-fat soups, so choose more.
The slower you eat soup, the less likely you are to get fat: American nutritionists point out that if you extend the time of eating, you can fully enjoy the taste of food and feel full in advance. So is soup. Eating soup slowly will leave enough time for the digestion and absorption of food. When you feel full, you will eat just right. And eat soup quickly. When you realize that you are full, you may have eaten more food than you need.
Southerners like to drink soup before meals, especially old fire soup, which takes a long time and is nutritious. When it reaches the stomach, it is reflected to the brain through nerves, and the appetite automatically drops. And eating soup before meals will naturally reduce appetite, so people are not fat. Northerners, on the other hand, eat rice and then drink soup, and their stomachs will be full. Moreover, northerners' soup is rich in oil and water, which will increase a lot of calories. So some people say northerners are fatter than southerners.
Experts believe that drinking soup before and after meals is a matter of personal eating habits, and there is no conclusion in nutrition. So the key to drinking soup is what soup to drink and how much soup to drink. If you drink a small amount of delicious soup rich in protein before meals, you can give the gastrointestinal tract a stimulus and make it ready to accept food; If you drink a big bowl of soy sauce soup, it will not only dilute the gastric juice, but also consume too much sodium salt, which is not good for your health. In addition, patients with superficial gastritis should drink after meals to avoid aggravating symptoms. Therefore, no matter before or after meals, you must drink nutritious soup.