Hot pot, everyone's favorite winter delicacy, has been getting more and more notoriety recently.

The cholesterol content is high, the calories are easily exceeded, and there is even a risk of cancer... In fact, the nutrition community often says that there is no bad food, only bad ways to eat it.

For this reason, Taiwan's "Health" magazine listed 5 misunderstandings for hot pot lovers to teach you how to stay healthy while feasting.

Misunderstanding 1: The fat content of mutton and beef is too high, while fish balls and meat balls don’t have that much oil.

The selection of hot pot raw materials directly affects the heat and fat content of hot pot. Meat-processed products such as fish dumplings, shrimp dumplings and various types of meatballs contain a large amount of fat and salt. Some balls of poor quality even add a lot of starch.

Not only is it high in calories, it also lacks the nutrients of meat.

Therefore, it is recommended that when choosing hot pot dishes, you should focus on lean meat and low-fat seafood. You can choose more low-fat foods such as chicken slices, tenderloin slices, seafood, louvers, etc. You can also add some tofu or tofu skin in an appropriate amount to replace the meat.

category, supplementing plant protein.

Misunderstanding 2: The more green leafy vegetables, the better.

Many people know the dietary principles of combining meat and vegetables, but leafy vegetables, due to their large leaf surface, can easily absorb the oil in the soup base. Similarly, there are edible fungi, which leads to an overall increase in the fat content of vegetarian dishes, making the original

Low-calorie vegetarian dishes are no longer “vegetarian”.

We might as well choose rhizomes or sea vegetables, such as lotus roots, potatoes, carrots, kelp, etc. It is especially recommended to add some white radish, because the lumpy ones will not "entrain" too much oil in the pot and are rich in dietary fiber.

It can also help drive away oil from the intestines and stomach.

Misunderstanding 3. Various sauces have similar calories.

When people pay attention to the dishes, they often overlook that the calories in the sauce are actually very considerable.

Whether it is sesame sauce with chives or sesame oil and garlic sauce, the fat and salt content are very high, and a tablespoon of sauce has more than 100 calories.

If the dipping sauce can be made from condiments such as soy sauce, green onions, and chili peppers, the calories contained in the dipping sauce will be 3/4 lower than that of the sauce.

In addition, adding a little vinegar to the seasoning can also remove oil and relieve greasiness.

Misunderstanding 4: After hot pot, you should also eat staple food such as sesame seeds and snacks.

When eating hot pot, people often rinse all the vegetables and then have a sesame seed cake, which greatly exceeds the caloric limit.

The correct approach is to eat a small amount of starchy food when you are six to seven minutes full, which can not only control your calorie intake but also promote digestion.

If you have eaten a lot of potatoes, vermicelli and other starch-rich foods, you can reduce or skip the staple food.

Misunderstanding 5: Rinse a little bit and eat slowly.

Although slow food is good for health, hot pot is an exception.

After the hot pot soup base is cooked for 90 minutes, the nitrite content will increase significantly, so the time for eating hot pot should not be too long and should be controlled within one and a half hours.