Some time ago, because of a word from Professor Zhang Wenhong, porridge became a hot topic. The so-called porridge has no nutrition, so you can't drink porridge in the morning, mainly white rice porridge. White rice porridge is made of rice porridge, which has low nutritional content and low nutritional value. Diabetic people, if they drink this white rice porridge, their blood sugar will soar after meals. People with diabetes can't drink porridge, which mainly refers to this kind of white rice porridge.
Porridge, not only white rice porridge, but also other porridge. Simple white rice porridge or millet porridge often has a layer of porridge oil on the surface after a long period of boiling. Porridge oil is actually the starch contained in rice or millet, which forms porridge oil after gelatinization. After porridge oil enters the human body, it will lead to a rapid increase in blood sugar. The hypoglycemic rate of rice is lower than that of white rice porridge because of the existence of porridge oil.
Diabetic people can drink porridge, but they can't drink white rice porridge. There are a variety of dietary fibers in miscellaneous grains, which can inhibit the absorption of sugar in the small intestine, delay the increase of blood sugar after meals and help regulate blood sugar. Diabetic people can drink miscellaneous grains porridge, which has high amylose content and low amylopectin content. Amylose is like a rope with many threads twisted together, which is not easy to break and is difficult to decompose; Amylopectin, like a small sapling, has many branches, but it is easy to be destroyed because of its wide contact area, but its cohesion is not strong, and amylopectin is more likely to raise blood sugar.
It is especially suitable for diabetics to drink some miscellaneous grains porridge. For example, coarse cereal porridge made of brown rice, coix seed, buckwheat rice, black rice and oats. Peanuts can also be added when making miscellaneous grains porridge to improve the protein content of porridge, which is more conducive to health.
Pay attention to the time when drinking porridge. Some people are used to drinking porridge after meals. Drinking porridge after meals is not good for your health. If you continue to drink porridge on the basis of a full meal, it will increase the risk of obesity. Moreover, drinking porridge after meals will also have an adverse effect on postprandial blood sugar. To drink porridge, you should choose to drink porridge before meals. Porridge flows into the stomach and reflects to the appetite center of the brain stem through the vagus nerve, so the excitability of the appetite center nerve will be reduced, and the food intake can be reduced by about 15%.
A bowl of porridge before meals can also moisten the gastrointestinal tract, which is conducive to food digestion and absorption. A bowl of miscellaneous grains porridge is not only suitable for diabetics, but also suitable for us adults. The nutritional value of miscellaneous grains porridge depends on the ingredients you choose. Diversification of food is our dietary principle. The same is true of porridge. Appropriately increase the types of ingredients in porridge, and drinking porridge can also be healthy.