Preserved egg and lean pork congee has no nutritional value
As we all know, wherever you go on the street, if there's congee for sale, "preserved egg and lean pork congee" is a must. And it's true, the taste of preserved egg and lean pork congee is indeed very good. However, it is not good for your health.
Preserved eggs themselves are not nutritious; the protein they contain has been denatured and is not beneficial to your health. Therefore, it is recommended that when making congee, choose healthier foods to pair with it, rather than preserved egg and lean pork congee. If you have a craving for it, it's best to pair it with more nutritious foods.
Who should be cautious when drinking congee?
We all have this experience: drinking a bowl of congee in the morning before work or school, you feel energetic for the first two hours, but around 10 AM, your stomach starts to rumble.
This is not because congee is not nutritious, but because congee promotes digestion and is easily absorbed, causing blood sugar to rise quickly, making you feel full of energy in the first two hours. But precisely because the nutrients are easily absorbed, blood sugar rises quickly and also drops quickly. After two hours, people will start to feel hungry. Given that congee has a significant impact on blood sugar levels, diabetics should avoid drinking it to prevent uncontrollable blood sugar spikes.
What should children pay attention to when drinking congee?
Children are in a period of growth. How can they drink congee to intake more nutrients and achieve a more balanced diet? This requires following a meal-planning principle: the principle of food pairing. The farther apart the biological species, the better (e.g., pairing animal foods with plant foods is better than pairing plant foods with plant foods). The more types of foods paired together, the better, and the more frequent the meals, the better.