Although potato has a high starch content, it is similar to yam. You won't get fat even if you eat too much. The taste is crisp or powdery, suitable for frying, stewing, burning and frying, and easy to be digested and absorbed by human body. Therefore, it is considered as the "second bread" in Europe and America, and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization officially designated 2008 as the "Year of the Potato", also known as the "future food" of the earth.
2, lotus root, as the saying goes, "Lotus root is the treasure, autumn lotus root is the most tonic", autumn lotus root is not only a good dish, but also a good medicine, roots, leaves and flowers can be used as medicine. Eating lotus root often has the functions of ventilation and diuresis, nourishing stomach and promoting fluid production, and inducing resuscitation, which has a good effect on preventing and treating hypertension. Remember to remove the lotus root nodes when eating lotus root, because lotus root nodes pay more attention to hemostasis.
In addition, lotus root is rich in starch, protein, vitamin B, vitamin C, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals. Its meat is tender, white and round, and its taste is sweet and crisp. Eat raw pears, suitable for all ages.
3. Taro Taro is rich in nutrients such as protein, and its tuber contains 70% starch, which is particularly soft. The agricultural proverb says that "sweet potato and taro are half a year's grain", and taro is regarded as "the heaviest vegetable among farmers". It can be used as vegetables, grains and desserts. In recent years, the popular "taro balls" in Taiwan Province Province are also made of taro.
Eating taro has the effects of moistening the lungs, detoxifying and losing weight. The weather is getting drier and drier in autumn. As the weather gets colder, people's appetite is getting bigger and bigger. Usually obese people can eat more taro. Because the dietary fiber in taro can make people feel full, thus reducing food intake.
4. Yam, also known as Dioscorea opposita, is a common food with rich nutrition. It has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, treating fever and lowering blood sugar, and has the reputation of "God of Food". Yam contains amylase, polyphenol oxidase and other substances, which is beneficial to the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach. Blindly nourishing the spleen and stomach is a dual-purpose product of medicine and food. Both spleen yang deficiency and stomach yin deficiency can be eaten. Clinically, it is often used with Weichang Decoction to treat spleen and stomach weakness, anorexia, fatigue, diarrhea and other symptoms.
In traditional Chinese medicine, yam has the functions of "hearing and improving eyesight" and "not starving and prolonging life", which is very beneficial to human health. There is also a saying among the people that yam has a remarkable effect on conditioning physiological ability, physical weakness after illness and postpartum nursing of women and children, so it is called "taking medicine".
5, radish, radish is commonly known as "small ginseng", there is a saying that "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, without a doctor's prescription". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that white radish belongs to gold, corresponding to the lungs in the five internal organs. Sweet, flat and pungent, entering lung and spleen meridians. Has the effects of lowering qi, promoting digestion, eliminating diseases, moistening lung, removing toxic substances, promoting fluid production, and promoting diuresis to relieve constipation. It is mainly used for treating lung flaccidity, lung heat, constipation, hematemesis, flatulence, dyspepsia, indigestion, excessive phlegm and constipation.