Did you eat grass today?

In recent years, as people's habit of healthy eating is more and more popular, many people's circle of friends also blew up a "grazing wind", this is what we say light food products, catering industry light food is now slowly emerging, especially as a new favorite of young people.

Many people may not be familiar with the term "light food", but light food has now become a favorite in the diet and fitness world.

The word "light" is often used in the mouth, which is the jargon of people in the circle, and it is embarrassing to say that you are working out if you don't show a few photos of light food in your circle of friends.

Some people can't help but wonder what is this lightweight food that is quietly gaining popularity and making fitness professionals fall in love with it at first sight.

Light food does not refer to a specific food, but a food form, mainly to cold, boiled, steamed by cooking low-fat, low oil, low-salt and has a high sense of satiety of food, the pursuit of a normal diet and a certain amount of calorie intake, the pursuit of simple, balanced and healthy eating habits.

In today's world of "new food", light food has evolved into a dietary concept, a lifestyle that pursues a "balanced, simple, and moderate" diet.

Light food requires a "lighter" food taste, a "lighter" food weight, and a "lighter" gastrointestinal burden.

The "light" of light food refers not only to the ingredients, but also to the mood of eating without pressure and burden, because you know that the food you eat is healthy, and you do not have to think about the problem of obesity and fat overload.

Light food to low-calorie, high-protein, high-fiber known, a look at the light food plate colorful fruits and vegetables, many people can not help but smack their lips, light food is to "eat grass", this is not a vegetarian diet, pure weight loss meal?

In fact, it is not. Vegetarianism advocates grains and fruits and vegetables, lack of meat, eggs, milk and other high-quality animal protein. The light diet, on the other hand, considers a balanced and comprehensive diet. In addition to fresh fruits and vegetables, high-protein ingredients such as poached eggs, chicken breast, salmon and cod are very common, which is fully in line with the principle of variety of food recommended by the Balanced Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents.

And weight loss meals, that is, low-calorie food, mainly by reducing the body's energy intake, open an energy gap to help dieters achieve weight loss.

The weight loss meals on the market are generally divided into two kinds, one is the meal replacement powder series, the main ingredient is a variety of miscellaneous grains cereals, high-fiber grains to provide a sense of satiety, thus allowing you to eat less overall.

The other is "zero sugar" series, is a typical "ketogenic diet (Ketogenic diet, high fat, adequate protein, low-carbohydrate diet)", the main practice is to cut off the staple food, only to provide lean meat and fruits and vegetables, so that the human body in the absence of carbohydrates.

Whatever the nature of the diet, it is difficult to achieve the nutritional balance advocated by the light diet while ensuring low calories.

Light food advocates a balanced, highly nutritious and low-calorie diet, which may not be as effective as a weight-loss diet, but long-term consumption can indeed achieve the purpose of maintaining health and reducing weight.

The basic principles of the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2016) are the best guiding principles for a light diet.

Food variety, cereal-based, coarse and fine combinations; more vegetables, fruits and potatoes, emphasizing a daily diet rich in dietary fiber.

Eat dairy, soy or its products every day; often eat a moderate amount of fish, poultry, eggs and lean meat, emphasizing the daily intake of high-quality protein.

Reduce the amount of cooking oil, eat light meals with less salt, emphasizing low-sugar, low-fat and low-salt, and cook in a way that pursues original flavor and health, with less pan-frying and deep-frying.

Eating too much. The distribution of meals should be reasonable, snacks should be appropriate, emphasizing that no burden, no pressure, physical and mental relaxation to enjoy food.

Light food is suitable for most people, especially for patients with three high, diabetes, cancer and other diseases, as well as the fitness crowd, but if the nutritional deficiencies or gastrointestinal function is weak, you can appropriately reduce the proportion of dietary fiber.

Need to remind a point: light food is only a low burden, less pressure to enjoy food, and to maintain health, in addition to a reasonable diet, exercise is also essential Oh