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When the weather starts to get really chilly, we automatically crave for ‘gukbap‘. Did you know that this food, called Korean soul food, is also good for dieting? It’s hard to think of it as a diet food because it contains a lot of sodium, but the truth is a little different. In fact, it is one of the regular foods that the editor ate frequently while losing 22kg.
Soup food = makes you gain weight?
‘Okdongsik’ pork soup, selected as one of the 8 best dishes in New York City in 2023 @okdongsik
It is true that soup contains a lot of sodium. If you eat one serving (1000g) of bone hangover soup, including the broth, you will consume 3,088 mg, which is 154% of your daily <a href="https://www.world-today-news.com/rows-of-foods-that-are-recommended-for-high-blood-pressure-sufferers-to-reduce-hypertension/" title="Rows of foods that are recommended for high blood pressure sufferers to reduce hypertension”>sodium intake. These foods are directly related to high blood pressure and may seem far from a diet, but they do not lead to weight gain. Sodium only has an ‘indirect effect’ on weight gain, and does not have a direct effect like sugar. The common belief that soup dilutes digestive juices, hinders digestion, and increases blood sugar levels quickly is also incorrect. The amount of water the human body secretes as digestive juice per day is about 7L. Adding a little bit of broth doesn’t have much of an effect on digestion and absorption. Rather, if you eat thick soup before a meal, it stays in the stomach for a long time and maintains a feeling of fullness, which naturally reduces the amount of food you eat.
Gukbap is the meal with the best burnt ratio.
Soup made from meat juice is full of protein. It is a meal that allows you to easily meet the ‘protein’ ratio, which is the most difficult to achieve in regular meals. It contains almost no sugar, so it is good for managing blood sugar levels. It’s perfect if you eat it with plenty of chives or various vegetables and replace the white rice with brown rice! However, this only applies to soups that are made with only meat and vegetables and have a white color. It is difficult to say that soups with added sugar, such as ‘Dadaegi’ or ‘Gochujang’, are good for dieting.
How to eat soup more healthily
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Even if excessive sodium intake does not immediately lead to weight gain, it is true that it is not good for your health. In this case, it’s best to find a way to consume only a small amount of the soup without scraping it all to the bottom. A good way to eat it is to eat a little bit of the soup or to pour rice into the soup instead of eating it. There is also a way to season soup by adding MSG before salt. It is said that MSG amplifies the salty taste and has the effect of reducing sodium intake by up to 30%.
Or, before filling your empty stomach with soup and rice, eat fiber-filled vegetables or meat in the soup first, and then eat soup and rice at the end. The meal sequence that minimizes blood sugar spikes can also be applied to soup.
