Drinking porridge is a traditional habit of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, and it is also a daily habit of many people. In the view of Chinese medicine, porridge has the effects of promoting fluid production, relieving summer heat, warming stomach and dispelling cold. As the saying goes, eat well in the morning. This good word means balanced nutrition, including protein, starch, vitamins and trace elements. Because morning activities consume energy, and energy is mainly provided by sugar, and starch is the raw material that is converted into sugar. Porridge, steamed bread, bread, fried dough sticks, etc. It is the source of starch. Eggs and milk can provide protein, so drinking porridge is not enough. Especially for children and the elderly, if they only drink porridge for breakfast, the nutrition intake is not enough. In the long run, you will even be malnourished, and there are fewer nutrients in porridge, which will also raise blood sugar.

First, the nutrition of rice porridge is very single, which is easy to cause malnutrition.

In fact, porridge is not nutritious. The advantage of porridge is that it is less irritating to the stomach and easy to digest and absorb. Therefore, patients with poor gastrointestinal function or poor appetite can drink some porridge appropriately to reduce the burden of gastrointestinal function. However, the nutrition porridge that normal people need every day cannot be provided. The nutritional components of rice porridge are single. For children and the elderly, if they only eat rice porridge for a long time in the morning, it is easy to cause malnutrition. From a health point of view, drink a small bowl of high-quality protein porridge such as milk or eggs in the morning to ensure adequate nutritional intake every day.

Second, don't always drink porridge when you are sick. It is more important to supplement protein.

In many people's minds, illness is often associated with drinking porridge. But actually, drinking porridge when you are sick is not the best choice. Scientific research shows that people need enough protein, vitamins and minerals to recover after illness, and they need to pay more attention to nutrition intake than usual. However, only drinking porridge after illness will lead to protein and other nutrients not being supplemented, which will affect the normal recovery of the body. Therefore, drinking porridge is more suitable for people with gastrointestinal discomfort and weak spleen and stomach. It should be noted that the daily intake of nutrients needs to be sufficient, and you can't just drink porridge.

Third, drink porridge to improve blood sugar level.

Porridge is a pure carbohydrate and high glycemic index food, which is very easy to digest and absorb. Compared with white rice, the glycemic index of porridge is higher, and the blood sugar rises faster after meals. Therefore, porridge is not suitable for diabetics. Cooking at high temperature for a long time will lose the nutrients of porridge.