The best Lantern Festival meal to eat after a meal. Nutritionists recommend adding vegetables and protein to smooth blood sugar

Health 9:15am, 25 May 2025 131

After the Lantern Festival, the soup and Lantern Festival at home may continue to eat, but eating too much will cause blood sugar to fluctuate. Nutritionist Li Lici said that you can grasp the principle of "going slowly early" and use ingredient food first, finishing it early, chewing it slowly, and moving to speed up digestion. It is best to eat it after a regular meal to allow the vegetables and protein of the meal to help calm blood sugar.

Li Lici reminds that diabetic patients should reduce their diet when eating soup or Lantern Festival. If they plan to eat 2 sesame soup, the amount of the meal should be reduced from one bowl to half a bowl. It is recommended not to eat half a bowl of rice. It is best to eat it after the meal, which can help calm blood sugar after the meal. Otherwise, after 2 to 3 hours, the food will be digested. If you eat Lantern Festival or Lantern Festival, your blood sugar will increase.

Li Lici said that eating soup or Lantern Festival can grasp the principle of "going slowly early and walking slowly". Eating soup is better than sweet soup. Usually, protein and vegetable foods are added during the cooking process of soup or Lantern Festival, which can achieve the effect of balanced diet and steady blood sugar.

Because most people are busy during the day, eating high-heat, high-fat, and high-sweet foods during the day is better for their health. If you have decided to eat soup or Lantern Festival that day, it is recommended to eat them after lunch to avoid waiting until after dinner or even going to bed before eating. Instead, it will lead to high blood sugar and indigestion.

"Slow and walk" is also an important principle. Li Lici pointed out that the raw material of soup or Lantern Festival is glutinous rice, which is difficult to chew or digest. You must eat it slowly. You can immediately find it before cooking. After eating, you can walk more, such as doing housework, walking, running, and sports to promote digestion, and can also help stabilize blood sugar.

How to save soup or Lantern Festival? Xu Huiwen, deputy director of the Food Group of the Food Department, pointed out that soup plates are usually packaged foods. It is recommended to place a cold pot in a -18℃ cold pot according to the validity period and storage status of the outsourcing. Lantern Festival is mostly made at a regular temperature, and it is recommended to store it in a refrigerated pot for no more than 3 days. The temperature in the center of cooking food should exceed 70℃. After the soup plates and Lantern Festival are cooked and floated, cook for 1 to 2 minutes to ensure that the inside and outside are fully cooked.

If you don’t have time to eat yesterday and want to replenish food today, please recommend that you choose food operators with food business registration numbers when purchasing, and pay attention to the clean and tidy production environment of the on-site production environment. You should also actively consult the store or carefully read the ingredients and allergen information indicated by the outsourcing label, and confirm the shelf life and storage conditions.