Winter is the season for eating hot pot. Hot pot tastes very warm and tastes very good. The ingredients are very rich. However, you need to pay attention to there are some things to pay attention to when eating hot pot. When eating hot pot, you can be more delicious. Healthy, so as not to cause harm to the body, so what are the precautions for eating hot pot in winter? How to eat hot pot healthily in winter?

1. Things to note when eating hot pot in winter

1. The appropriate ratio of meat to vegetables is 1:3

Winter pays attention to nutritional supplements, and many people always like to eat hot pot. Order lunch meat, mutton, beef and other meat dishes like crazy. Hot pot is a relatively nutritious way of eating, but the combination of ingredients should pay attention to the principle of dietary balance. The ratio of meat and vegetables should be 1:3. When eating oily hot pots such as spicy hot pot, it is best to choose meats with less fat content, such as lean beef, mutton, fish, shrimp, and chicken. When eating hot pot, you should eat more dark green, yellow-red vegetables. Green leafy vegetables also reduce the absorption of fat and cholesterol. In addition to green leafy vegetables, it can also be paired with fungi, algae and soy products.

2. The air should circulate when eating hot pot

If you use a charcoal stove to cook hot pot, you should be careful and be sure to open the windows to allow air to circulate; if the air does not circulate, there will be a lack of indoor space. When oxygen and charcoal are not burned, a large amount of carbon monoxide will be produced, which can easily poison people. Carbon dioxide poisoning is often not easy to detect. Because people drink alcohol while eating hot pot, poisoning symptoms such as nausea, dizziness, vomiting and headaches may be mistaken for Those who are drunk or severely poisoned may suffer from coma, decreased blood pressure, and cherry-red lips. Therefore, be sure to pay attention to indoor ventilation when using a charcoal stove to cook hot pot.

3. Food should not be boiling hot when eating hot pot

Because the oral cavity, esophagus and gastric mucosa can usually only withstand a temperature of 50℃-60℃, and food that is too hot will damage the mucosa. , leading to acute esophagitis and acute gastritis. When taking out hot shabu-shabu from the pot, it is best to put it on a small plate to cool down first.

4. Food combinations, both hot and cold

Generally speaking, the temperature of the dishes taken out of the hot pot is very high, and you will burn the oral and esophageal mucosa if you are not careful. Many people will take advantage of the opportunity to drink a large glass of cold beer or frozen drinks because they are afraid of being hot. However, such a combination of cold and hot can easily cause gastric indigestion, diarrhea or constipation.

5. Avoid an imbalance in the proportion of meat and vegetables

The traditional order of eating hot pot is to eat meat first, because this can bring out the good taste of the soup base. In fact, many pot bases nowadays already have a strong flavor, so you can change the order: meat-vegetable-meat. That is, you can rinse two chopsticks of meat at the beginning of the hot pot, then add some low-fat vegetable tofu, and then continue to rinse two chopsticks of meat. By eating them alternately in this way, you can avoid an imbalance in the proportion of meat and vegetables.

6. Light seasonings

Condiments such as sand tea sauce and chili sauce are very irritating to the gastrointestinal tract. Use lighter seasonings such as soy sauce and sesame oil to avoid gastrointestinal irritation. , reduce "heat".

7. Eat seafood first

Various fish, shrimp, and shellfish add a lot of flavor to hot pot, so many people like to choose seafood when eating hot pot. Seafood is often not easy to digest, so you should eat seafood first to let stomach acid digest it before eating other foods. In addition, it is not advisable to eat too much seafood, because seafood is rich in protein. Excessive intake will increase the demand for gastric acid and pepsin and increase the work intensity of the stomach, leading to gastrointestinal system disorders and diarrhea. At the same time, excessive Excessive intake will also put a burden on the kidneys.

8. Meat must be cooked well

When eating hot pot, we often pursue tenderness and deliciousness, and eat it when it is just cooked or half-cooked; when searing meat, we should sear it until it is cooked. Only then can it be eaten to prevent the presence of parasites in the meat. Some parasites such as Trichinella spiralis are mostly parasitic on pigs, cattle, sheep and dogs. If people eat them, they will penetrate the intestines and enter the bloodstream, causing physical discomfort, vomiting, diarrhea, headache and high fever, especially on the feet and legs. There will be severe pain in the stomach and difficulty in moving. If it enters the brain, it can even cause meningitis, which is life-threatening.

