Sweet potato is a common root vegetable, which is rich in carbohydrates and protein. However, in the past, most people thought that sweet potato contains a lot of energy, so eating more is easy to get fat and stay away from it. But in fact, sweet potato is flat, sweet, spleen and qi. "Outline" Note: "Toning the middle jiao, warming the stomach and fattening the five internal organs." When the weather is cold, it can nourish the stomach with healthy qi, promote digestion and eliminate accumulation, and also clear the intestines and lose weight.

Moreover, sweet potato also contains high-quality protein, which, when matched with rice, can well supplement the protein and nutrition needed by human body. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the dietary fiber contained in sweet potato can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, effectively prevent colorectal cancer, promote intestinal health and enhance immunity. Eating sweet potatoes can nourish the stomach, but these people should not eat them.

Fasting: Sweet potato has high sugar content. Eating on an empty stomach will produce a lot of stomach acid. When there is too much gastric acid, it will stimulate the gastric mucosa, cause gastric acid reflux and make people feel heartburn. Sweet potato also contains an oxidase, which will produce a large amount of carbon dioxide gas in the gastrointestinal tract, which is easy to cause symptoms such as bloating and burping.

People with stomach problems: people with stomach ulcers, bloating and other diseases should not eat sweet potatoes. Sweet potato sugar will produce a lot of gastric acid in the stomach, increasing the pressure in the stomach. For people with bad stomach, it will stimulate the ulcer surface or gastric mucosa, leading to stomach discomfort.

To sum up, not everyone is suitable for eating sweet potatoes to nourish the stomach. Whether it is a healthy population or a special population, don't eat too much sweet potatoes at a time.

Sweet potato recipe recommendation 1: microwave baked sweet potato.

Wash the sweet potato without water to keep the moisture in the skin; Wrap the sweet potato in paper; I tried baking without wrapping paper, but it gave off some moisture when baking. It will be cleaner if it is wrapped in a microwave oven. Try to use clean paper and kitchen towels. Put it on the tray of the microwave oven and heat it for 3 minutes; Turn over again and continue heating for 3 minutes (adjust the time according to the size of sweet potato).

Sweet potato recipe recommendation 2: baked sweet potato with cheese

Peel and wash the sweet potato, and cut it into two halves; Steam in a steamer, dig out the sweet potato pulp with a spoon, and leave some thickness next to the sweet potato skin; Backfill the mashed sweet potato into the sweet potato shell and sprinkle a layer of cheese on the surface; Preheat the oven to 180℃ and bake for 15 minutes or so until the cheese on the surface shows the favorite color.