Pickled onions, boiled chicken, pickled shallots, bitter melon soup stuffed with meat, bamboo shoot soup, bean sprouts, rich in antioxidants, fiber, little effect on blood sugar.
Tet is a day of reunion, a traditional holiday of Vietnam. Every family prepares many delicious dishes to entertain guests, suitable for the characteristics of each region.
Dr. Truong Thi Vanh Khuyen, Department of Endocrinology - Diabetes, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, said that diabetics often feel anxious when Tet comes, because the disrupted diet affects blood sugar control.
Doctor Khuyen suggests some traditional Tet dishes that are rich in protein, low in fat, high in fiber, and limit changes in blood sugar levels, suitable for people with diabetes.
Pickled onions are often served during the traditional Tet holiday, made from shallots, sugar, salt, water, processed according to a natural microbial fermentation formula. Fermented onions have a light aroma, sour, spicy, and strong taste, often eaten with rice, meat, fish...
Pickled onions are good for the digestive system, rich in antioxidants, and have little effect on blood sugar. Patients should eat in moderation, avoiding too much at one time.
Boiled chicken removes fat. Chicken is rich in protein, easy to digest, contains many vitamins B6, B12, suitable for diabetics' weight and blood sugar control diets. Protein helps develop muscles, strengthen bones, and control weight. Patients should not eat chicken skin because it contains a lot of fat that is not good for health.
Bamboo shoots cooked in sour soup with fish. Photo: Freepik
Pickled shallots have a distinctive aroma, spicy and crunchy taste. Pickled shallots contain many nutrients that help reduce bloating, fight inflammation, and lower blood sugar, making them suitable for diabetics. People who pickle pickled shallots should not add too much sugar. Although these fermented foods are good for your health, avoid eating too much at once.
Bitter melon soup stuffed with meat is cool, rich in fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants thanks to the properties of bitter melon. This fruit also has the effect of lowering blood sugar, less likely to increase blood sugar in diabetics. Bitter melon when combined with lean pork and wood ear mushrooms creates a light dish, full of fiber and protein. People with progressive liver disease, digestive disorders, pregnant and lactating women... should limit bitter melon.
Pork skin ball soup , also known as pork skin ball soup, is a light dish but rich in fiber and protein. Ingredients to cook pork skin ball soup include puffed pork skin (pork skin with fat removed, dried and grilled), ginger, pork paste (can be replaced with catfish sausage), gac fruit, onions, carrots, broccoli, peas, shiitake mushrooms...
Bamboo shoot soup contains thiamin, niacin, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin E, is rich in fiber and phytosterols, and has low cholesterol which is good for health.
During Tet, bamboo shoots are often used to cook soup with chicken, duck, pork, snakehead fish, basa fish... Diabetics can choose a variety of accompanying ingredients according to their preferences, and should choose low-fat meat.
Doctor Khuyen advises diabetics to choose more dishes for Tet that slow the increase of blood sugar according to the principle of low fat, sugar, starch, rich in fiber and vitamins and minerals. Depending on the physical condition, each patient has a corresponding calorie level for the daily menu. Patients should not eat more than the daily calorie limit to avoid gaining weight.
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