On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival is in full swing. On the 23rd, the reporter visited a number of supermarkets and found that this year's glutinous rice balls are more outstanding, and all kinds of coarse grains are juicy and eye-catching shapes, making the "Lantern Festival economy" steaming.
1. The rice balls are selling well, and the outer skin becomes colorful.
On the morning of February 23, the reporter saw in a large supermarket on Hongguang Road, Shunqing District, that the round and glutinous glutinous rice balls were on sale, not only the filling was diversified, but even the skin became colorful.
In addition to the common black sesame filling, peanut filling, brown sugar filling, bean paste filling, etc., this year's glutinous rice balls, various fruit fillings, taro paste fillings and even milk tea fillings are also placed in a conspicuous position. At the same time, a lot of thought has been put into the outer skin of the rice balls, such as golden glutinous corn skin, green juice skin, red red sorghum skin, crystal skin, and even multi-colored skin, which has captured the hearts of many consumers.
At the same time, some unique rice balls have been placed in an important position as this year's "hot sellers". For example, the persimmon-shaped "persimmon Ruyi" rice balls, the orange rice ball skin is dotted with a four-petal "green leaf", the persimmon image is lifelike, and the color of the orange peel and green leaves is also quite photogenic. "'Persimmon Ruyi' symbolizes that everything goes well, not only the shape is good-looking, but also has a good meaning, and there are many consumers who buy it to try it. Supermarket staff told reporters that consumers' tastes are returning to tradition, and black sesame and peanut filled dumplings are more popular, so everyone pays more attention to the shape of dumplings, and taking photos and sharing is one of the "selling points" that young consumers value.
2. "0 sucrose glutinous rice balls" are concerned, and it is healthier to eat this way.
There are diabetics at home, and they want to eat some glutinous rice balls during the holidays, and pay attention to the sense of form. Ms. Wu, who was buying glutinous rice balls, told reporters that diabetics did not dare to eat glutinous rice balls at all in the past, but now there are more and more "0 sucrose glutinous rice balls", which is very friendly to diabetics, hyperlipidemia patients and consumers who are afraid of gaining weight. Ms. Chen, a citizen, said that some yellow millet, sorghum, corn and other coarse grains into the skin of the rice balls seem to be richer in dietary fiber than the traditional glutinous rice rice balls, which helps to promote intestinal peristalsis, and the appearance is also colorful, and it is healthy and festive to cook in a pot.
The reporter saw that in terms of **, these rice balls with unique shapes, novel tastes, 0 sucrose, and coarse grains in the skin are slightly more expensive than traditional rice balls.
According to Chen Xianrong, deputy chief nutritionist of the nutrition department of Nanchong Hospital (Nanchong Central Hospital) of Beijing Anzhen Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, tangyuan is a starch-rich food food, and it is recommended to reduce the intake of other staple foods accordingly. The content of sugar and oil in glutinous rice balls is relatively high, which is not easy to digest, and the elderly and children with weak digestive systems should pay attention to the amount of food and do not eat too much. For diabetics and hyperlipidemia patients, it is recommended to eat as little as possible, even sugar-free glutinous rice balls. In addition, eating some vegetables or protein-rich foods before eating glutinous rice balls is conducive to reducing the blood sugar response after meals.