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During Eid, various delicious dishes are presented, but avoid excessive eating so that health is not disturbed. Try to follow tips on healthy eating during this Eid.
Eid is synonymous with a variety of typical holidays. Most are made from meat and coconut milk as the main ingredient.
There are also a variety of pastries, cakes, to desserts that are served. The existence of this food makes many people drool to want to eat everything, but remember, everything that is excessive is not good for health.
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The principle also applies when enjoying Eid dishes. Do not let the happy moments filled with the family gathering agenda actually ended in disaster for health.
To avoid this, try to apply a healthy and right diet. Here are 5 tips for eating healthy during Eid which are easily cheated:
1. Consumption of high fiber foods
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Although opor, rendang, or meat stews seem to have ‘called out’ to eat, you need to do a strategy before eating it. You can enjoy processed vegetables and fruit first.
The goal, high -fiber food can slow down digestion. You will feel full longer and avoid the desire to consume excessively healthy foods.
Some of the right fruits are the options are apples, watermelons, melons, or papaya. If there is a stock of vegetable salads at home can also be an option. In this simple way, guaranteed a sense of crazy eating ketupat and ‘his friends’ will be reduced.
2. Pay attention to the portion of the meal
Indeed there is no bad food for health during consumption naturally alias not excessive. Even for Eid dishes. As long as the portion of the meal is limited, there is no harm in eating diamonds, opor, and other dishes.
Remember that a person’s daily calorie needs have not changed, which is around 2,500 calories for adult men and 2,000 calories for adult women. If you are confused, the T plate model can be a guide.
This eating pattern requires a source of fiber such as fruits and vegetables consumed by half a plate. A quarter of the plate is filled with carbohydrates and a quarter of the plate is protein. Apply this principle when eating Eid dishes presented.
Another easy way is to measure the portion of eating Eid dishes. Use a small plate. Then take the diamond only 3 small pieces, chicken or 1/2 piece of meat, and opor sauce with vegetables no more than 1 centong.
3. Limit the consumption of coconut milk food
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Eid dishes are identical to the use of coconut milk, such as rendang, curry, to chicken opor. But coconut milk consumption is worth watching out because it is a source of saturated fat.
For every 100 grams of pure coconut milk, containing fats up to 34.3 grams. Uniquely, coconut milk does not contain cholesterol, but excessive consumption and an unhealthy lifestyle combination can still affect cholesterol levels in the blood.
Dr. Dion Haryadi through his Instagram (15/4) revealed several benchmarks to maintain blood cholesterol levels. One of them is limiting the consumption of saturated fat (including coconut milk) to not more than 10% daily calories. Then balance with daily fiber intake and maintain daily calorie consumption in general.
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