Can drinking soup before meals help you lose weight? Is the whiter the soup, the better? Huaxi nutritionist says...

In Chengdu, there is an old saying:

"If you eat sheep intestines, you won't wear clothes. If you eat dog lungs, you won't cover yourself with cotton wool."

In Chengdu, "eating mutton soup in winter" is a ritual. Every year around the winter solstice, there will be a pot of warm mutton soup on the streets and tables of every household in Chengdu, which has become a cultural heritage.

Chengdu people are great at drinking mutton soup (xiōnɡ), the editor saw this some time ago↓

The reason why soup can satisfy so many people is that people think it is very "nutritious" (delicious and warm).

No matter when, a bowl of steaming hot soup can immediately warm up your whole body from the stomach. Just thinking about it makes you happy!

" What's in that soup?

Is it recommended to drink it?

How to drink it?

" I don't blame you for liking soup

The soup is too delicious

Most of the soup is water, which is colorless and tasteless. The color, aroma and flavor of the soup are mainly attributed to the fat-soluble components and amino acids dissolved during the soup boiling process.

Take mutton soup as an example. During the process of making the soup, as the cooking time increases, the fat, fat-soluble components and water-soluble vitamins in the mutton will gradually dissolve into the soup, emitting an aromatic smell.

The protein in the meat will also be hydrolyzed, releasing some amino acids that produce umami flavor, such as monosodium glutamate (the chemical component of MSG). With such a good flavor, it is hard to imagine that it will not taste good!

But! Just because soup tastes good doesn’t mean it’s nutritious.

Taking the popular health-preserving chicken soup as an example, the main nutrients we get from chicken are high-quality protein, as well as some fats, vitamins, and minerals such as calcium.

During the stewing process, more fat is dissolved into the soup , and only a very small part of the protein in the chicken (usually no more than 10%) will dissolve into the soup.

If you only drink the soup and don't eat the meat, it is equivalent to throwing away more than 90% of the protein and drinking a lot of fat.

So, if you drink soup to supplement nutrition, it is better to eat the meat directly!

The soup is so delicious

Can I drink more?

Drinking delicious soup every day is not necessarily a good thing. If you can't avoid it, try to drink less. Many people think that the whiter the soup, the more nutritious it is, and drinking more can be very tonic.

Well, this is a beautiful wish.

Milky white soups (including fish soup) are actually formed by fat emulsification. The whiter the soup, the more fat it contains.

These 4 types of people should be more careful when drinking soup:

Patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, gout and hyperuricemia.

Because Sichuan people have a diet high in oil and salt, delicious soups often contain a lot of fat and salt, and the broth also has a high level of purine.

Drinking too much of this will not only fail to provide nutrition, but will also increase the risk of chronic diseases such as hypertension, gout and obesity.

Can’t I do without the soup?

I recommend drinking it this way!

Although soup is not as nutritious as meat, drinking soup is like drinking hot water, which is our Chinese eating habit!

If you can't avoid drinking it, is it better to drink soup before or after meals?

Some people drink soup before meals in order to lose weight, so that the stomach has less capacity to hold rice. However, it takes 20 minutes for the stomach to transmit the message to the brain that it can't hold more rice. In other words, after drinking the soup, you have to wait 20 minutes before eating. It depends on you whether you can hold it!

Drinking soup after a meal can easily lead to overeating. Think about those 20 minutes! So whether to drink it before or after a meal depends entirely on personal preference!

For the sake of health, it is recommended that you drink soup like this↓

Eat meat even when drinking soup

Most of the nutrients that are good for the human body are in meat.

There are very few nutrients dissolved in the soup. If you cannot give up drinking the soup, you must also eat meat to ensure adequate nutritional intake. You cannot just drink the soup without eating meat.

Use less salt and oil

The soup is delicious, mainly because it is full of flavor.

Soups with high salt and fat content have adverse effects on blood pressure control and the health of the cardiovascular system, so when making soup, try to use less salt and oil.

Don't drink soup that's too hot

When the weather is cold, everyone wants to drink something hot, but the World Health Organization mentioned that soup that is too hot will increase the risk of esophageal cancer.

It is recommended that the temperature of soup you drink should not exceed 65℃.

Although the soup is delicious and can warm your body and stomach, you should still drink less for your health! Drink less! Drink less! (It is better to drink more hot water↓)

Of course, you can leave your own secret soup recipe in the comment section and we will help you improve it!

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