What are the disadvantages of eating porridge for breakfast?
1, single nutrition
The main ingredients of porridge are grains and water, while modern porridge is mostly cooked with rice, and occasionally other ingredients are added. Therefore, the main nutritional components of porridge are only starch, that is, carbohydrates. Even if a little lean meat and vegetables are added, it still can't meet the needs of human body. Therefore, if you only drink porridge for breakfast, it will lead to the lack of protein and vitamins.
2. Poor satiety
Porridge is a semi-liquid food with high water content, which is suitable for the elderly or diarrhea patients with weak digestive function. But for people with normal digestive function, they may feel hungry after eating porridge for breakfast before noon, because it takes a short time to digest porridge, and they will feel hungry when their stomach is empty again.
3, leading to blood sugar fluctuations
People with diabetes know that porridge should be avoided as much as possible, because the nature of porridge itself determines that it is easy to be digested and absorbed, and the sugar in it will be quickly absorbed in the small intestine, thus making blood sugar rise rapidly. The softer the porridge, the faster the blood sugar rises.
In fact, you can skip porridge for breakfast, but you must not just drink porridge. While eating proper amount of porridge, it should be matched with other foods rich in protein and vitamins, such as eggs, milk, vegetables and fruits, to meet the nutritional needs of the body. If you must drink porridge, you should also avoid rice porridge with a single ingredient. You can cook porridge with coarse grains, which is more nutritious and full, and your blood sugar will not fluctuate too much.