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The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, when the family reunion is essential to enjoy the bright moon and taste the moon cakes as a family. The city’s public nutritionist, Wang Xin, recalled that there are many specialties in eating mooncakes. If you eat it right, you can enjoy delicious food without harming your health.
Eat lots of mooncakes
Although mooncakes are delicious, they are foods high in calories, fat, and sugar. If eaten as a regular meal, they do not promote digestion or gastrointestinal absorption. For people with weak gastrointestinal function, if they eat mooncakes for breakfast, they are likely to have pantothenic acid in their stomach all morning. Wang Xin recalled that if you have mooncakes for breakfast, it is better to eat them with soy milk, milk, side dishes, etc. to ensure comprehensive nutrition and reduce the load on the stomach. At the same time, mooncakes should be consumed less or not at night, especially for the elderly with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, those with weak digestive function, diabetics and children. Mooncakes are not suitable for satiating hunger at night. Mooncakes are best suited as a supplement between meals, no more than one a day.
Also, consuming mooncakes with cold drinks is not recommended as they are sweet and greasy and stagnate when cold, which can easily lead to gastrointestinal discomfort such as nausea, anorexia, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Mooncakes and tea are the most suitable combination, tea can relieve fat. Eating mooncakes with acidic fruits, such as orange, grapefruit, kiwi, hawthorn, etc., can aid digestion and relieve fat.
The “sugar-free” and “sanitary” mooncakes are a trick
There are some so-called “sugar free” mooncakes on the market that claim to be suitable for people with diabetes. In fact, mooncakes are made primarily from flour and starch. Even if sucrose is not added, its sugar content is much higher than the national standard for sugar-free foods. “Sugar-free” mooncakes simply can’t be sugar-free in the true sense. Diabetes patients should not eat “sugar-free” mooncakes uncontrollably, to prevent blood sugar and blood pressure from rising, which can aggravate the condition. Diabetics can cut mooncakes into small pieces and eat a small piece every day.
Some companies have released “healthy” mooncakes, claiming they use precious ingredients like bird’s nest, shark fin and ginseng, which have health effects. In fact, the precious ingredients in “healthy” moon cake fillings are very limited and their nutritional effects are minimal. In addition, to reconcile the taste of these ingredients, it is possible to increase the amount of salt. Consuming too much of these mooncakes can easily cause excessive salt intake. Patients with high blood pressure should be especially careful when eating.
Be careful when buying homemade mooncakes online
Some people are eager to buy personal homemade mooncakes on the internet. In fact, food has strict regulations in terms of processing, storage and transportation, and it is difficult for personally prepared food to meet these requirements. In addition, there is a lack of hygiene and safety supervision in the mooncake making process by individuals, and producers lack the corresponding licenses, and there may also be consignment sales. Once a problem occurs, it is difficult to hold you accountable. If you choose to purchase self-made mooncakes sold online, you must check the operator’s online food sales qualification or proof of presentation, verify production date and shelf life, and keep the purchase voucher . Do not be confused by various propaganda images and do not blindly pursue the handmade and pure natural, No additions and other advertising. (Liu Bo)
