Today is the Lantern Festival. People in the south eat tangyuan and people in the north eat yuanxiao, meaning reunion and completeness.

Yuanxiao is a delicate staple food made mainly of glutinous rice and sugar. Stuffing of yuanxiao contains sesame, peanut, jam, sugar, sesame, peanuts belong to nuts, itself contains a lot of fat, when making yuanxiao will often add ghee, the fat content of yuanxiao is further increased, so it belongs to the more difficult to digest food.

Theoretically speaking, the gastrointestinal function is strongest at noon, so it will be more appropriate to eat yuanxiao and have enough time to digest the excessive calories in yuanxiao. Since some trace elements and nutrients can be dissolved in the soup, a small amount of soup will help digestion when eating yuanxiao.

When eating yuanxiao, also pay attention to control the amount of yuanxiao. Generally, it is ok to eat 1-2 liang each time, and it is recommended to lose the same amount of staple food. For people with weak gastrointestinal function, it is recommended to have no more than three at a time. Diabetic patients eat yuanxiao as far as possible to choose xylitol, and the amount of not more than 3, but also with fresh vegetables.

Old people and children should also pay attention to that yuanxiao is smooth and soft, which is easy to slide down to the trachea. When eating it, try not to swallow it in one gulp, and pay attention to chewing slowly to avoid entering the airway by mistake.

There are also some people like to cook the yuanxiao into the frying pan, made of fried yuanxiao, crispy and delicious, but from the nutritional point of view is not desirable, will further increase the heat of yuanxiao, for people who want to control their weight is very inappropriate.

After eating yuanxiao, it is suggested to carry out appropriate soothing movement, which is conducive to the digestion and absorption of yuanxiao, and can also consume the excess calories of yuanxiao.