What should be noted when eating rice wine, plum, litchi in the Lunar New Year so as not to harm health?

Lunar New Year The 5th of the 5th lunar month is often called the “Tet to kill insects” because this is the period of change of seasons, hot weather, insects have the opportunity to develop and cause diseases for people, livestock and plants.

Traditionally, on the Lunar New Year, Vietnamese people often use rice wine, eat sour, bitter, acrid, sweet fruits (usually litchi and plums) or banh gio… to kill insects.

Rice wine, plum and lychee are the common dishes in the tray of offerings for the Lunar New Year. Illustration

Many people say that these dishes have a very good insecticidal effect if eaten right after waking up. However, in terms of nutrition, the stomach is completely empty after a long night, if you immediately eat rice, glutinous rice wine, plum and lychee, it will have a bad effect on your health.

Here are the important things that you need to keep in mind when eating 3 familiar dishes during the Lunar New Year:

Glutinous rice wine

Glutinous rice wine has many health benefits, but you should not eat too much because in this dish there are sour substances, lastic fermentation produces acids that cause digestive disorders. In addition, you should only eat rice wine that is fermented for 3-4 days, avoid leaving it for a long time, over-fermenting because in addition to wine yeast, there are also mixed yeasts.

You should also avoid eating rice and alcohol when you just wake up because at this time the stomach is completely empty, if you eat acidic foods such as rice wine, it is easy to irritate the stomach, leading to ulcers. The best time to eat is after a meal.

Because rice wine is made from fermented glutinous rice and sugar, it is warm, people with hot conditions and allergies should limit their intake. In addition, children in puberty will have more acne if they eat too much glutinous rice wine.

Do not give food to children under 10 years old because this group of children is easily drunk. It is very dangerous for people with diabetes to eat this dish because it contains fast-absorbing sugar. People with stomach diseases, overweight and obese people are also advised not to eat alcohol.

Plum

Similar to sticky rice, plums should not be eaten on an empty stomach because this fruit is highly acidic, if eaten right after waking up on an empty stomach or when hungry, it is not good for the stomach, easy to cause stomach pain.

You should not eat plums too much and avoid eating green plums. Plums are hot, so eating a lot of plums can cause hot flashes, mouth ulcers, and boils. No matter how much you like plums, you should only eat about 4-5 fruits if you are an adult, and children eat 2-3 fruits per day.

Besides, if you are allergic to plums, you should not eat them because they can cause swelling in your mouth or neck, and itching. Sick people, pregnant women also need to limit eating plums because this fruit is hot, causing heat in the body, mouth sores and uncomfortable boils.

Fabric

According to Oriental medicine, litchi has great heat properties, eating a lot will lead to inflammatory diseases such as itching, heat rash in children, boils, sleep problems, constipation.

Lychee should also not be eaten on an empty stomach because it can cause the body to suddenly absorb too much sugar, and people who eat it quickly appear nausea, dizziness, dizziness, weakness in limbs, nausea and vomiting… This phenomenon is known as “fabric drunkenness”.

Lychee is inherently hot, so people with heat rash, clear heat, and chickenpox should avoid eating, otherwise it will make the disease worse. People with diabetes should not eat or limit their consumption of litchi because this fruit contains a high sugar content, if the liver cannot metabolize fructose, the blood sugar level will rise abnormally.

Particularly, pregnant women should consult a doctor because lychee is not only hot, but also contains a high amount of sugar, eating a lot can lead to gestational diabetes.