When eating hot pot in winter, correct these 5 bad habits quickly!

Winter hot pot

Has a unique charm

The steam is rising, the soup is boiling

Warmth

The best food to eat in winter is hot pot. Invite three or five friends to chat around the pot to keep warm and fill your stomach. Although it is very comfortable, you should avoid these 5 habits.

01

Only order red oil pan

Red oil hot pot is a pot with a layer of spicy oil floating on the surface. For people with strong taste and those who can't live without spicy food, red oil hot pot is simply the favorite.

The calories in red oil hot pot are higher than those in clear soup pot. The following figures show the nutritional composition tables of red oil hot pot base and clear soup hot pot base respectively. By comparison, it can be seen that the calories in red oil hot pot are almost twice that of clear soup pot.

Image source: E-commerce platform (red oil hot pot base)

Image source: e-commerce platform (clear soup hot pot base)

People who often eat hot pot will find that the water in the red oil hot pot boils very quickly. If you order a double-boiled hot pot, the red oil half will usually boil first. Because there is a layer of grease on it, it has a good heat preservation effect and heats up quickly.

The correct way to do it: For those who often eat hot pot and have a strong taste, it is recommended to choose a shuangyan hot pot. Eating the two hot pots together can help control calorie intake and reduce the risk of obesity.

02

Eating tripe is a good idea.

Many people have heard that eating tripe requires a lot of ups and downs. Is this approach reliable?

If the tripe is cooked for too long, the meat will become old and hard and difficult to chew. This popular method seems to take a short time and the meat tastes tender, but it is not recommended.

From a health and hygiene perspective, it is generally recommended that the time for frying tripe should be controlled within 3 to 5 minutes, not too long. However, it should not be as short as the legend says. If the time is too short, the tripe will not be cooked thoroughly, and if it is not heated sufficiently, there may be parasites or bacteria on the tripe.

It is common to have diarrhea after eating hot pot. Frequent consumption of undercooked tripe may lead to diarrhea, parasitic infection, and gastrointestinal diseases.

Correct method: put the tripe into the pot when the water is boiling, and control the time for blanching the tripe to 3 to 5 minutes.

03

Eating too fast

Some people think that hot pot should be eaten while it is hot and eaten as soon as it is cooked, while others take it out and eat it before the meat is fully cooked.

Don't be in a hurry to eat hot pot. If you eat too hastily, the food temperature will be too high, which can easily burn the esophageal mucosa and increase the risk of esophageal cancer. If you take out the meat before it is cooked through, it may cause intestinal diseases.

Correct way to do it: Cook the meat slices thoroughly before taking them out. Place the food on a clean plate, let it cool slightly, and enjoy with some condiments.

04

Love hot pot soup

Hot pot soup tastes delicious, but the fat, purine, nitrite, oxalic acid, water-soluble pesticide residues, etc. in the ingredients will all be absorbed into the soup.

Broth and hot pot soup are both high-fat and high-purine foods. They are not recommended for normal people, people who are losing weight, or gout patients.

Studies have shown that the increase in nitrates in hot pot soup may be related to the influx of nitrates from vegetables and other foods and the concentration of the soup. [1]

my country's "Dietary Guidelines for Patients with Hyperuricemia and Gout" also mentions that gout patients should avoid eating animal offal such as liver and kidneys, shellfish, oysters and lobsters and other crustacean seafood, as well as thick broth and gravy.

Correct approach: It is not recommended to drink hot pot soup.

05

Eat hot pot and drink

In winter, people eat hotpot and drink some wine at gatherings. Hotpot with beer is a common cause of gout attacks.

Beer is closely related to gout. The purine content of beer is 5-10g/100ml[2]. Although this may not seem high, it contains a high level of guanylate, which will produce a large amount of purine when metabolized in the body, leading to an increase in blood uric acid concentration.

A study on the relationship between alcohol consumption and gout also showed that beer has a more significant effect on increasing the risk of gout attacks, while moderate consumption of red wine does not increase the risk of gout attacks. [3]

The correct approach: Don’t drink if you can. If you do drink, you can choose red wine, but be sure to limit the amount.

To summarize:

① For the hot pot, order the simmered duck hot pot

② Ingredients should be cooked thoroughly

③ Let it cool down a bit, don’t eat it while it’s hot

④ Do not drink hot pot soup

⑤ Don’t drink beer with hot pot

Eating hotpot in winter warms your stomach and heart. But don't eat and drink as much as you want. Don't have the above 5 bad habits.

References:

[1]. Zheng Yanyan, Li Xiyi, Lu Li, et al. Detection of nitrite and nitrate content in hot pot soup [J]. Journal of Guangxi Medical University, 1999.

[2]. Yang Yuexin. Chinese Nutrition Composition Table 6th Edition. Volume 1[M]. Peking University Medical Press: Beijing, 2019.

[3] Shen Ning. Meta-analysis of the correlation between alcohol consumption and the risk of gout attacks[D]. 2016.

Author | Xue Qingxin, member of Chinese Nutrition Society, registered nutrition technician, health manager, public nutritionist

Source: Scientific rumor refutation