Vietnamese people often have a habit of storing too much food in the refrigerator during days when they drink too much, too much for parties. That can affect us unforeseeably. Let’s go through the wrong eating habits during the Tet holiday to know how to prevent it!
1 Storing too much food on Tet days
In the North and Central regions during Tet, there is often rain, humid weather that is conducive to bacteria and mold growth. Therefore, if you store too much food during Tet without proper preservation, it can become moldy and cause poisoning for users. In the South, the weather is hot, so if you store it for too long, it will easily become rotten.
Therefore, we should not store too much food for the sake of convenience or saving money. Currently, at markets and supermarkets, fresh products are still available on the first day of the year to meet the needs of consumers.
Storing too much food on Tet days
2 Treating the refrigerator as a “treasure”
According to information from the Nutrition Institute, we should not store meat for more than 3 – 5 days, fish for 3 days. With cooked food, if stored in the refrigerator, it should only be used once for the next meal instead of prolonging it.
Food contaminated with bacteria, if left in the refrigerator for a long time, can produce toxins. If the food is reheated, the bacteria will be destroyed at high temperatures, but the toxins produced by the bacteria will still remain and can easily cause poisoning for users.
Treating the refrigerator as a “treasure”
3 Drinking too much alcohol, beer
Absolutely should not drink alcohol when participating in traffic. Prioritize choosing products with clear origins, avoid using random products that cause Methanol poisoning. When this alcohol enters the body, it becomes a toxic substance that damages the eyes and brain, and more dangerously, it can lead to death.
Drinking too much alcohol, beer
4 Skipping meals or eating at the wrong time
According to Livestrong, during Tet, many people tend to skip meals or eat at the wrong time because they are too busy or skip meals to lose weight. However, eating at the wrong meal time will make the body tired, lower blood sugar, and even increase hunger in the evening.
It is best to divide meals during the day into 5-6 smaller meals to balance nutrition.
Skipping meals or eating at the wrong time
5 Eating unhealthy foods
During Tet, there are many foods such as cakes, oily foods that are consumed. These foods not only cause obesity, affect cardiovascular health, but also contain many additives and preservatives that are harmful to health.
Therefore, it is best to prioritize consuming fresh foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains.
Eating unhealthy foods
6 Drinking little water
Due to drinking a lot of alcohol, beer, people often don’t feel thirsty, but only feel full and don’t want to drink water. Because of that, the body easily leads to dehydration, causing fatigue, lack of energy, dizziness.
Drinking little water
7 Eating too much in one meal
Tet is a time for endless feasts, which makes you eat more than usual. However, eating too much and eating too fast, along with drinking a lot of alcohol and beer will make the brain unable to keep up with the stomach.
Therefore, you will have a tendency to eat more, becoming obese, gaining weight, and disrupting the digestive system.
Eating too much in one meal
Reference: Vnexpress, Zingnews.
Are you making any of the 7 eating mistakes during Tet mentioned above? If so, stop right away to avoid affecting your health and your family’s health.
References: Vnexpress Online Newspaper, Zingnews.
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