5 things to note when eating sticky rice for breakfast every day

Sticky rice is a familiar rustic breakfast dish, loved by children, the elderly, and working people. However, to eat sticky rice for breakfast that is good for your health, you should remember the following 5 things.

Should only eat twice a week

Sticky rice is an energy-rich food that helps you feel full for a long time and stay alert. Sticky rice also contains a lot of calories because it is made from sticky rice, plus beans, grated coconut, and sesame. On the other hand, it is also called "clean food" because it does not contain as many chemicals as vermicelli, glass noodles, and pho.

Even though it is so good, you should not eat too much. Eating sticky rice about twice a week is enough.

Don't eat sticky rice instead of rice.

For those who want to lose weight, you should not choose this dish for breakfast. Because sticky rice contains a lot of starch, like rice, if you eat a lot, you can gain weight.

Do not let people with stomach pain eat sticky rice for breakfast.

People with stomach pain are not suitable to eat sticky rice, especially for breakfast. Because green beans and sticky rice are good, but they create gas, causing people with stomach pain to always have heartburn and discomfort.

Especially when you eat sticky rice with added ingredients such as onions, garlic, pepper... it will make you have more heartburn.

The reason is that sticky rice, beans or cassava have high starch content and the amount of starch-digesting enzymes is not enough, which can cause a burning sensation in the throat and heartburn.

The phenomenon of burning throat and heartburn when eating sticky rice is due to the starch structure of sticky rice. Unlike regular rice, which has a fibrous starch structure, sticky rice has a branched starch structure, so the starch is often solid and difficult to break down, so when eating a lot, it makes you feel full for a long time, difficult to digest, and many people even have heartburn. Therefore, they are not good for people with stomach pain or gastroesophageal reflux.

Do not eat when your body is hot.

Sticky rice has quite hot ingredients, so eating a lot of sticky rice will make you "hot inside" and prone to acne. Therefore, people with hot body should limit this dish.

Pregnant women should not eat sticky rice for breakfast.

According to traditional medicine, sticky rice has a sweet taste and warm properties that can enter the three meridians of the spleen, stomach and lungs. Sticky rice in general and sticky rice dishes are often used to treat tuberculosis, diarrhea, stomach ulcers, duodenal ulcers, and cerebral circulatory insufficiency in pregnant women.

However, pregnant women should only eat sticky rice in moderation. Although sticky rice will help pregnant women prevent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, it has a high starch content. Therefore, pregnant women who eat a lot of sticky rice will increase the risk of gestational diabetes.

In addition, sticky rice is sticky, causing indigestion, bloating, and heat in the body, making pregnant women uncomfortable. Therefore, pregnant women should only consider this a snack and not a daily dish. Sticky rice should not be used for breakfast.

According to dantri.com.vn