Light food has long been a part of many people's dietary culture. In the pursuit of a healthy diet, we will always favor the choice of "light food"; weight loss is the first thought of eating food is also light food; light food of the fire has long been all over the major age groups, but it really is that good? Is it really that good? Can the high end of light food really be reflected in things like cancer prevention, weight loss, and even longevity? Use science to look at takeout light food, you can eat, but it is not recommended to eat for a long time. Everything is the same, appropriate "brake" is wise.

Light meals, you have to seriously understand:

The so-called "light meals", the idea is "simple, small", and generally recommended to eat in the non-meal stage. For example, a small sandwich paired with a small salad is a light meal; a tortilla paired with porridge is also a light meal.

In the light food market in recent years, "vegetable salad" has become a staple dish in the light food system, bringing out the colors in a small portion, and the light taste (less oil, less salt) creates a refreshing taste.

Why do so many people love light meals?

First, "light food" is a new concept, something that just came out is bound to be "popular for a while", and it's understandable that young people are attracted to it.

Secondly, focusing on the "health status" of the modern population, obesity is now an important issue affecting the health of more people, and "light food" is just right to meet the requirements of weight loss meals, low-fat, high-fiber, low-calorie, this way! The light food is inevitably "fire".

Light food, it can be said that it is a "healthy meal", it can also be said that it is a "fashionable fast food", will be commented on as "net red food" is not too much.

However, it is not recommended to eat takeout light food, the threat still exists: there is a risk of disease:

Since "salad" is a representative food in the net red light food, it is not too much to say about its safety. Whether it is vegetable salad or fruit salad, the entire process is not complete "heating sterilization" process; in addition, some salads will be added to the raw beef, sliced fish, cheese and other animal foods, when the cleaning process and reliable sterilization process do not exist, it is easy to eat to increase the risk of food poisoning, affecting the health of the body.

Not to scare you, there have been a number of "salad food poisoning" incidents in the community, such as norovirus infection, E. coli poisoning and other incidents.

Parasite eggs in vegetables:

Vegetable salads use a variety of raw materials that can easily be contaminated by some kind of parasite (eggs), the process of fertilizing crops itself will come into contact with human and animal excreta (fertilizers), and if the previous fermentation and ripening process is not completely dealt with, the "contaminated scenarios" can easily appear. In addition, the soil in which vegetables are grown may have "risk factors" such as excessive heavy metal levels, which are worth considering.

In addition to these factors, light foods such as vegetable salads are susceptible to contamination by "cold bacteria" during storage (in a freezer), and some special foods (frozen foods) are susceptible to microbial attacks such as Staphylococcus aureus; all of which should be brought to our attention.

So, although light food is a kind of trend, although light food does have its "pride", but it should not be eaten regularly, and the threat is so great that it needs to be taken seriously.

What should we do about light meals? Taste can be, but can not be "obsessed":

Since it is a new type of food, no problem to taste, but can not get into the habit of ordering takeaway light food; the more you eat, the more often you eat, the greater the risk will be.

Choose a reliable restaurant to increase the safety factor:

To eat light food, please choose a "reliable, large-scale regular restaurant", pay attention to the restaurant's "food safety registration", and choose a grade A or B restaurant, which is more secure.

It's worth noting that no matter what kind of food you eat at a restaurant, personal hygiene is also an issue that everyone should pay attention to. Wash your hands reliably before eating to stay away from cross-contamination; and reduce the risk of exposure to risk factors by having a variety of foods and reducing the intake of single foods.

Treating lightweight food without blindness, arbitrariness, or excessive imitation, we hope that lightweight food will bring us happiness and health, and keep us away from those risk factors.