Dietary Reminder: This Eating Habit Is Unscientific
Eating Tomatoes Before a Meal: Eating tomatoes before a meal can easily increase stomach acid, leading to discomfort symptoms such as heartburn and stomach pain. However, eating tomatoes after a meal allows stomach acid to mix with food, reducing the stomach's acidity and thus avoiding the aforementioned symptoms.
Adding MSG to Scrambled Eggs: Eggs themselves contain glutamic acid, a component also found in MSG. Therefore, adding MSG when scrambling eggs can destroy and mask the natural umami flavor of the eggs.
Over-soaking Mushrooms: Mushrooms are rich in ergosterol, which is converted into vitamin D upon exposure to sunlight. Soaking or over-washing them will cause the loss of ergosterol and other nutritional components.
Undercooked Stir-Fried Bean Sprouts: Bean sprouts are tender, delicious, and nutritious, but they must be stir-fried thoroughly. Otherwise, harmful substances like trypsin inhibitors in the sprouts are not destroyed, which can cause adverse reactions such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and dizziness after consumption.
Not Blanching Bitter Melon: The oxalic acid in bitter melon can hinder the absorption of calcium from food. Therefore, before stir-frying bitter melon, it should first be blanched in boiling water to remove the oxalic acid.
Drinking Tea After Eating Meat: Some people drink tea soon after eating high-protein foods like meat and seafood, thinking it aids digestion. However, the large amount of tannic acid in the tea combines with protein to form astringent tannic acid protein, which slows down intestinal motility. This prolongs the time feces stay in the intestines, making it easier to cause constipation and increasing the likelihood of absorbing toxic and carcinogenic substances.