During the Mid-Autumn Festival, even people who don't like sweets will try some moon cakes to adapt to this occasion. Experts remind that there are many kinds of moon cakes at present. In the face of sugar-free moon cakes specially prepared for diabetics and beauty lovers, you should chew slowly.

"Although sugar-free moon cakes are not added with sucrose, the fat and total calories are still high, so you can't eat more." Li Yucai, a physical examination center of a hospital in Fuzhou, said that only patients with better blood sugar control can eat some moon cakes properly. If they don't see the word "sugar-free", they should put down their stomachs and eat more. Because the moon cake is made of starch, it will become glucose after digestion and absorption, or it will raise blood sugar. Also look at the ingredients clearly and choose low-sugar and low-fat foods.

How many moon cakes are suitable for diabetics? Li Yucai said that patients with better blood sugar control should eat as much as 1/4 at a time. While eating moon cakes, we should eat less and drink some tea, which not only helps digestion, but also relieves greasy.

Some people are not suitable for eating moon cakes.

Moon cakes are seasonal foods. In addition to diabetics, there are some special people who can't eat regularly or even eat.

For patients with gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, eating moon cakes will increase gastric acid secretion, which is not conducive to ulcer healing; For patients with chronic cholecystitis and chronic pancreatitis, eating moon cakes is easy to make their condition relapse, causing severe biliary colic and epigastric pain; Eating moon cakes for patients with gallstones will stimulate bile and easily lead to biliary colic, especially for young patients with gallstones, so we must fast moon cakes; Patients with chronic diarrhea, acute hepatitis and hepatitis recovery should also avoid eating moon cakes. In addition, patients with dental caries should eat moon cakes as little as possible and brush their teeth immediately after eating; Obesity, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, hypertension and coronary heart disease patients eat moon cakes, the content of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood will increase, and the blood will become more viscous. Be sure to eat less.

Healthy diet of moon cakes

Don't think you usually have a good stomach. You can eat moon cakes at any time. You know, eating moon cakes healthily is very particular.

Eat now, buy now:

Fresh moon cakes are round and full, with good texture, rich fragrance and delicious taste. Moon cakes avoid high temperature and are afraid of humidity. If you leave it for a long time, it will lose its taste and the stuffing will go bad, but don't put it in the refrigerator, otherwise the skin of the moon cake will harden and the taste will get worse.

Salty before sweet:

If there are many flavors, you should eat them in the order of fresh, salty, sweet and spicy, which will help you taste moon cakes. Sweet before salty, salty taste will be "hung" away by sweetness, similar to the principle of not eating dessert first at the dinner table.

Make a cup of hot tea:

On the one hand, hot tea can quench thirst; On the other hand, it can remove odor, relieve greasy and help digestion. Pu 'er tea, green tea, jasmine tea and chrysanthemum tea are all good choices.

If you don't drink tea, boiled water is fine, but it must be warm. Drinking cold drinks may cause diarrhea.

Eat less:

Moon cakes contain more oil and sucrose, so they should not be eaten excessively, especially for the elderly, children and people with gastrointestinal dysfunction.

It must be remembered that moon cakes can't be eaten as dinner, and it's better to eat them between meals. Eat less or not at night, especially two hours before going to bed, especially for the elderly.

Sour fruit with moon cakes

Seasonal fruit moon cakes are also very delicate. You can choose orange, sour and vitamin C-rich varieties, such as kiwi fruit, guava, orange, watermelon and banana. These fruits can play an antioxidant role in the metabolism of high-fat and high-protein substances, thus protecting cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. However, peaches, plums, apricots, pears, apples and other fruits contain too much sugar, and durian contains high protein and calories, so you should eat less.