Should you drink soup before or after a meal? What are the tips for drinking soup in winter?

　　Is it better to drink soup before or after a meal? Drinking soup seems to be a simple thing, but it also requires a lot of attention. Only by finding the right way to drink soup can we absorb nutrients and achieve the purpose of health care.

　　Common misunderstandings about drinking soup, have you ever made one?

　　1. Eat soup at the end of the meal

　　Chinese people's living habit is to eat first and drink soup later. In fact, this is a wrong soup drinking habit. In the West, the order of eating is generally to drink soup first and then eat. This is healthy soup-drinking habit. Because if you eat first, you may be full. Drinking soup after eating can easily lead to overnutrition and obesity. Moreover, soup will dilute gastric juice and affect the digestion and absorption of food. Therefore, drinking soup first rather than last will have better health effects and help lose weight.

　　2. Only drink soup and not eat meat

　　Many people think that all the nutrients in pork rib soup and chicken soup are in the soup, so they only drink the soup and don't eat meat. In fact, this is wrong. No matter what kind of soup it is, even if it is cooked for a long time and the soup is very rich, the protein of the soup is only about 6%~15%. More than 85% of the protein nutrition is still in the meat itself. So just drinking soup without eating meat will be a big loss.

　　3. Drinking soup too fast

　　If you drink soup very quickly, you may have overeaten by the time you realize you are full, which can easily lead to obesity. Drinking soup should be savored slowly, not only to fully enjoy the taste of the soup, but also to allow ample time for the digestion and absorption of food, and to create a feeling of satiety in advance, making it less likely to gain weight. Beauties who need to lose weight should pay attention and remember this wrong soup drinking habit.

　　4. Love drinking hot soup

　　The normal temperature of the human oral cavity is around 37 degrees Celsius, and the highest temperature that the human oral cavity, esophagus, and gastric mucosa can tolerate is only about 60 degrees Celsius. Exceeding this temperature can easily cause mucosal damage. It should also be noted that drinking hot soup will increase the risk of esophageal cancer. Therefore, when drinking soup, you should wait for the soup to cool down slightly before drinking it, so as to ensure that the body is not affected by disease threats.

　　Some things to note when drinking soup

　　1. Benefits of drinking soup before meals

　　As the saying goes, "Drink soup before meals to stay slim and healthy."； If you drink soup after a meal, the more you drink, the fatter you will become.” Drinking a few mouthfuls of soup before meals can help dilute and stir food and promote digestion and absorption. The most important thing is that drinking soup before meals can make the food in the stomach fully close to the stomach wall, enhance the feeling of fullness and reduce appetite. Drinking soup after a meal can easily lead to overnutrition and obesity.

　　2. Laohuo soup should not be drunk before meals

　　How you drink the soup before a meal is also very particular. Laohuo soup and stewed soup are actually not suitable for drinking before meals because they have a high oil and salt content, and drinking too much of them is bad for your health. It is best to choose vegetable soup with a light taste, which is not only refreshing but also does not add too many calories.

　　3. People with weak stomachs should not drink soup before meals.

　　People who often feel bloating, heartburn, and acid reflux usually have poor digestion and less gastric acid secretion. It is not advisable to drink soup before meals, because this can easily dilute gastric juice and is not conducive to the digestion and absorption of food.

　　4. People with high blood pressure and high blood pressure should be cautious when drinking soup outside.

　　Special reminder is about high blood pressure, Hyperlipidemia , Obese patients should try not to drink soup when dining out. In addition to salt, restaurants also add equal amounts of chicken essence and MSG when making soup. The sodium content of chicken essence is about half that of ordinary salt, while the sodium content of MSG is about one-sixth that of salt. Therefore, those delicious and unusual soups are very high in sodium, which is bad for your health.

　　5. Don’t cook soup for too long

　　Experts warn that prolonged heating can destroy the vitamins in stewed dishes.； Heat 1~1. In 5 hours, a more ideal nutritional peak can be obtained, and the ratio of energy consumption and nutritional value is better at this time.

　　Such as fish soup, the fish meat is relatively tender, as long as the soup is cooked until it turns white. If you continue to stew it, not only will the nutrition be destroyed, but the fish meat will also become older and thicker.

　　Nutritional benefits of common soups

　　1. Spare ribs soup for anti-aging

　　The special nutrients and collagen in bone broth can promote microcirculation. The 10 years between the ages of 50 and 59 are a transition period for human body's microcirculation from prosperity to decline. Bones age quickly. Drinking more bone broth can achieve effects that are difficult to achieve with drugs.

　　2. Fish soup prevention asthma

　　Fish soup contains a special fatty acid, which has anti-inflammatory effects, can treat inflammation of the lungs and respiratory tract, prevent asthma attacks, and is most effective for children with asthma.

　　3. Chicken soup anti- cold

　　The special nutrients in chicken soup, especially hen soup, can speed up blood circulation in the throat and bronchial membrane, enhance mucus secretion, remove respiratory viruses in time, and alleviate cough , dry throat, sore throat and other symptoms. When making chicken soup, you can put some kelp, mushrooms, etc. in it.

　　4. Put in beef soup tomato

　　When making beef soup, adding one or two tomatoes can increase the lycopene content in the soup, and the fruit acid can tenderize the beef fiber and make the meat more delicious.

　　5. Pig’s trotter soup should not be eaten often

　　Since the collagen in it cannot be fully absorbed, it will cause trouble to the gastrointestinal digestive system. Even if you want to eat it, it must be cooked together with vegetables and lotus roots.

　　Only by learning the correct way to drink soup can you absorb nutrients and avoid health problems.