Dishes on the Tet tray often contain a lot of sugar and starch, which causes blood sugar levels to increase significantly.
Eating too much sticky rice will cause the blood sugar index in the body to increase. Graphics: Phuong Anh
Sticky rice
Sticky rice, banh chung or banh tet are all popular dishes in traditional Tet meals. However, these foods contain mostly starch and have a high glycemic index. If you eat too much, it will increase blood sugar levels.
Besides, regularly eating banh chung will cause weight gain because 100 grams of banh chung contains more than 500 calories.
To avoid high blood sugar, you should enjoy banh chung and banh tet in moderation. You should eat boiled cakes instead of fried ones. At the same time, you should limit eating with other sticky rice dishes.
Vegetables contain a lot of starch
Potato, taro or radish soup… is made from healthy vegetables. However, these tubers contain quite a lot of starch. Starch after entering the body will quickly convert into sugar. This causes the blood sugar index to increase and causes the risk of diabetes or diabetes.
To limit the amount of sugar in your body, you can add some vegetables with a low glycemic index Gl such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus… to your diet.
Pickled foodsDuring Tet, vegetables are often pickled and eaten with food to help prevent boredom. However, this food contains quite a high amount of salt. Adding too much salt to your diet increases your risk of blood pressure and heart disease. At the same time, it also inhibits insulin secretion. From there, it can increase the blood sugar index in the body.
