Introduction: Dehydrated skin, hoarse voice, dry nose and chapped lips... After enduring a scorching summer, you are now being tormented by "autumn dryness". However, eating foods that nourish bodily fluids at this time can help drive away these troubles.
Experts recommend that eating more hot noodle soup and drinking more congee for breakfast in autumn has excellent moisturizing effects. A bowl of hot noodle soup for breakfast is a great choice. Eating a steaming bowl of noodles in the morning warms the stomach and the body. Flour contains various amino acids and vitamins and is low in calories. During the cooking process, noodles absorb a large amount of water; 100 grams of uncooked noodles will become 400 grams after being cooked.
When eating noodles, it's important to pair them with meat and egg foods like eggs and beef to supplement the protein the body needs and keep you energetic. You should also moderately supplement with vegetables such as lettuce leaves, carrots, and bean sprouts to ensure the intake of various nutrients and achieve a balanced diet. Noodles are digested slowly in the stomach, providing a long-lasting feeling of fullness and preventing hunger. At the same time, the smooth and soft texture of noodles is also very suitable for the elderly with poor teeth, making them easier to digest and absorb.
Furthermore, people's digestive function weakens to varying degrees in the fall. Shen Yanying says that congee is the best food for regulating the spleen and stomach in autumn. The "Huangdi Neijing" (The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon) mentions that "the five grains are the foundation of nutrition." Corn, sweet potatoes, millet, mung beans, and sesame are all excellent ingredients for making congee. Adding chopped pears to the congee while cooking can promote the production of saliva, quench thirst, and moisten dryness; adding some rehydrated tremella has a stomach-nourishing and body-strengthening effect; adding lean meat and century eggs can supplement protein consumption.
For breakfast, one should follow the principle of small quantity but high quality, having both solid and soft foods, and paying attention to the pairing of staple and non-staple foods. It is better to add some staple foods like steamed buns and meat or egg dishes while having soup or congee.
Shen Yanying reminds that if blood sugar is well-controlled, diabetics can drink congee and eat noodles following the principle of small, frequent meals, which will not cause significant fluctuations in blood sugar. However, do not drink very thin congee, as the gelatinization effect of starch may be enhanced, which can easily lead to high blood sugar. It is best to choose foods with a low glycemic index, such as oats and corn, which may even have an auxiliary effect of lowering blood sugar. (Wang Yue)