As soon as the Spring Festival arrives, in addition to big fish and big meat, we should also take more vitamins. Fruit is an indispensable food in our life. Fruit is not only nutritious but also delicious, but there is a saying on the internet: golden fruit in the morning, silver fruit at noon and copper fruit at night. How should we eat fruit scientifically? What misunderstandings are easy to fall into when eating fruit? Next, I'll take you to know about it.

Have you stepped on these misunderstandings? Are vegetables similar to fruits?

Although the nutritional value of vegetables and fruits is similar, they are two different foods. Fruits contain more carbohydrates, organic acids and aromatic substances than vegetables, and fruits don't need to be cooked when they are eaten, so there is less loss of nutrients. So vegetables can't replace fruits, so they should be eaten together.

Do juice and fruit have the same effect?

For people with poor digestive function, drinking proper amount of fruit juice can really supplement the lack of nutrients in the diet, but for most people, whole fruit is always the best choice. In the process of mashing and squeezing, most of vitamin C will be lost, dietary fiber and water-insoluble minerals will be eliminated, and the sugar intake of three or four fruits squeezed into a cup of concentrated juice will double.

Most fruit juice drinks on the market are sterilized at high temperature, and food additives such as sweeteners and preservatives are added, so that nutrition is lost and the intake of sugar and sodium is virtually increased.

Do you want to choose the best time to eat fruit?

It is rumored that eating fruit before meals hurts the stomach and eating fruit after meals leads to indigestion. But fasting is not that fragile. Although tannic acid in fruit may stimulate the stomach and intestines, as long as there is no problem of hyperacidity, there is nothing to worry about eating fruit before meals, and the fruit itself is much easier to digest than rice steamed bread, chicken, duck and fish.

But if you can't control your mouth, eating a fruit after a full meal may really cause indigestion. You don't have to pay attention to time when eating fruit, you can eat it at any time as long as you have the right amount.

How to eat fruit scientifically? How much fruit should I eat?

The Dietary Guide for China Residents (20 16) suggests eating fruit every day, 200±350g, which is the size of our fist.

How to choose fruit?

First of all, of course, according to their own tastes and hobbies; Secondly, we can focus on the selection according to the nutritional value of different fruits.

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It is suggested not to stare at a fruit, but to pay attention to the diversity of food and realize nutritional complementarity.