How to eat on Tet holiday to stay healthy?

People have more rest time, less manual labor, and less energy consumption but more energy.

According to Dr. Tran Dac Phu, Director of Preventive Medicine, the Ministry of Health, the Tet holidays are potentially dangerous for health without knowing how to maintain a proper diet, especially for people suffering from diseases. chronic. On Tet holiday, people have more time to rest, work time, manual labor decreases, thus consuming less energy than normal days. However, the energy supply is the opposite.

The typical foods in Tet have very high energy, the dishes tend to have more sugar, more fat, more animal protein from fish meat. In addition, a diet low in green vegetables is the culprit causing weight gain, increased chronic diseases, especially hypertension, diabetes .

The typical foods in Tet have very high energy.

Here are some notes:

 

Banh chung is an indispensable dish in the tray of Tet holiday but provides great energy. A small piece of 50 g banh chung provides about 150 kcal, with one cup of rice. Every day, only 2-3 pieces are needed, the dietary energy has increased significantly. Therefore, people at risk of overweight or obesity need to limit eating banh chung.

Cakes, candies, soft drinks

The use of sugar-rich foods such as cakes, candies, soft drinks . is completely unhealthy, the risk of weight gain in overweight and obese people, hyperglycemia in diabetic patients .

In children, eating a lot of sweets easily overweight obesity. Children lose appetite if they eat near the main meal, some children with digestive disorders can cause weight loss, malnutrition after Tet.

 

This is the main source of vitamins, high in fiber, is a food that helps balance diets rich in protein and fat in Tet days. An adult should eat at least 5 servings of vegetables and fruits a day (equivalent to 80 g) to reduce the risk of serious health problems such as heart disease, stroke, obesity .

 

In the tray of the Tet holiday, there is no shortage of alcohol. Accordingly, you should not drink more than two alcoholic drinks a day for men, one alcoholic drink per day for women and no more than 5 days a week. One unit of alcohol is equivalent to about 3/4 bottles of beer / 330 ml (5%) or a 330 ml beer or a glass of wine 100 ml (13.5%) or a cup of spirits 30 ml (40% ).

Drinking too much affects health very large, insecure when participating in traffic, there is also a high risk for cardiovascular disease, gout, hypertension, diabetes .

Therefore, every family needs to maintain 3 meals a day, eat a variety of foods, ensure 4 food groups and balance the nutrients in each meal, choose hygienic food safe, avoid giving rise to gastrointestinal diseases. At the same time, attention should be paid to providing enough drinking water (> 2 liters of water / day) to ensure absorption, metabolism and body fatigue due to lack of water.

For overweight, obese, sick or at risk of chronic nutrition-related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, gout . need to follow dietary advice doctor's treatment.