Introduction: Traditional MM (young women) would usually choose Chinese-style breakfast, buying a shaobing (sesame seed pancake) and you tiao (fried dough stick) on their way to work. In fact, you tiao has a very high fat content, with each one containing 220 calories.
Western-style Breakfast
Suggestion: When choosing a Western-style breakfast, it's advisable to add fruits or vegetable soup to maintain a balanced nutrition and ensure the intake of various nutrients.
Many MM, in order to lose weight, often replace breakfast with fruits or vegetable and fruit juices. Fruits and vegetables are rich in fiber, which is beneficial for cleansing the intestines and detoxifying, and indeed has a weight-loss effect. The sugar in fruits is mostly monosaccharide, which can be directly absorbed to provide the body with energy. However, the energy they can provide is limited and cannot meet the demands of morning work. Eating only fruits can easily make you hungry, which in turn may lead you to consume more calories.
Fruits and Vegetable/Fruit Juices
Suggestion: The energy provided by fruits and juices alone cannot meet the body's needs. It's best to consume some carbohydrates to replenish sufficient energy, such as Chinese steamed buns or congee with preserved egg and lean meat.
Traditional MM would usually choose Chinese-style breakfast, buying a shaobing and you tiao on their way to work. In fact, you tiao has a very high fat content, with each one containing 220 calories. You tiao is a high-temperature fried food. After being deep-fried, it absorbs a considerable amount of oil, causing its oil content to seriously exceed the standard. Moreover, nutrients are destroyed, and carcinogenic substances can be produced, making it unsuitable for long-term consumption.
Shaobing and You Tiao
Suggestion: Chinese-style breakfast should not be consumed more than once a week. Breakfast must be paired with vegetables or fruit, and the lunch and dinner on the same day should be as light as possible, avoiding fried, stir-fried, or sautéed foods.
Office workers often keep some snacks at home or in the office, such as snow crackers, biscuits, or chocolate, for emergencies, and even have them as breakfast. In fact, this is quite unhealthy. Most snacks are dry foods, which are not conducive to digestion and absorption for the human body in a semi-dehydrated state in the morning. Furthermore, the main ingredient of snacks like biscuits is grains, which can provide energy in a short time but will soon make the body feel hungry again, causing blood sugar levels to drop significantly by noon.
Snack Breakfast
Suggestion: It is not advisable to replace breakfast with snacks, especially not too many dry foods. Breakfast foods should be chosen for their high water content.
Some MM, for the sake of convenience, rely on a cup of instant noodles to get through the entire morning. Although instant noodles are convenient, quick, and delicious, most are fried and have a very high fat content. The soup seasoning often contains monosodium glutamate, and eating too much is harmful to health. Moreover, the dehydrated vegetables in instant noodles cannot provide vitamins and fiber, and eating too much can more easily lead to constipation.
Instant Noodles
Suggestion: Those who like instant noodles can choose non-fried varieties, such as instant rice noodles, macaroni, or vermicelli, and it's recommended to use less soup seasoning. Additionally, one should eat more vegetables, fruits, or meal replacement products to help expel waste, such as fruit and vegetable fiber meal replacement powder.