When it comes to food and health, sometimes our perceptions may not match the reality. Let's take a look at some foods that are often considered healthy, but aren't always ideal:
White porridge: Although white porridge is easy to digest, its nutrients are relatively simple. Cooking at high temperatures will cause starch to be quickly broken down into glucose, resulting in a particularly high glycemic index, which in turn increases fat accumulation. Diabetics should consume as little as possible. If you like porridge, try cooking it with whole grains, oats, beans, vegetables, meat, and eggs.
Stew: While stewed soup helps replenish the body, cooking meat and bones for long periods of time is not as nutritious as eating meat directly. Bone broth is high in cholesterol, fat, and purines, which can easily lead to weight gain. People with high blood lipids and high uric acid should drink less. If you want to supplement calcium, you can eat more soy products, nuts or shrimp, kelp, etc.
Fruit juice: Freshly squeezed juice is delicious, but the dietary fiber in it is filtered into the pomace, and the nutritional value is greatly reduced. Fruit juice drinks in supermarkets often have water, coloring, and sugar added to them, similar to drinking sugar water directly. People who like fruit juice can try adding vegetables to juice together to reduce sugar intake.
Whole wheat bread: Don't assume that whole grains, whole grains, and high fiber are necessarily healthy and fattening. In order to taste good and sell well, merchants will add a lot of oil, sugar and food additives to make it a calorie bomb. Check the ingredient list before buying, and choose products that rank high in whole grains such as whole wheat and oats, and do not contain excessive oil and white sugar.
In conclusion, a healthy diet should be varied and include vegetables, fruits, meats, nuts, etc.