How to make and eat bitter melon tea and bitter melon juice

Here are two ways to eat bitter melon and their specific methods:

How to eat bitter melon - bitter melon tea

Bitter melon tea can be easily absorbed by the human body. In the hot summer, bitter melon is a good ingredient for cooling off. Bitter melon also has the effect of lowering blood sugar. The ingredients contained in the bitter melon flesh and seeds can effectively promote the decomposition of sugar and inhibit the body's absorption of sugar. Modern medical research has proved that bitter melon made into tea is a way of eating that is beneficial to the body's absorption. Bitter melon tea can bring out 80% of the nutrients in bitter melon and can be easily absorbed by the human body.

Preparation method of bitter melon tea:

1. Wash the bitter gourd, cut it into thin slices about 1 to 2 mm with a knife, then put the pan on the stove, turn on the fire and fry the bitter gourd until the water is dry.

2. When frying bitter melon, wait until it turns brown. After the fried bitter melon cools down, seal it in a jar and store it in the refrigerator.

3. When you want to drink bitter melon tea, take it out and soak it in hot water. You can drink 3 to 4 cups a day. The sealed bitter melon can be stored in the refrigerator for about 2 months.

How to eat bitter melon 2: bitter melon juice

Making bitter melon into juice can preserve the comprehensive nutrition in bitter melon. The rich vitamin C in bitter melon can help lower blood cholesterol and slow down skin aging. It is best to squeeze bitter melon juice fresh and drink it immediately. Do not heat it because vitamin C is not heat-resistant. After heating, the vitamin C in the bitter melon juice will be destroyed. After drinking, the effect of bitter melon is not as good as that of unheated bitter melon. Therefore, it is better to drink it freshly squeezed.

Bitter melon juice preparation method:

1. Bitter melon juice can be made with a juicer, or you can use a grater to grate the bitter melon into filaments, then wrap it with a tea strainer or gauze to squeeze out the juice.

2. Add half a cup of water to the squeezed bitter gourd juice. The amount of water added can be adjusted according to personal needs.

3. If you really can't stand the bitterness of bitter melon, you can add some lemon juice or apple juice to alleviate the bitterness. Drink 1 cup of bitter melon juice every day.