Dietary therapy: Staple food processing and the milk powder and tofu diet

Many people who are overweight or worried about gaining weight believe that eating vegetables will not make them fat, so they eat vegetables without selection or control.

In fact, consuming too many vegetables high in carbohydrates can lead to excess carbohydrates being converted into fat in the body.

So, which vegetables are better?

Cucumbers help inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates from various foods into fat in the body.

White radish promotes metabolism and prevents fat from accumulating under the skin.

Leeks are high in fiber, which promotes intestinal peristalsis and cleanses the intestines.

Winter melon helps break down excess fat and has a laxative effect.

Mung bean sprouts produce little heat and are less likely to accumulate as fat under the skin.

Soy products are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which can break down cholesterol in the body, promote fat metabolism, and prevent subcutaneous fat from accumulating.

How to prepare staple foods to aid in weight loss

People's daily staple foods are rice, steamed buns, and various kinds of rice and noodles, which contain rich nutrients such as starch, protein, and vitamins, and are the main source of human energy.

Therefore, many people reduce their intake of staple foods to control and lose weight when dieting.

However, if the following preparation method is adopted when making staple foods, the staple foods we eat every day can be turned into weight loss foods.

The method is to put cooked rice and steamed buns in the refrigerator and store them at 2-4℃ for a period of time. The starch in them will then turn into a weight-loss food that is not easily absorbed by the human body.

The principle is that starch granules swell and break down in an aqueous solution at 60-80℃ to form a uniform paste-like solution, which is called gelatinization, the process of cooking rice and steaming buns.

Gelatinized starch is easily digested by enzymes and absorbed by the human body.

However, gelatinized starch will become opaque or even precipitate when left for a long time or when the moisture content is between 30% and 60% and the temperature is maintained between 2 and 4°C (i.e., starch retrogradation).

After eating this type of aging food, the starch fills the stomach, where it is not absorbed and the feeling of hunger is reduced.

Even more advantageously, the protein in staple foods is almost completely preserved after these processes, and the main component, vitamin B, is also minimally lost.

Therefore, weight loss foods only reduce calorie absorption without affecting the absorption and utilization of other nutrients, and they are easy to prepare, making them ideal weight loss foods.

The timing of meals is also closely related to weight gain.

By controlling the timing of your meals, you can ensure that you get enough nutrition while preventing weight gain.

Foreign experts have found that the human body experiences increased adrenaline secretion primarily in the morning or during the day.

Adrenaline promotes the breakdown, synthesis, and metabolism of substances, so eating in the morning is less likely to cause overnutrition and weight gain.

Experiments have shown that eating 8368 kJ (2000 kcal) of food in the morning will not cause weight gain, but eating the same amount of food in the evening and in the morning will cause weight gain.

Is there a way to lose weight without suffering? The answer is definitely yes, and that is the "milk powder diet".

Simply put, it involves using milk powder to replace meals, allowing your body to lose weight reasonably and easily. This is a very good way to lose weight.

Many people have tried many methods but failed, so why not give this method a try?

The milk powder diet involves replacing your regular diet with low-calorie milk powder, which is basically one serving of milk powder per day.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are all acceptable, depending on your own lifestyle.

For example, drink milk powder in the morning and eat low-calorie, easily digestible foods for lunch and dinner to help your stomach get used to it.

Rice can be reduced to half the usual amount, and the amount of vegetables can be reduced to one-third of the usual amount.

The most effective way to lose weight is to replace dinner with milk powder, which can prevent excessive calorie intake.

The milk powder used for weight loss refers to infant formula or adult weight loss milk powder sold on the market.

Use 60-70 grams at a time. Put it in a large cup and dissolve it with warm water.

Why does consuming formula milk powder daily have a weight-loss effect?

This is because milk powder stays in the stomach for a long time, is low in calories, and has high nutritional value.

60 grams of milk powder (one serving) contains approximately 331 calories, half of which are lactose, a type of sugar found in the milk powder.

This type of lactose can be digested and absorbed by the human body when infants are young, but it is not easy to digest when they grow up.

Therefore, after drinking milk powder, we can generally only consume half of the calories contained in the milk powder. If we use milk powder as our main food, we can limit the calories of a meal to 166 calories.

From a nutritional perspective, milk powder is a complete food rich in vitamins, minerals, and other essential nutrients for infant growth, so there is no need to worry about malnutrition. Moreover, it can stay in the stomach for a long time, and adults who drink it will feel as full as if they had eaten a meal.

Tofu is a great food for weight loss.

Tofu, when eaten raw and not fried or sautéed, is extremely low in calories.

Tofu contains a large amount of plant-based protein, which is filling and keeps you full for a long time. However, its protein is not easily digested and its amino acid profile is incomplete. Therefore, you should supplement with an appropriate amount of protein, such as eggs and milk.

The famous American actress Elizabeth Taylor was at her heaviest when she married the Secretary of the Navy, but she later successfully lost weight by eating tofu.