What to eat on a cold morning?

Experts say that in winter, when the body has to face the cold, breakfast needs to provide 300 to 350 calories and be warm dishes.

Balut is a nutritious dish for winter mornings.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Lam - Deputy Director of the National Institute of Nutrition - said that breakfast in winter should account for 20 to 30% of the daily calorie intake. To have enough energy for the body, it is necessary to have a nutritious breakfast, supplemented with protein, vitamins, and minerals.

Besides, you should choose hot dishes to help organs function well, blood circulate easily, and dispel the cold caused by hunger.

Beef noodle soup, chicken pho or meat, seafood, vegetable, cereal soups... are all dishes with moderate heat, easy to eat, easy to digest and provide necessary nutrients. Sticky rice eaten with meat, ham, sausage is also a suitable dish for breakfast in winter. According to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Lam, sticky rice is good for health and 100g of sticky rice has 344 kcal.

In addition, balut eaten with Vietnamese coriander and a few slices of fresh ginger also provides nutrition for the new day.

According to General Practitioner Bui Hong Minh - Chairman of the Ba Dinh Oriental Medicine Association, balut is a very nutritious dish. In one balut, there are up to 182 kcal of energy; 13.6 grams of protein; 12.4 grams of lipid; 82 mg of calcium; 212 grams of phosphorus and 600 mg of cholesterol. In addition, there are also many beta carotene, vitamins A, B, C, iron...

Vietnamese coriander and ginger have a spicy, warm taste and the effect of warming the stomach, preventing flatulence, disinfecting, and dispelling cold. Therefore, they have the effect of preventing cold stomach, flatulence, and slow digestion. However, pregnant women should not eat Vietnamese coriander and ginger with balut.

According to experts, in addition to choosing food, it is necessary to eat breakfast on time and regularly. Do not eat greasy foods, fast food and snacks. Limit leftover foods from the previous day and avoid walking while eating breakfast, which can have a negative impact on the digestive system and absorption of the body.

According to Gia dinh.net