GĐXH – This is the topic of the online exchange organized by the Capital Women Newspaper on the afternoon of December 24. Practical information on how to choose safe food and build a balanced and optimally nutritious meal for the family was answered by experts.
Maintaining family meals is the way to maintain happiness.
On the afternoon of December 24, the Capital Women's Newspaper coordinated with Acecook Vietnam Joint Stock Company to organize an online exchange with the topic "Choosing food and balanced nutritional meals for the family" to help women's members and readers gain knowledge about health care for themselves and their families, and know how to choose food and meals with adequate nutrition.
In her opening speech, Ms. Le Quynh Trang, Editor-in-Chief of the Capital Women's Newspaper, said that in traditional Vietnamese culture, family meals are an indispensable part of each person's growth, nurturing both physical and mental health. Family meals contribute to bonding love and forming family traditions in each household. In traditional society, family meals are also a place to teach children etiquette such as "respecting the elderly and loving the young", "eating while watching the pot, sitting while watching the direction"... regarding the behavior of family members.
In modern society, when the pressure of work and social relationships increases, family meals are somewhat fading. This also causes the relationship between family members to gradually become loose. Taking care of and maintaining family meals is the way to preserve happiness, warmth, and maintain the order and family traditions of each family, respecting and preserving traditional Vietnamese cultural values.
Moreover, in modern life, industrial food, processed food, fast food are dominating family meals, as well as becoming a popular trend among young people. This has led to the consequence of an increase in the rate of overweight, obesity, and diabetes among Vietnamese people, especially children. The consequences of being overweight and obese are diabetes, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, etc.
Ms. Le Quynh Trang, Editor-in-Chief of the Capital Women's Newspaper, spoke at the online exchange.
"How to choose food and balanced meals for the family is something that everyone is interested in. How to make cooking family meals not only the role and responsibility of women but also the passion of men, is the responsible sharing of family members for each other expressed through favorite dishes, full of nutrients. This is the purpose of the online exchange of the Newspaper" - Ms. Quynh Trang said.
Sharing at the program, Ms. Tran Thi Minh Nguyet, Head of Family and Social Affairs, Hanoi Women's Union said that nowadays, men have gradually changed and participated in sharing housework and preparing meals with their wives more. However, women still take on the main responsibility of preparing meals in the family. Raising awareness in food selection and arranging nutritious meals will contribute to strengthening the love between family members.
To raise awareness of food safety and guide women's union members in choosing safe food, in recent times, the Hanoi Women's Union has also implemented many activities such as: Cooking competitions such as "Delicious family dishes", "Warm and loving family meals"... All activities mobilize family members to participate such as husbands, children, men... to create family ties.
Along with that, the Women's Union at all levels also directed the implementation of models in food hygiene and safety such as: Women's Union branches carry out behavioral changes in food hygiene and safety; say no to unsafe food; guide women on how to choose clean food; provide addresses to buy clean, safe and useful vegetables and fruits. Currently, we have nearly 1,600 models in districts across the city...
Food safety is still a big problem, so she believes that everyone should be smart and intelligent in consuming safe products for their health.
Notes when choosing food and balancing nutrition in meals
At the online exchange, leading nutrition experts shared with women members and readers a lot of knowledge and understanding in choosing the right food when preparing family meals; preparing quality family meals with nutritious dishes, from clean and safe foods.
Experts share a lot of knowledge and understanding in choosing foods and preparing them properly and in a balanced way when preparing family meals.
Dr. Chu Thi Tuyet - Head of the Department of Nutrition, Friendship Hospital said that a healthy meal with healthy foods and proper preparation helps provide essential nutrients for a healthy body, while supporting the immune system to function more actively. A healthy body requires a balance of energy intake and energy expenditure. A good diet requires reasonable eating, suitable for the person, and needs to be balanced and varied.
The substances put into the body should not only include protein, meat, and fish, but also fiber. Fiber is an environment that nourishes intestinal microflora, beneficial bacteria, controls blood sugar, and regulates blood fat... For people without accompanying diseases, 400g of vegetables are needed per day, for people with diabetes and high blood fat, 500 - 600g of vegetables per day are needed.
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Lam - former Deputy Director of the National Institute of Nutrition said that to have a healthy meal, we need to pay attention to the selection and processing of food. According to experts, we need to choose clean, safe, balanced processing of carbohydrates, protein, enough green vegetables, ripe fruits. The Institute of Nutrition has a nutrition pyramid for different age groups from children, primary school students, adolescents, the elderly... applied to each person every day. For example, adults eat 3-4 servings of vegetables, ripe fruits, a variety of protein types meat, fish, milk, tofu, vegetables 2-3 types of vegetables per meal.
Food preparation also depends on each age group. Children with higher needs can eat fried foods in moderation, while the elderly should limit fried foods and eat more boiled and steamed foods to reduce trans fats in fried foods to prevent diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes. For simple foods such as instant noodles, choose pre-processed products that meet food safety standards on the market, and eat noodles with green vegetables, protein, etc. in a balanced and adequate way.
Dr. Do Nam Khanh - Member of the Standing Committee - Head of the Community Connection and Development Committee of the Vietnam Association for Community Health Education answered questions at the program.
Sharing at the exchange, Dr. Do Nam Khanh - Member of the Standing Committee - Head of the Community Connection and Development Committee of the Vietnam Association for Community Health Education also emphasized that in Oriental medicine, a balanced diet is also needed. Balance here means balance between quantity and quality; between cereals (food), livestock (fish), balance between the five elements (vegetables), balance between the five fruits (fruits), balance between cold and hot properties (yin and yang)...
In addition, psychology is very important, when people are comfortable, it helps digestion, the function of the internal organs of all organs in the body is better. When the psychology is tense, prolonged stress, stagnant qi, blood stasis, affecting health. Along with that, we need to increase exercise, if we are lazy to exercise, intestinal motility will be poor.
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