9. Do not eat hot pot for more than 1.5 hours

In hot pot soup, the content of amino acids and amines is high, and they may combine with nitrite to synthesize nitrite under heating conditions. amine. Nitrosamines are recognized carcinogens around the world. In addition, the interaction between meat ingredients and other ingredients that are cooked for a long time in hot pot can also produce nitrosamines. When eating hot pot, try to finish it within one and a half hours. If you want to taste hot pot soup, it is best to drink the head soup instead of the tail soup.

10. Eat only seven to eight percent full

Many people eat hot pot and will not stop until their belly is burst. This can easily cause gastrointestinal disorders, nausea, diarrhea, etc., so Put down your chopsticks when you are seven to eighty percent full.

11. After tasting hot pot, eat some fruits

After eating hot pot, eat some cool fruits, such as pears, lotus roots, apples, oranges, etc., after 20-30 minutes. It can prevent "heat", but don't eat oranges that are hot. If you want to drink tea, it is best to drink tea one hour after eating, otherwise it will easily dilute the gastric juice and cause indigestion.

2. Why do you get angry after eating hot pot?

(1) Eating hot pot too frequently

How many times a week is it appropriate to eat hot pot? Generally speaking, you can eat it once a week or two. Eating too much can easily lead to internal heat.

Some people have a mild constitution and even feel that they have a cold constitution and will not get angry no matter how many times they eat hot pot. But in fact, as long as you eat hot pot for three consecutive days, you will find gum swelling and pain, toothache, oral cavity, etc. on the fourth day. Ulcers, pimples on my face, acne. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this is due to improper diet, which leads to excessive heat in the stomach and large intestine. The heat evil attacks the lungs, and the lung heat attacks the face, causing the disease to develop again.

(2) The spiciness of the soup or seasoning

Generally speaking, Sichuan red soup hot pot is the most exciting, with a series of spicy ingredients such as chili, pepper, and aniseed all at the bottom of the pot. Although eating this hot pot is very tasty, because it is too stimulating, eating too much will often cause digestive dysfunction of the spleen and stomach, and endogenous dryness, heat and dampness will occur, which will lead to internal heat, such as sore throat, swollen gums, erosion of the corners of the mouth, dry and chapped lips, etc. Oral ulcers, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc.

(3) Too many warm meats

Many people who eat hot pot like to eat high-calorie foods such as mutton, beef, and dog meat. However, they do not know that these foods are mostly warm in nature. Take mutton as an example. Mutton nourishes blood and strengthens yang, and is a hot food. Therefore, eating mutton will make people feel warm all over. But if you have a strong internal heat, you will have signs of getting angry after eating mutton.

If the soup in the hot pot is cooked for a long time, the soup will become hot, and chicken, mutton, beef, etc. will be too warm. Therefore, if hot pot is cooked for a long time, the food in the pot will be "dry and dry", and people will easily get angry after eating it.

(4) The food at the entrance is spicy and hot

The meat and vegetables are all taken out of the hot soup pot and delivered to the mouth immediately. You can imagine how hot it is. high. Chen Yan said that if you eat it when it is hot, it will irritate the throat mucosa, causing congestion and thickening of the mucosa, causing foreign body sensation, burning sensation and sore throat in the pharynx, which will be aggravated when swallowing. This is eating hot food. resulting in acute pharyngitis.

There are also some people who suffer from "dehydration" because their oral mucosa is stimulated by high temperatures and heat. As a result, their lips peel and become chapped after eating hot pot, which is also a typical symptom of getting angry.

(5) Blindly add nourishing herbs

Add some herbs to the soup base to nourish your health and remove the fishy smell of food. Therefore, nourishing hot pot is very popular among the public. However, not everyone can eat these medicinal nourishing hot pots. For example, Adenophora and Yuzhu Old Duck Soup is only suitable for patients with dryness of the lungs, dry cough, constipation, etc. It is counterproductive for those with yang deficiency and cold phlegm. Therefore, whether you are suitable for supplementation, It also depends on whether your own physique is suitable.