So why does banh chung make you gain weight easily and how can you eat banh chung without worrying about gaining fat?
Banh chung is a traditional dish that is indispensable during Tet, but it is also a food that can easily cause weight gain. The delicious taste of banh chung combined with its high starch and fat content makes many people worry about their figure after Tet.
So why does banh chung make you gain weight easily and how can you eat banh chung without worrying about gaining fat?
Why does eating banh chung easily cause weight gain?
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Ninh (Deputy Director of the Vietnam Institute of Applied Medicine), banh chung contains a high amount of calories, just one piece of banh chung can be equivalent to two bowls of white rice. Not to mention the fatty meat in the cake filling increases the amount of fat taken into the body.
Nutritional composition of banh chung according to the National Institute of Nutrition:
- 100g of sticky rice provides 346 calories, 74.9g of starch, 8.6g of protein, 1.5g of fat.
- 100g of green beans provide 328 calories, 53.4g of starch, 23.4g of protein, 2.4g of fat.
- 100g of fatty pork provides 395 calories, 14.5g of protein, 37.3g of fat.
Not only does it contain a lot of starch and fat, banh chung can also increase blood sugar, blood fat and blood pressure if eaten too much. In particular, fried banh chung absorbs more fat, causing the calorie count to increase, while stimulating the taste buds, making you eat more than necessary.
To limit weight gain, after eating banh chung, you need to immediately do the following three things to aid digestion and prevent fat accumulation.
After eating banh chung, remember to do 3 things immediately every day to avoid "fat accumulation".
1. Eat a bowl of green vegetables immediately to reduce starch and fat absorption.
After eating banh chung, adding green vegetables will help balance nutrition and support better digestion.
Green vegetables provide a lot of fiber, which helps slow down the absorption of starch, limiting the sudden increase in blood sugar. At the same time, the fiber in vegetables helps the digestive system work more effectively, reducing the feeling of fullness caused by eating a lot of sticky rice and fatty meat.
In addition, green vegetables also help eliminate excess fat, limiting the accumulation of belly fat. Some vegetables that should be eaten with them include kale, spinach, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower or can be supplemented with a bowl of vegetable soup.
2. Drink lemon water or herbal tea to aid digestion and burn excess fat
After eating banh chung for about 30 minutes, drinking a glass of lemon juice or herbal tea will help with better digestion and limit excess fat accumulation.
Lemon juice contains natural acids that help stimulate the digestive system, avoiding bloating. At the same time, vitamin C in lemon juice helps increase metabolism, support calorie burning, and prevent excess fat accumulation.
If you don't like lemon water, you can replace it with ginger tea to help warm the stomach and aid digestion, mint tea to help reduce bloating or green tea containing catechins to help increase fat burning. However, you should not drink it immediately after eating, but wait about 30 minutes to avoid affecting the digestive process.
3. Walking gently helps reduce fat accumulation
In addition to the two methods above, walking lightly after eating banh chung is also a useful method to help the body digest better and limit belly fat accumulation.
Walking slowly helps stimulate intestinal motility, avoid bloating, and increase metabolism, helping the body burn calories more effectively. After eating banh chung for about 5-10 minutes, you should stand up and walk around gently to support the digestive system. However, you should not jog or exercise vigorously immediately after eating because it can put pressure on the stomach.
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