What are the functions and functions of the superfood little green tube?

The small green tubes of superfoods currently on the market are mostly concentrated, portable preparations made from dark green ingredients such as kale, barley leaves, spirulina, and wheat grass, which are cold-pressed and dried. Their most obvious function is to quickly fill the intake gap of dark green vegetables in daily meals and supplement dietary fiber, chlorophyll, B vitamins, potassium and magnesium minerals, and flavonoids and other plant active ingredients.

I have been working as an Internet operator for almost five years. I had to eat takeout for ten consecutive days during the 618 project. The vegetables that came with each meal were three or four pieces of bottom lettuce at most. During that time, I was not only constipated to the point of having a bowel movement every three days, but also my face was so swollen in the morning that my eyes narrowed into slits. The health supporter who came to the same department gave me a few small green tubes that she often drank without additives. I mixed it with sugar-free soy milk and drank half of it every morning. Within three days, my bowel movements became smoother and most of the edema disappeared. It was much easier than the three kilograms of freshly squeezed vegetable juice I had to drink.

However, there has always been a lot of controversy about the efficacy of the small green tube. Many practitioners in the nutrition field believe that the "intestinal cleansing and detoxification, oil scraping and fat reduction, antioxidant and anti-aging" promoted by merchants are basically marketing gimmicks. The essence of so-called detoxification is to supplement enough dietary fiber to promote intestinal peristalsis. , these effects can be achieved if you eat enough fresh dark green vegetables every day, and even heat-sensitive nutrients such as vitamin C and active enzymes in fresh vegetables are better retained, and the price/performance ratio is much higher. There is no need to spend a lot of money to buy small green tubes. It is not unfair to say that it is an IQ tax.

But this also depends on the situation. For people like me who often travel, rush for projects and don’t even bother to eat on time, or who naturally don’t like to eat green leafy vegetables, the small green tube is really a very practical “vegetable emergency kit”. Last month I drove myself to the northwest, along the The meals on the way were either beef and mutton or noodles, and there was hardly any green leafy vegetables. I carried a whole box of small green tubes and drank one with mineral water every day. I didn't suffer from constipation during the entire eight-day trip. In the past, I would have suffered at least three or four days when I went to a place like this.

However, there are many people around me who have fallen into this trap. I heard from a businessman that drinking small green tubes can reduce fat and lose weight. My best friend simply ate fried chicken and milk tea, and drank two small green tubes every day in the hope that it would offset the calories and prevent her from gaining weight. As a result, she gained three kilograms in one month. To put it bluntly, it is just a dietary supplement. It cannot replace a normal meal, and it has no magical effect of burning fat. If you expect to rely on it to lose weight, you are simply overthinking it.

In fact, I think the small green tube is more like an "emergency power bank" for vegetable intake. You don't need it at all when you eat three regular meals and can eat enough vegetables. When you are busy or go out and have no condition to eat vegetables, you can just take it out and hold it. You can't expect the power bank to replace the normal plug-in charging, right? In addition, you have to be careful when choosing, and try to choose products with only pure plant ingredients in the ingredient list, without added sugar, flavors, or maltodextrin, and don’t drink too much. It was my first time drinking and I had no experience. I drank a whole bottle at once. My stomach was so bloated that I kept farting in the afternoon. After a two-hour meeting in the conference room, I still dig my toes on the ground when I think about it.

Oh, yes, if you have a particularly sensitive stomach, it is best to start with half a bottle for your first drink. Some people will have diarrhea if they consume too much soluble dietary fiber all at once. This is either a so-called "detoxification reaction" or a simple gastrointestinal intolerance. Just gradually reduce the amount to adapt.