4 kinds of pumpkin meals for weight loss How to eat pumpkin for weight loss

Pumpkin has so many benefits. It can not only beautify your skin but also help you lose weight. Here are four ways to lose weight with pumpkin:

Pumpkin, also known as pumpkin, is mainly composed of water and a small amount of starch. It is rich in vitamins A and B and has an antioxidant effect. There is a special substance in the pumpkin pulp that can promote insulin secretion, lower blood sugar levels, and is particularly effective in preventing and treating diabetes. The rich vitamins in the fruit have the function of protecting the mucous membrane, and have a certain effect on protecting eyesight, preventing eye diseases, and beautifying and losing weight. The reason why eating pumpkin regularly helps to lose weight is that pumpkin contains rich dietary fiber, which not only has a strong sense of fullness but also promotes digestion, and pumpkin has very low calories. Pumpkin rice and pumpkin porridge are both staple foods for weight loss.

Pumpkin Gnocchi

It can replace staple food or be used as a snack between meals. After eating, you will feel full, so pumpkin dumplings are a non-painful way to lose weight. It can help digestion and absorption, and the unsaturated fatty acids contained in pumpkin can promote bowel movements and urination, which is very helpful for weight loss. It can also replenish blood and beautify the skin.

practice:

1. Add appropriate amount of water to flour and knead into dough;

2. Peel the pumpkin and cut it into small pieces. Heat the oil in a pan, add the pumpkin pieces and stir-fry until each piece of pumpkin is covered with oil. Then add enough water to cover the pumpkin and cook until done. During this time, add a little more salt than usual;

3. When cooking, you can use a fork/spoon to flatten the pumpkin a little;

4. Use a spoon to scoop the dough into spoonfuls and put them into the boiling pumpkin soup. Cover the pot and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat when the dough is cooked.

Barley and Pumpkin Porridge

This is a very good staple food. This porridge is a good source of vitamin A, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin C. 90% of this staple food is carbohydrates, so it needs to be paired with meat and vegetables to balance the nutrition.

practice:

1. Peel the pumpkin, clean it, cut it into small cubes and set aside;

2. Soak the Tremella in cold water for 20 minutes until fully softened. Rinse the wolfberries with clean water and set aside.

3. Wash the rice and coix seeds, pour clean water into the pot, heat it over high heat, add the rice and coix seeds after the water boils, turn to low heat and cook for 30 minutes;

4. Add the diced pumpkin and shredded white fungus, continue to cook on low heat for 15 minutes, finally add the wolfberry and cook for another 5 minutes.

Pumpkin Rice

Pumpkin has a complete range of nutrients and high nutritional value. It can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, is beneficial for beauty and weight loss, and is also suitable for weak spleen and stomach, malnutrition, etc.

practice:

1. Peel and seed the pumpkin and cut it into small pieces; wash the rice and set aside;

2. Pour 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into the wok and heat it until it is 70% hot, then pour in the pumpkin cubes and stir-fry for 1 minute;

3. Pour in the washed rice and pumpkin and stir well. Then add about 500 ml of water to just cover the rice. Cover the pot and simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes. Then open the lid, add salt and stir evenly. Cover the pot again and simmer on lowest heat for 15-20 minutes until the water is dry.

Pumpkin and Vegetable Soup

Eating pumpkin soup regularly can make your bowel movements smooth and your skin plump and beautiful. It is especially good for women, as it can help with beauty and weight loss.

practice:

1. Peel and slice pumpkin, carrot and potato, dice cucumber and green beans, squeeze lemon juice, chop onion and coriander; 2. Heat oil in a hot pan, sauté onion, add pumpkin, carrot and potato, stir-fry evenly, add some lemon juice and appropriate amount of water, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes;

3. Add the chicken soup, stir well and bring to a boil, then put it into a blender and blend; return the soup puree to the pot, add cucumber and green beans and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, sprinkle with chopped coriander, and season with salt and pepper.