Can soup and rice be eaten together?

Some friends like to mix soup and rice together when eating, thinking that this is convenient and quick to eat, and the rice tastes more delicious with the flavor of the soup. Little do people know that in the long run, it will dilute the gastric juice and cause gastrointestinal diseases, which is especially harmful to children and the elderly. Eating rice soaked in soup for a long time will not only hinder the stomach's digestive function, but also cause the chewing muscles to gradually atrophy. In addition, it is also easy for children to develop the habit of swallowing food whole.

1. Can soup and rice be eaten together?

It is very bad to eat soup with rice. When eating, the human body will stimulate the stomach to secrete a large amount of gastric acid to fully prepare for digesting food. Drinking soup or water at this time will reduce the concentration of gastric juice in the stomach, thereby reflexively causing excessive secretion of gastric juice and gastric acid. Excessive gastric acid and gastric juice can easily cause chronic gastritis, gastric ulcers and other diseases. At the same time, the gastric juice is diluted, which can easily cause indigestion problems.

2. Why is eating soup and rice affecting chewing function?

The disadvantage of rice soaked in soup is that it reduces the chewing process. We know that food must first be chewed by the teeth and saliva must be evenly mixed into the food so that amylase can fully exert its effect, converting starch into maltose for initial digestion before entering the gastrointestinal tract. However, if the rice soaked in soup goes directly into the stomach without being chewed thoroughly, it will inevitably increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and the nutrients in the food will not be easily absorbed completely. Over time, it can easily cause stomach problems.

3. The harm of children eating rice soaked in soup

1. If children eat rice soaked in soup for a long time, they will develop the habit of swallowing food whole, which may affect their facial shape when they grow up.

2. A large amount of soup entering the stomach will dilute the stomach acid and affect digestion and absorption. Even if the child is full, he or she does not absorb much nutrition.

3. Swallowing food without chewing will greatly increase the burden on the stomach. If this continues for a long time, children may develop stomach problems at a very young age.

4. Children have poor swallowing function, so when they eat rice with soup, it is easy for the soup and rice grains to enter their trachea, causing danger.

5. Eating rice soaked in soup for a long time can easily make young children develop laziness, and treat everything perfunctorily and carelessly. Parents would definitely not want their children to develop such an attitude towards life.

4. Is it good for the elderly to eat rice with soup?

For the elderly, their body functions are far inferior to those of young people, and their digestion and absorption functions will also weaken with age. Eating rice soaked in soup for a long time will make them more likely to suffer from gastrointestinal diseases than young people. However, in order to be able to swallow food smoothly, elderly friends can drink a few sips of soup before eating to add a little "lubricant" to the digestive tract to prevent dry and hard food from irritating the digestive tract mucosa. Of course, the rice can be cooked appropriately to make it softer, instead of eating it with soup frequently.