Water chestnut porridge

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Water chestnut porridge

Ingredients: Water chestnut powder, red dates

How to make water chestnut porridge

1. Mix water with water and set aside.

2. In another pot, add a little water, cook the red dates until soft, then add the prepared water chestnut starch paste.

3. Bring the water to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes.

Efficacy: Water chestnuts can increase the feeling of fullness in the abdomen and are not easy to accumulate fat. They are suitable for people with simple obesity and can replace staple foods during weight loss. Do not eat too much, because the starch content of water chestnuts is very high, and eating too much will make you fatter.

Fruit Water Chestnut Sweet Soup

Ingredients: water chestnut meat, wolfberry, red dates, 1 small bowl of mixed diced fruits, 1 sliced ​​lemon, sugar, 1500cc water.

practice:

1. Put water into a pot and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and add the water chestnut meat and cook for 1 hour.

2. Cook the water chestnut meat, add sugar, turn off the heat and let it cool down, then add fruit before eating.

Efficacy: Nourishes the spleen and stomach, improves eyesight, replenishes vital energy, and has anti-cancer effects; the spleen is responsible for transportation and transformation, controls blood, and controls muscles and limbs, so nourishing the spleen can nourish the whole body.

Water chestnuts have a unique flavor and a full taste. In recent years, people have advocated nature and paid attention to eating healthy and delicious food, and water chestnuts can be said to be the best health food. In addition, water chestnuts are rich in starch, so diabetic patients should consume them in moderation to avoid eating too much, which will cause a sudden increase in blood sugar and create a dangerous situation.

Note: The principles for selecting water chestnuts for raw and cooked food are different. For raw food, young water chestnuts should be selected as they taste sweet and fragrant, while for cooked food, old water chestnuts are better as they become more fragrant the more they are chewed. However, eating too much water chestnuts or eating them raw can easily damage the spleen and stomach. Also, be careful of the "ginger worms" on the water chestnut shells when eating them raw. Be sure to soak, wash and "brush" them clean before eating them raw, otherwise it will be very troublesome to eat the ginger worms.

Another very good effect of water chestnut is that it can fight against Ehrlich ascites cancer. Because the pulp contains a small amount of anti-ascites liver cancer ingredient AH-13, water chestnut can fight cancer, including esophageal cancer, breast cancer, and uterine cancer. A study by Tokyo Medical University in Japan confirmed that the solution of water chestnuts (especially four-cornered water chestnuts) soaked in hot water can inhibit mouse sarcoma by up to 60%. Therefore, water chestnuts are the best choice for health preservation and anti-cancer in autumn!

Whether you are a cancer patient or an ordinary person, you may as well make more use of water chestnuts in the season when they are in season. You can enjoy the freshness and also get auxiliary therapeutic effects. The simplest way to eat it is to wash it, steam it, peel it and eat it as a snack. You can also peel it first and then cook soup, braise it, etc. It is also suitable to be eaten with other raw materials.