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How to eat sweet potato is good for health.
You can eat it boiled or roasted directly, and the effect will be better. First, sweet potato is called sweet potato, which is a lot of snacks when I was a child after 90. When I was a child, I basically grew up eating sweet potatoes. At that time, people didn't know that sweet potatoes had anti-cancer effects, but it was good to be full. Sweet potato has high nutritional value, good taste and contains a lot of anthocyanins. Anthocyanin has antioxidant and antitumor effects, is very helpful for chronic diseases, and is rich in dietary fiber, which is a good food for people to nourish their stomachs every day. Cooking is usually done by steaming. However, people generally like to eat baked sweet potatoes. Chemical reactions will occur during baking, which is more attractive in sense of smell. Sweet potato has more sugar and less starch, so it won't feel very dry when eaten.

Second, many people eat sweet potatoes with skin, because they think the skin is clean and can be eaten after high temperature treatment. In fact, this practice is wrong. Sweet potato skin contains a variety of alkaloids, which can easily lead to dehydration, diarrhea, abdominal distension, dizziness and other adverse reactions after eating. In addition, don't eat sprouted sweet potatoes, which will be harmful to your health. If you find black spots on sweet potatoes, try not to eat them. There may be toxic substances in the remaining sweet potatoes, which will affect your health.

Third, sweet potatoes are usually cooked before eating. They can be cooked for a long time. High temperature heating will make the fiber easy to digest, enhance the sweetness of sweet potato, and be more conducive to destroying the gasification enzyme contained in sweet potato. Eating sweet potatoes can be eaten with other cereals. It is recommended to cook porridge with rice. If eaten alone, the content of protein is relatively low, which will lead to unbalanced nutrient intake. Eating sweet potatoes for a long time is good for your health. It can not only lose weight but also increase satiety. Eat with other fruits and vegetables, and there will be no nutritional imbalance. The most important thing is to eat sweet potatoes in the morning, preferably during the prime time of lunch.