How to Enjoy Ice Cream Best

After relevant experts determined, 100 grams of ice cream contain 74.4 grams of water,protein 2.4 grams, fat 5.3 grams, sugar 17.3 grams, and trace amounts of vitamins A, B2, E as well as calcium, potassium, zinc, and other trace elements———100 grams of ice cream is equivalent to 35 grams of rice.. Therefore, eating ice cream must be done with restraint.

The sugar in ice cream belongs to refined sugar and should not be consumed in excess. Nutrition experts suggest that one person should consume no more than 30 grams of sugar per day. If a child eats several boxes of ice cream a day, plus milk, soda, or other foods containing sugar, then the amount of sugar consumed daily will far exceed 30 grams.

The temperature of ice cream is generally around 0℃, while the normal body temperature is 37℃. This significant temperature difference is a great stimulation to the human digestive tract,causing blood vessels in the intestines to constrict and reducing the secretion of digestive juices. If one eats too much ice cream each day, frequent cold stimuli can lead to intestinal diseases. Children who overeat ice cream are generally fatter after eating more, while thin children tend to become even thinner.

This is because fat children have better absorption functions; the fats and sugars in the ice cream only exacerbate their obesity;while thin or weak children usually have weaker constitutions or eat unbalanced diets. Eating too much ice cream can worsen their aversion to food. Therefore, nutrition experts warn not to eat ice cream in the morning, before meals, after meals, and at bedtime or on an empty stomach. In addition, people with weak constitutions, especially those with poor digestive function, as well as patients with diseases such as hepatitis, diabetes, gastritis, and colitis should not consume ice cream. Obese individuals should opt for low-calorie varieties of ice cream.

During the hot summer months, some prefer ice cream to milk because they think eating ice cream is nutritionally equivalent to drinking milk. Can ice cream truly replace milk?

Although the main ingredient in ice cream is milk, it cannot be considered solidified milk. Therefore, eating ice cream does not replace drinking milk. Furthermore, not everyone can eat ice cream; those with liver disease, diabetes, gastritis, and colitis should avoid it, while obese individuals should choose low-calorie varieties of ice cream.