Light diet = no meat?
Most people know that a light diet should be vegetables, rice porridge and tofu. In fact, the more you get sick, the more you need protein's supplement to improve your resistance and promote wound healing. Blindly vegetarianism can easily lead to protein deficiency, long-term malnutrition, decreased immunity, and even affect the development of bones and bodies.
Light diet = no salt?
Everyone knows more or less the harm of a high-salt diet, but a light diet does not mean no salt, but less salt. When the weather is hot and people sweat a lot, if they insist on not eating salt, the body is prone to electrolyte imbalance. However, sodium deficiency is rare in China's diet.
Light diet = green vegetables, rice porridge
"Green vegetable tofu is safe", but it can't be too light. Lack of fat in food can easily lead to the lack of fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin E and so on. At the same time, being a vegetarian for a long time and eating a lot of dietary fiber is also a test of gastrointestinal function. During illness, the digestive function of human body is weakened, and it needs more easily absorbed foods, such as porridge, rice, steamed bread and other fine foods.
Light diet = no monosodium glutamate and no chicken essence.
Some people even think that soy sauce should not be eaten during a light diet. In fact, these seasonings are edible and will not affect the condition. During illness, it is easy to eat tasteless and tasteless. It is ok to put some seasoning properly.
In addition, the so-called soy sauce can also cause the wound to turn black, but it does not exist. Pigments in food will not cause the skin to turn black. The wound turns black, which is related to melanin deposition.
Definition of light diet
First, a light diet usually refers to four less, that is, less oil, less salt, less sugar, and no spicy food.
Everyone knows the truth of less salt, less sugar and less oil. About avoiding spicy food, it is mainly to avoid spicy food stimulating mucosal tissue, causing edema, discomfort and aggravating inflammation. For example, avoid irritation to oral mucosa, throat, gastric mucosa and intestinal mucosa.
Second, the light diet should also be diversified.
According to the dietary guidelines of China residents, the daily food should include grains, vegetables, fruits, meat, nuts and so on. It is recommended to eat more than 12 kinds every day and not less than 25 kinds every week.
Third, preserve food nutrition to the greatest extent. Even a light diet is not healthy if the cooking method is wrong or unhealthy food is chosen.