Nowadays, there are many kinds of chopsticks, such as bamboo, steel, porcelain, carved, painted, cartoon and alien. Which chopsticks are the healthiest and most qualified to accompany three meals a day?
bamboo chopsticks and wooden chopsticks are most suitable for dining.
Bamboo chopsticks should be the first choice for affordable dining. Bamboo chopsticks with good quality are non-toxic and harmless. They will not deform in high temperature and are cheap. The second is wooden chopsticks, but they need to be natural color wooden chopsticks. Those painted wooden chopsticks are not recommended, because heavy metal lead and organic solvent benzene in the paint will dissolve in food when exposed to high temperature and oil, resulting in health hazards. As for those colorful plastic chopsticks, it’s better to throw them away as soon as possible. Their texture is relatively brittle, and they are easy to deform after being heated, resulting in substances harmful to the body.
Although silver chopsticks, ceramic chopsticks and stainless steel chopsticks do not have much impact on health, they are heavy and do not feel good when used. Moreover, metal chopsticks have strong thermal conductivity, which is easy to scald the mouth when holding overheated food. The elderly and children should avoid using them. Ceramic chopsticks are fragile and are not recommended as common tableware.
boil new chopsticks for half an hour and then use them again.
Whether chopsticks can serve health or not, cleanliness is the most important. Newly bought chopsticks need to remove viruses, bacteria and certain chemicals accumulated during the production and transportation of chopsticks. The newly bought chopsticks can be washed with tap water, washed with detergent, boiled in boiling water for half an hour, and dried before use.
Always clean the dishes and chopsticks in time after dinner. The habit of randomly throwing chopsticks on the table will cause close contact between chopsticks and bacteria. The longer the time, the more bacteria or viruses will accumulate on chopsticks, and even penetrate into the inside of chopsticks.
To keep chopsticks clean, there should also be correct cleaning methods. Some people like to put the wet chopsticks that have just been washed directly into the chopstick box, or dry them with a dishcloth and put them into the chopstick box. In fact, the humid environment is the breeding ground for many bacteria, even a small amount of water stains. Chopsticks often “live” in a humid environment and will inevitably be polluted.
The correct cleaning method is to wash them slowly with flowing water, then dry them and put them into the chopstick box. The chopstick box should be cleaned once a week and disinfected frequently to ensure that its inner wall is dry and sanitary.
chopsticks are usually valid for half a year.
Some families may use a pair of chopsticks for several years. In fact, chopsticks also have a life span. Generally, after half a year, many bacteria and cleaning agents will remain in the small grooves on the chopsticks. In this case, the probability of disease will increase correspondingly. Therefore, it is recommended to boil chopsticks with boiling water for about 5 minutes every week to thoroughly disinfect them, or put chopsticks in a disinfection cabinet every day. Chopsticks that have been used for more than half a year should be updated in time.
it’s healthier to take chopsticks with you when you eat out
When eating out, many people choose disposable chopsticks, but they don’t realize that disposable chopsticks have many hidden dangers.
One of the hidden dangers is the shelf life. Few people pay attention to the fact that disposable chopsticks also have a shelf-life. Chopsticks beyond the shelf-life are prone to mildew. Mild cases may lead to infectious diarrhea, vomiting and other digestive system diseases, and serious cases may breed carcinogens such as aflatoxin. As early as 2005, the General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and Quarantine of the people’s Republic of China (AQSIQ) required that the outer packaging of disposable chopsticks should be marked with the manufacturer’s name, address, date of manufacture, date of guarantee and implementation standard. However, it is difficult to see such words on the packaging of disposable chopsticks in restaurants and supermarkets nowadays.
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