Does rice porridge and steamed buns raise blood sugar? Do fried dough sticks cause cancer? This is the right way to eat breakfast

It’s so hard to have breakfast!

Rushing to work in the morning

Oh, I forgot to buy breakfast.

After finishing my work, I looked at the time and it was 10:30

Forget it, let's just have lunch.

As for the weekend

No sleep at night, no wake up in the morning

If you are asked "What are the dangers of skipping breakfast?"

Everyone knows a little bit

Skipping breakfast can cause low blood sugar, dizziness and lack of energy

It is also easy to induce gallstones

Increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

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According to the Chinese Nutrition Society

"Survey Report on Breakfast Diet of Chinese Residents"

35% of the respondents cannot eat breakfast every day

55% of people have a single breakfast variety

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Look at the common breakfast in our life

Some breakfast combinations we eat every day

It’s actually not healthy!

1. White porridge with steamed buns

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Typical carbs plus carbs, not only are they simple in nutrition, but they are also a powerful tool for raising blood sugar. Every morning, the body's cortisol will raise our blood sugar. If we eat double the amount of carbs at this time, our blood sugar will naturally rise .

2. Soy milk with fried dough sticks

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Soy milk can supplement protein and soy isoflavones. But fried dough sticks are full of carbohydrates and fats. Not only are they high in calories, but one fried dough stick has 386 calories, which is equivalent to 3 bowls of rice. The high-temperature frying process also produces carcinogens . It is best to replace fried dough sticks with egg and vegetable pancakes, and add some grains and potatoes to the soy milk to increase carbohydrates and potassium.

3. Milk and eggs

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The combination of high-quality protein + high-quality protein is OK for adults who want to lose weight in the short term, but not for a long time . This breakfast has no staple food at all, which can easily cause hypoglycemia, causing the brain to shut down, making you sleepy and weak in the morning, and unable to concentrate .

4. Milk and bread

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This is high-quality protein + carbohydrates. Milk is good, but bread contains a lot of sugar and oil, high in calories and low in nutritional value . You can replace the bread with a combination of meat and vegetables, and add a vegetable salad.

5. Rice porridge with pickles

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The combination of carbohydrates and salt makes porridge very easy to digest and absorb , and you will feel hungry soon after eating it. The sodium content of pickles is very high, which is very unfriendly to blood pressure .

Eat a good breakfast to start your day full of energy

What does a healthy breakfast look like?

1 bowl of red bean porridge

1 bowl of oat milk

2 slices whole-wheat bread

1 egg yolk, several egg whites

1 large orange

This breakfast is consistent with the breakfast combination concept recommended by the dietary guidelines.

A healthy breakfast usually consists of 4 parts, including:

1

1 serving of cereal

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A high-quality grain staple food can provide energy, promote metabolism, control sugar and not make you fat . But the premise is that you need to match coarse and fine food, eat more whole wheat steamed bread, whole wheat bread, non-instant oatmeal, buckwheat noodles, multi-grain porridge, corn, sweet potatoes, etc.

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1 serving of meat and egg

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Fish, shrimp, lean meat, and eggs are all high-quality proteins, and we can eat them in turn . If you don't have time, a boiled egg will do. If you have enough time, you can choose low-fat meat that can be cooked with minimal processing, such as a lightly fried chicken breast in an air fryer or previously braised beef.

3

1 serving of milk or dairy products

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Milk, yogurt, and cheese are all fine. The dietary guidelines recommend that we drink 300-500 ml of milk every day . Be careful to choose truly healthy milk, not oat milk or juice milk, which are all milk drinks, but are actually sugar water and are not healthy .

4

1 serving of fruit or vegetables

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It can supplement vitamins and dietary fiber. Vegetables are about 150g . You can choose simple stir-fry or salad. If you don't have time to cook, you can eat raw tomatoes or cucumbers. Fruits are about the size of a fist , such as apples, oranges, blueberries, etc. It would be better if you can eat some nuts such as pine nuts and almonds.

Good breakfast

Start your day with energy

What's your breakfast combination?

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