利用雞肉絲、火腿絲、紅蘿蔔絲、西芹絲、蔥絲和粉絲作為主要素材的「千絲萬縷」,營養既均衡,又能提供飽腹感,能有效減低過量進食機會。紅蘿蔔、西芹和蔥絲蘊含豐富的膳食纖維,令這道菜產生「爽脆」的感覺,使平常不喜歡進食素菜的兒童無意中攝取更多纖維,增進健康。另一方面,在營養學範疇裡亦有一種稱為「顯量進食法」的概念,是用於減肥之用。背後理論是指若果能把食物切成絲狀或其他更細小的形狀,做成量大、容易被消化的餸菜的話,便能給予人們飽腹感,得到了飽腹感,人們就不會攝取過量熱量,直接減低肥胖風險。這個方法是一種不錯的減肥方法,況且,把食物切成絲狀能促使兒童放慢進餐速度,對維持正常體重及減輕消化系統負擔相當重要。
紅蘿蔔含有豐富的β-胡蘿蔔素,屬於維生素A的前驅物,對維持人類視覺、免疫力發展、黏膜組織健康、肺部及支氣管健康、預防皮膚乾燥和維持正常骨骼發展相當重要。另一方面,紅蘿蔔具有很強的抗衰老能力,對預防各種退化性疾病如心血管疾病、肺癌和骨質疏鬆等效果顯著。
“Stir fry shreds” is made with shreds of chicken thigh meat, ham, carrots, celery, green onions and Korean vermicelli. This dish is nutritious, while providing satiety, thus minimizes the problem of over-eat in children. Carrot, celery and green onion are all rich in dietary fibre, providing the dish with the sense of “crunchiness”. Children who usually dislike veggies can intake a bit more fibre through this dish. On the other hand, there is a theory in the study of nutrition, stating that if foods are cut into slices or shreds or other smaller shapes, increasing the quantity while making foods more digestible, then this dish can promote satiety. When satiety is stimulated, people will not consume excess calories in such a meal, thus lowering the risk of obesity. This theory is often used during weight management programs. Furthermore, cutting foods into shreds can help slower the speed in which children consume their meal, and thus help maintain healthy weight and reliefs the stress on the digestive system.
Carrots are rich in β-carotene, and this phytochemical is a precursor of vitamin A. It serves essential function for human eye-sight, immune development, integrity of mucous membrane, lungs and bronchioles, and is also essential in preventing dryness of skin and supports normal bone development. On the other hand, carrots have potent antioxidant capacity, therefore beneficial towards the prevention of various degenerative diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer and osteoporosis.