Worried about the barbecue being too salty? Add "this" to the dipping sauce to prevent edema and sudden weight gain

The full moon brings families together, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is always a time for friends and family to gather for dinner and reminisce. In particular, you cannot miss the "barbecue" stall. If you want to eat meat as much as you want, this is the best time of the year. However, every time I finish eating barbecue, I always suffer from severe edema the next day, and even quietly gain 1 or 2 kilograms of fat around my waist... It really makes people love and hate it!

The culprits that cause edema and weight gain are not just slices of pork belly and pork tenderloin. In fact, the "barbecue sauce" that clings tightly to the meat slices, seafood, and even mushrooms and green peppers is a hidden source of high sodium and high fat!

Sodium is responsible for water regulation. Excessive sodium intake can cause edema and weight gain.

Everyone knows that "high sodium" can easily cause high blood pressure and increase the burden on the heart. When the sodium ion concentration in the blood is high, the body will automatically retain more water to dilute the blood sodium concentration and maintain a certain balance. However, if you particularly like strong flavors, or often eat processed foods such as sausages, ham, instant noodles, etc., it will easily cause your blood sodium to continue to rise. At this time, your body will be forced to retain too much water to keep the blood sodium stable. However, the consequence of the body retaining too much water is edema and high blood pressure.

In addition, people with cardiovascular disease or poor heart function should pay more attention, because the heart function is damaged, the circulatory capacity is reduced, and the amount of blood circulating to the kidneys is reduced. The kidneys will think that there is too little water in the body, allowing more sodium and fluid to be retained in the body, thereby increasing the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.

100 grams of barbecue sauce > the recommended daily sodium intake!

Excessive sodium intake will cause cardiovascular burden, so healthy adults should also control their sodium intake every day. According to the recommendation of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, it should not exceed 2400 mg per day. However, when grilling meat, you should slather a few more sips of barbecue sauce on each bite. It is about 3 tablespoons per 100 grams, and the sodium content can reach over 2600 mg! In addition to causing you to inadvertently consume excessive sodium, barbecue sauce also contains a lot of calories and fat, which puts a considerable burden on the cardiovascular system and weight.

If you want to avoid excessive calories and sodium, follow nutritionist Cai Yixuan and use the grapefruit that every household has during the Mid-Autumn Festival to make this simple and refreshing low-sodium grapefruit barbecue sauce!

Low Sodium Grapefruit Barbecue Sauce

Grapefruit is low in calories, with about 35 calories per 100 grams. It is rich in vitamin C, citric acid, and dietary fiber, which can promote digestion and maintain smooth bowel movements. Paired with natural ingredients such as applesauce, lemon, garlic, and a little soy sauce, you can make a refreshing, low-sodium and light-burden grapefruit barbecue sauce!

Ingredients／

1/3 grapefruit, 1/2 apple, half a lemon, 3 tablespoons of bonito soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of honey, a little rice wine, sesame seeds (you can add minced garlic and chili peppers as you like)

practice/

Peel the grapefruit into small pieces, dice the apple, put all the ingredients into a blender, blend until puree-like, then sprinkle with sesame seeds.