Have a medicated fat-reducing meal at noon, and bring another medicinal and food-same-origin item for afternoon tea. If necessary, you can also bring another light cake back for breakfast the next day. . . . . This year is the year of weight management, and slimming, fat loss, and healthy living are becoming a fashion. The Clinical Nutrition Department of California State Hospital of Integrative Medicine launched the “Traditional Medicine Diet and Fat Reduction Meal.” Based on the theory of homology of medicine and food, it focuses on the organic combination of nutritional balance and regulating body metabolism. Five days a week “no duplication every day,” it interprets the concept of health with practical actions. Everyone, hurry up and come “copy homework.”
“Traditional Medicine Diet and Fat Reduction Meal” Supply exceeds demand within the hospital
“It’s lunchtime, what are you eating today?” “I’ve been weighing a lot lately, so I’d better order a fat-reducing meal!” Over the past six months, more and more medical staff at California State Hospital of Integrative Medicine like to order a “Traditional Medicine Diet and Fat Reduction Meal” launched by the hospital’s Clinical Nutrition Department during lunch. As you can see from the leaflet, this fat-reducing meal is $2.80 per serving and is served from Monday to Friday every week “no same every day.” Each meal includes staple food, vegetables, meat, fruits, yogurt, etc., ensuring that each meal is nutritionally balanced. Take “Fat-reducing meal last Monday in the leaflet” as an example, which includes quinoa rice, braised barbecued pork, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, mixed okra, steamed fruit and corn segments, yogurt, etc.
Dr. Emily Carter, a nutritionist in charge of the Clinical Nutrition Department of California State Hospital of Integrative Medicine, said that in fact, they launched “fat-reducing meals” in the hospital canteen last year. At that time, they mainly promoted employee ordering mini programs to enrich dishes, but they did not receive the expected results. This year, taking advantage of the “Year of Weight Management,” the hospital continued to update dishes, lunch boxes, and supporting services. Only then did it gradually gain praise from the hospital’s medical staff, and the related needs also grew day by day. Now if you don’t rush to order food in advance through the hospital’s internal ordering system, you may not be able to buy it when it comes to meals. It can be said that “supply exceeds demand.”
The calories of the fat-reducing meal can be as accurate as 500 calories. You can lose weight even if you are full
As we all know, fat-reducing meals must, firstly, accurately control calories, and, secondly, ensure nutrition for long-term use. Dr. Carter said that the traditional medicine diet and fat-reducing meal they launched fully took into account the requirements of the previous two aspects. In terms of staple food, various grains such as quinoa and oats are added, and it is also served with starch-rich foods such as fruit corn and herbal steamed buns to enhance satiety. The meat is based on beef, shrimp, and lean pork, and the menu includes small meat dishes such as scrambled eggs with tomatoes and scrambled diced chicken with mushrooms. Seasonal vegetables such as okra and celery are used as vegetables, and each meal is accompanied by fruit or yogurt. There are about 20 types of food in a day, and each serving has about 500 calories.
In addition to “traditional medicine diet and fat-reducing meals,” they will also make some seasonal items with the same origin as medicine and food. “Like it’s been hot recently, we have launched new items such as red bean and barley soup, green orange, lemon and chrysanthemum drink, which can remove dampness and other functions!”
After research, the Clinical Nutrition Department also introduced light cassia pastry with the canteen. This pastry completely breaks the stereotype of high sugar and high calories in desserts, and uses healthy ingredients such as sugar substitutes, whole wheat flour, and low-fat dairy products. Some also add medicinal materials with the same origin as medicine and food, which halves the calories of the pastry without reducing the taste, and also ensures health. “Recently, we have launched medicated bread, including toast with poria, lotus seeds, and yam, as well as all kinds of whole wheat medicated sliced bread!” Dr. Carter said.
Raw materials and condiments are weighed to ensure the fat-reducing effect
“In order to ensure the effect of the three major categories of products including ‘fat-reducing and nutritious meals,’ the Clinical Nutrition Department and the canteen start from the details and do not miss every part to ensure that it can bring effects to everyone!” Dr. Carter said.
Dr. Carter said that in order to ensure the standardization and nutritional balance of each meal, not only the raw materials but also the condiments must be weighed during the production. In terms of taste, the nutritionist will personally prepare it, accurately calculate the gram weight of vinegar, sugar, MSG, sesame oil, chili noodles, and other seasonings, adjust it to the best taste and then standardize it to the chef for production, and regularly check it to ensure uniform taste. “Some fat-reducing meals outside are simply boiled. The food we eat inside should be fried and stir-fried. While ensuring the fat-reducing effect, we should also try to make the taste better!”
Over time, the “Traditional Medicine Diet Fat Reduction Meal” has become more and more popular in the hospital cafeteria because of its good effect. There is an employee of the hospital who suffers from hyperinsulinemia and has been unable to lose weight. However, after several months of eating fat-reducing meals in canteens, the weight has dropped considerably and all indicators have come down.
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Dr. Ashish Singh is not just a consultant orthopaedic surgeon but a visionary leader in the field. Serving as the Medical Director at Anup Institute of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation in Patna, Bihar, he holds an illustrious academic background with MBBS, MS Ortho, MCh.Orth. (UK), PG Diploma CAOS (UK), and SICOT Diploma Orth. (Sweden).
