Does food without a salty taste mean it's salt-free? Is this the feedback our sense of taste gives us after we eat? In fact, we often unknowingly break some dietary taboos. For example, have you fallen for any of the following?
1. Can fruits replace vegetables if you don't like them?
This is a big mistake. Fruits and vegetables are two different types of food, and fruits cannot replace vegetables. This is because only fresh fruits are rich in vitamins, and some fruits we eat regularly lose a lot of vitamins after long-term storage, especially vitamin C. Fruits contain less inorganic salt and crude fiber but have a higher sugar content, making them unsuitable for people with nutritional excess, obesity, or diabetes.
Vegetables, on the other hand, are different. They come in a wide variety and can be prepared in many different ways. Although vitamins are lost during cooking, they are rich in crude fiber, which helps intestinal muscle movement and is less likely to cause constipation.
Vegetables have a low sugar content, making them suitable for most people, and a high inorganic salt content, which is beneficial for the growth and development of children and adolescents. Their nutritional value cannot be replaced by fruits. Therefore, "comprehensive and balanced" is the foundation of nutrition, and a healthy diet should include a moderate amount of both vegetables and fruits.
2. Since lean meat has a low fat content, is it okay to eat a lot of it?
This is also incorrect. The fat content of lean meat is not directly related to whether it's lean. It's not that all lean meat has a low fat content; it's just lower than fatty meat. If you need a low-fat diet, it's not enough to just choose lean meat; you also need to pay attention to the type and cut of the meat.
According to the China Food Composition Table, the fat content in lean pork is the highest among all meats, with some cuts reaching up to 38%. Beef is relatively lower, with a fat content of about 25% or less. However, even in a lean cut like tenderloin, fatty beef is dotted with fine fat points, and its fat content can even exceed that of pork. The fat content of chicken is about 11%, while rabbit meat has the lowest fat content, at only 0.5% to 2%.
3. When drinking meat broth, should you also eat the meat residue?
First of all, the term "meat residue" is not very appropriate. Although simmering broth makes it more delicious, it doesn't mean the meat itself is inedible. It's best to drink the broth and eat the meat. Cantonese people view broth as a food that nourishes the body, strengthens vitality, and supplements nutrition. Modern nutritional medicine believes that just because broth is delicious doesn't mean its nutritional components, like protein, have entered the broth.
During the stewing process, fat, vitamins, and calcium from bones are more easily dissolved into the broth. However, how much protein dissolves into the broth is greatly influenced by the salt concentration and cooking time, though it rarely exceeds 10% of the total. This means that if you only drink the broth and don't eat the meat, you are throwing away more than 90% of the protein.
4. Does food without a salty taste contain no salt?
Sodium chloride is the main component of salt, but sodium also exists in various other compounds. Blood contains a large amount of sodium ions, so animal-based foods all contain relatively high levels of sodium.
Processed foods also contain a lot of sodium. Therefore, you don't have to eat salty foods to get sodium; you can still get a significant amount from foods that don't taste salty.
5. Is it healthy to eat fruit after a meal?
Many people may know a little about this: eating fruit right after a meal is very unreasonable. Fruit should be eaten between meals, especially for easily perishable foods like melons and papayas. The main component of fruit is fructose, which is digested quickly in the body and absorbed directly by the small intestine. However, other foods contain starch and protein, which need to stay in the stomach for an hour or two (or longer) to undergo a chemical reaction with digestive fluids before being broken down and absorbed by the small intestine.
If fruit is eaten with foods containing starch and protein, the fruit's progress is hindered and it stagnates in the stomach, where it can spoil due to the high temperature. Any food that spoils in the stomach turns into alcohol and toxins, causing various discomfort symptoms, including heartburn, indigestion, and abdominal pain.
Therefore, you should follow two simple rules when eating fruit:
1. Eat fruit only on an empty stomach. You can also consider eating it between meals. It's not advisable to eat fruit within an hour before or after a meal.
2. When eating fruit, try not to eat other things at the same time.
Have you fallen for these daily eating habits that we think are correct? The result of an发达 internet is that while information is abundant, its accuracy has greatly decreased. While focusing on health preservation, you must be aware of whether your lifestyle is correct, as you might end up harming yourself instead.