Wen Wen is a hairdresser from Hebei, a mother of two children. Due to her busy haircut work and irregular eating habits, she likes to eat spicy and stimulating foods, and her stomach often feels uncomfortable

Wen Wen is a hairdresser from Hebei, a mother of two children. Due to her busy haircut work and irregular eating habits, she likes to eat spicy and stimulating foods, and her stomach often feels uncomfortable. Go to the hospital for a check-up, my goodness, I actually got

Gastric cancer? No, it's just "chronic superficial gastritis". (Hehe, teasing you guys)

So Wenwen asked me, "Mr. Du, what can you eat to nourish your stomach? Is it true that drinking millet porridge and eating noodles every day can nourish your stomach?" Seeing her message, I knew that she read many "health preserving" articles in her circle of friends.

Whether food like millet porridge and noodles can "nourish the stomach" depends on how you define the word "nourish the stomach". If you think that food that is "soft and easy to grind" is to nourish the stomach, it can nourish the stomach like millet porridge, pumpkin Congee and noodles.

In my opinion, food like Congee and noodles cannot be regarded as "nourishing the stomach". Why? Because my definition of nourishing the stomach is:1. Warm and easy to grind. 2. Repair damaged gastric mucosa cells.

The cells of human gastric mucosa are replaced once every 3-5 days. The materials needed for cell replacement are:Lipids, proteins, sugars, minerals, and more.

For example, various Congee and noodles mainly contain carbon water (sugar), minerals, semi complete protein and trace fat.So, they are not the best source for repairing cells in terms of their nutrient content and quality.

I checked that the protein content in Congee and noodles is relatively low.For example, the protein content of millet porridge is only 1.4g per 100g, and that of cooked noodles is 2.7g. The high-quality protein content in eggs is 13.3 grams, which is obviously incomparable.

Not only is the protein content not high, but the quality is even worse. For example, most proteins in Congee and noodles belong to"Semi complete protein" (Definition in Old Nutrition Books)

"Semi complete protein"It contains a complete range of essential amino acids, but some are insufficient in quantity and in an inappropriate proportion. When used as the sole source of protein in the diet, it can only sustain life but cannot promote growth and development. Gelatin in wheat and barley belongs to this type of protein.

obviously,This is a whole grade lower than the "complete protein" (high-quality protein) in eggs, milk, meat, fish and shrimp.Moreover, eggs, milk, meat, fish and shrimp not only contain high-quality protein, but also contain other nutrients needed for repairing cells, such as phospholipids, cholesterol, protein and minerals.

in summary,Eating only Congee and noodles every day is not really "nourishing the stomach", but only maintaining the status quo of some "stomach diseases".

So how can eating be considered stomach nourishing?

We can make use of the characteristics of Congee and noodles that are soft and easy to grind (digest), and then add some food rich in complete protein to make up for the lack of complete protein and other nutrients.

Teacher Du suggests:

1. Remember to add a packet of milk or a diced egg (boiled egg diced) or minced meat of no less than 50g to your Congee.

2. Remember to add 1 poached egg or no less than 50 grams of shredded meat to the noodles you eat.

Only in this way, while ensuring that we eat soft and easy to grind food, we also eat essential nutrients to repair gastric mucosa cells. For example: phospholipids, cholesterol, proteins and minerals, etc. It is possible to truly transform the stomach into

Take good care of yourself.

#Nourishing Your Stomach # # The dietitian will take you to eat#

[This article was originally written by Du Xuanjian, a senior dietitian, and the infringement must be investigated!]

Reference materials: "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents in 2016", "Reference Intakes of Dietary Nutrients for Chinese Residents in 2013", and "Quick Reference Book on Food Nutrition for Chinese Residents"

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