I don’t know what to eat at noon – order Mala Tang!
I don’t know what to eat at night – some Mala Tang!
What’s the whole time for supper – order Mala Tang!
In the food of migrant workers, Mala Tang, like Braised Chicken Rice, Shaxian Snacks, and Lanzhou Beef Noodles, firmly occupies the dominant position.
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But Mala Tang has always had a bad reputation.
Even if my mother heard that you had Mala Tang at noon…it would be tears streaming down her face, thinking about the hardships her children are living outside, so she can only eat like this of junk food.
But in fact, with a question mark on your face, you can tell your mother-
Malatang is really good
Academic level 10 scholars all know that Mala Tang is essentially a “boiled dish with seasonings”.
Its advantages are obvious – you can eat enough vegetables.
Malatang has a lot of ingredients to choose from. You must know that it is difficult to eat so many vegetables in other takeaways.
And our daily recommended intake of vegetables is 300-500 grams, Mala Tang can be said to be the most convenient source of intake (except for making it yourself, of course).
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For takeout, order 6-10 servings of vegetables (a single serving is generally 50 grams), and one meal can eat enough vegetables for a day. If you consider that you will also eat some vegetables in the morning and evening, you can reduce it and save a portion for the other two meals.
Also, blanching is a healthy way to cook.
Boiling is relatively low in heat compared to frying in oil. And scalding can also reduce anti-nutrients in food, such as oxalic acid, phytic acid and other substances that affect nutrient absorption.
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There is nothing wrong with eating Mala Tang for a long time. It may be much healthier than eating fried chicken, noodles, etc. for a long time, and even the nutrition can be balanced.
Why
My Mala Tang
Unhealthy?
First of all, let’s talk about food safety. We try to choose large chain malatang shops and avoid eating dirty stalls on the street, then the probability of food safety will be much smaller.
In addition, the reason why many of my friends’ malatang is unhealthy may be the unreasonable combination of ingredients.
We went to pick up the common ingredients in Mala Tang shops, and sorted out the red and black list of ingredients for everyone-Eat more on the red list and less on the black list.
Mala Tang Ingredients Red List
More of the following:
Vegetables:
Eat as much as you want, and you may not even have enough.
Chinese residents’ balanced diet pagoda recommends an average daily intake of 300-500 grams of vegetables. Let’s eat according to this goal.
Main course:
Corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, lotus roots, etc. can also be used as staple foods due to their high carbohydrate content.
Order them, and the noodles, vermicelli, shaved noodles, potato flour, etc. can be less. Konjac silk has no calories but has a feeling of satiety, and friends who control weight rush.
Meat and eggs:
Basa fish, prawns, beef tenderloin (skinny), hairy belly, louver, chicken, quail eggs are all available.
The calories are basically between 50 and 75 calories per serving, and the nutrient content is also reasonable.
Fresh bean curd, Chiba tofu, frozen tofu, etc.
Soy products are also a source of high-quality protein.
Mala Tang Ingredients Black List
Few of the following:
Soy products:
Dried Orchid, Gluten Ball, Soybean Soup, Soybean Skin, Fried Yuba, Fried Bell.
Once the soy products are fried, the calories and fat will increase. Although it is delicious in soup, you should pay attention to the amount.
Meat:
Luncheon meat, Cantonese sausage, bacon.
Processed meat is too high in sodium and fat, so it’s better to put it back.
Poached eggs, small crispy pork.
Some happiness is positively correlated with calories.
Fat Beef Roll.
Choose it, don’t bother eating other meats.
Hot Pot Meatballs:
Sandwiches: fish roe buns, peeing beef balls, purple potato glutinous rice balls, etc.
Non-sandwich categories: fish tofu, sweet and not spicy, kissing intestines, lobster balls, etc.
Although meatballs are medium in calories, they are highly processed, have an unreasonable nutrient ratio, and are not low in fat and carbohydrates. I really like it, just order 2 or 3 to satisfy my cravings each time. Be careful with the meatballs from the dirty roadside stalls, because you don’t know where it comes from, how long it has been out of it…
Main course:
Youtiao, rice cakes, etc.
As little as possible, both of which are not low in calories.
Comparing these two simple red and black lists, we can classify the ingredients of Mala Tang.
After choosing the right vegetables, meat, eggs, and staple food, allow yourself to have a little extravagance every time, and eat happily and healthily.
But some friends may ask – what should I do if the soup base or seasoning is too greasy?
It’s actually not that hard to do.
If you are in a period of strict diet control, you can tell the store to use “water rinse”. Many large chain malatang restaurants now offer this service.
Then use a little chili oil at the seasoning station, season with some salt, soy sauce, and vinegar instead of sesame paste.
Or if you don’t want any soup base at all, ask your boss to make a dry mix for you. (Fushun Mala Mix may be so popular.)
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There is also a little spicy trick to teach you-
Squeeze the water and save a lot of money.
Many ingredients contain a lot of water, such as frozen tofu, which is like a reservoir. Toss it or use a clip to squeeze the two claws to squeeze the water out, then You can save a lot of money when you weigh in.
Some netizens said that doing this can save 3 or 4 yuan each time.
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Seeing this, everyone should know that Mala Tang is a very good food. However, there is another question that is often raised-
Eating Mala Tang for a long time will cause gout?