Some fruits are suitable for pre-meal consumption and can stimulate appetite; some fruits are best eaten after meals, which can help the digestion and absorption of foods; some refreshing in the morning; some at night to help calm sleep... It seems that the science of eating fruit It is not just "prescription for remedy," but the time for eating is also very particular.
Before dinner, eat after dinner?
In the time of eating fruit, many people have a great misunderstanding - treat all fruits as desserts after meals. Little do they know that organic acids in some fruits combine with minerals in other foods, affecting the body's digestion and absorption. Some fruit pectins have the effect of absorbing water and increasing the degree of food moisture in the stomach and intestines. Eating fruits after meals can therefore increase the burden on the stomach.
The correct time to eat fruit is about 1 hour before lunch and 2 hours after lunch (except for persimmon, tomatoes, etc., except for fruits that should not be eaten before meals). Eating fruits before meals has many benefits. First of all, many of the ingredients in the fruit are water-soluble. Eating before meals is beneficial to the absorption of essential nutrients from the body. Second, fruits are low-calorie foods that have an average calorie intake of only one-fourth the weight of pasta and about one-tenth of pork meat. Eating low-calorie foods first makes it easier to grasp the total calorie intake in a meal. Third, many fruits are easily oxidized and spoiled. Eating fruit first can shorten its residence time in the stomach, reduce its degree of oxidation and spoilage, and reduce possible adverse effects on the body.
Morning or afternoon?
There is a saying that “fruit in the morning is gold, silver is from noon to 3 pm, copper is from 3 am to 6 pm, and lead is from 6 amâ€. Since the body's function is still activated after a night's sleep, the digestive function is not strong, but it needs to be supplemented with enough nutrients. Therefore, eating fruits in the morning can meet morning work or study activities to help digestion and absorption. Contraint. And the sweet and sour taste of fruit can make people feel refreshed and help a good day.
Some fruits should not be eaten in the evening, because the filling of the stomach will affect your sleep. Do not think that eating fruit is a trivial matter. Eliminating these misunderstandings can lead to the development of a truly healthy lifestyle.
Eat fruit sometimes poor
Hawthorn should not be eaten in the morning - Hawthorn, whether it is fresh fruit or its products, there are scattered silt consumption, detoxification, heatstroke cooling, increase appetite and other effects. However, people who eat fast food or are weak in the spleen and stomach cannot eat early in the morning. People with gastritis and hyperacidity should eat less.
Eating bananas and red dates before meals — Bananas contain high levels of potassium, which is good for heart and muscle function. At the same time, bananas can help treat constipation, diarrhea in children, etc., and are suitable for eating before meals. Jujube contains a lot of vitamin C, so it has the reputation of "natural vitamin C pills" and it is good to eat before meals. However, stomach pain and bloating, indigestion should not eat.
After eating pineapple to help digestion - fresh pineapple contains protease, if fasting to eat, pineapple proteolytic enzymes can damage the stomach wall, a few people can also cause allergic reactions. Therefore, it should be eaten after meals, but also help digestion.
Persimmons are best eaten at night – persimmons contain a large amount of persimmon and tannins. They are eaten in the morning on an empty stomach. The stomach acid will work with them to form a clot, which is called “stomach persimmon stoneâ€, which will seriously affect the digestive function and should be eaten after a meal or at night. .
When fasting, should not eat tomatoes - tomatoes contain a lot of pectin, persimmon phenol, soluble astringent and other ingredients, easy to chemical reactions with gastric acid, condensed into insoluble lumps. These lumps block the outlet of the stomach, the pylorus, causing the pressure in the stomach to rise, causing the stomach to dilate and causing the stomach to feel pain.