Vegetables: contain a lot of vitamins and chlorophyll, mostly cold food, which can not only eliminate greasy food, supplement the deficiency of vitamins in winter, but also cool and detoxify and clear fire. However, vegetables should not be cooked for a long time, otherwise they will lose most of their nutritional value and fire-clearing effect.
Tofu: Some tofu contains gypsum. Putting tofu into hot pot properly can not only supplement the intake of various trace elements, but also play the role of gypsum in clearing away heat and purging fire, removing troubles and quenching thirst.
White lotus: White lotus is not only rich in various nutrients, but also a good medicine for human body. It is best not to discard lotus plumule when adding white lotus, because lotus plumule has the function of clearing heat and purging fire.
Ginger: Ginger can be seasoned and cold-resistant. Put some peeled ginger in the hot pot, because the ginger skin is cool and has the effect of dispersing fire and removing heat.
In addition, you can drink fermented yogurt after eating hot pot, which can not only protect the gastric mucosa, but also promote digestion. Lin Lin's four questions about honey
Q: The concentration of dark honey seems to be higher. Is the quality better than light honey?
Answer: The color difference of honey is related to the types of honey sources, such as Sophora japonica honey, Vitex negundo honey and apricot blossom honey, which are light in color and not greasy in fragrance; Buckwheat honey and jujube honey are both thick and sticky. The depth of color has nothing to do with quality.
Q: Honey that I haven't eaten for a long time suddenly has a solid layer. Can I still eat?
Answer: It is best not to store honey for more than 3 months. The solids that appear are probably crystals, especially rape nectar and Vitex negundo. This honey has a high glucose content and is easy to crystallize. This is a normal phenomenon.
Q: Does drinking honey often make you fat? In addition, honey is so sweet, can children hurt their teeth if they drink it?
A: The main components of honey are glucose and fructose, accounting for 65% ~ 80%, while the content of sucrose is less than 5%. The substance that causes obesity and dental caries is sucrose. Glucose and fructose in honey can be directly absorbed by the human body, and there will be no fat precipitation in the body, so as long as you consume too much honey, you will not get fat.
Q: The bulk honey sold by roadside beekeepers looks fresh. Is it more nutritious?
A: It depends on the quality of honey itself. Smell the honey before buying. Generally, good honey tastes sweet and has a faint floral fragrance. If the fragrance of honey is too strong, it may be inferior honey mixed with essence. You can also stir the honey. If the viscosity is good, it means that the honey contains less water and the quality should be good. (Family Health News)
■ Meat in hot pot
Animal raw materials are the eternal theme of hot pot. Fat beef slices and fat sheep slices are high-fat varieties, and the fat content can reach more than 30%. The marble-like white pattern on the meat slices warns this at any time. These fats are highly saturated and contain a lot of cholesterol, which is easier to raise blood lipids than lard chicken oil. People with elevated blood lipids, blood sugar and blood pressure should be very careful about the troubles in delicious meat slices. When cooking mutton, women can easily eat 300-400 grams of sliced meat, which contains more calories than 1000 kcal, equivalent to 3 bowls of rice! In contrast, the calorie of duck blood is much lower, only more than 50 kilocalories per100g, which is about one fifth of that of fat cattle.
■ Vegetables in hot pot
Almost all kinds of vegetables can live in harmony with hot pot, but green leafy vegetables are the most beneficial to the body. Green leafy vegetables can supplement vitamin C and carotene, and can also partially eliminate all kinds of adverse effects caused by eating a lot of meat. The cellulose in vegetables can help clean up the fat and protein waste attached to the intestine, and also reduce the absorption of fat and cholesterol. According to the principle of dietary balance, to eat 1 serving of meat, you need at least two servings of vegetables, and it is best to eat vegetables while eating meat. After tasting a few pieces of meat, people who need to control their weight may wish to actively start adding vegetables. Cabbage and lettuce are tender and delicious, and have the effect of clearing fire and relieving fatigue; Wax gourd, bamboo shoots and cucumber have the function of reducing weight and lipid; Rape, chicken feathers, oil wheat, chrysanthemum, bean sprouts and bean tips are all green leafy vegetables with high nutritional value. Eating meat can help the human body maintain the acid-base balance of body fluids and provide a lot of vitamin C and vitamin B2. Carotene in green leafy vegetables can be fully absorbed by human body under the action of fat in broth, which is very beneficial to anti-aging.
■ Hot pot seasoning inside and outside
Hot pot often contains some nourishing raw materials, such as jujube, medlar, ginseng, gastrodia elata, etc., and there may be a lot of ginger and pepper, which you can choose according to your own physique. People who are prone to get angry should pay attention to avoiding the "nourishing" hot pot bottom material, and don't choose a red pot with a layer of Chili oil floating in the mandarin duck pot. People who are weak and afraid of cold are more suitable for this pot bottom. Put more onions, ginger and peppers to warm themselves up. Dieters must control the amount of dipping, because whether it is sesame sauce leek or sesame oil garlic juice, the fat content is very considerable. If you choose to add less sesame oil and sesame paste and add umami soy sauce and vinegar, the heat of dipping can be greatly reduced. People who are worried about acne on the skin should also control the amount of chopped green onion, coriander and Chili oil in the dip. In addition, people with high blood pressure, blood lipid and blood sugar should also control the salty taste of dip, because too much salt is very harmful to the heart and kidneys.
■ Hot pot and staple food
When eating hot pot, we often forget the staple food, or order noodles, jiaozi or rice cake slices only when the meat soup is thick. The result of this practice is eating too much meat, seriously lacking starch and producing a lot of waste in the body. The correct way is to eat a small amount of starchy food when you start eating meat, which is helpful to control the food intake, protect the gastrointestinal health and benefit the nutritional balance. Almost all the staple foods at the banquet are characterized by high fat. Beijingers like to eat crispy sesame cakes and sesame paste, while southerners like exquisite snacks. However, after eating a lot of meat, these foods are very redundant. In contrast, fat-free steamed bread and miscellaneous noodles are healthier. If you have put potatoes, sweet potatoes, vermicelli and other ingredients when you rinse the meat and get enough starch, you don't have to eat the staple food.
■ Choice of fuel
There are several heating sources for hot pot, some use carbon blocks, some use solid alcohol, and some use electricity. Among them, alcohol is the most unhealthy and electric heating is the healthiest. Because the solid of waste alcohol contains a variety of organic solvents, it can produce carcinogenic formaldehyde and a large number of fusel volatiles and other toxic gases when heated. Carbon block heating will produce a small amount of carbon monoxide, while electric heating will not bring any harmful substances.
Pay attention to five misunderstandings of eating hot pot in winter. This popular winter food has recently borne more and more stigma. Cholesterol content is high, calories are easy to exceed the standard, and there is even a risk of cancer ... In fact, nutritionists often say that there is no bad food, only bad eating methods. For this reason, Jian Kang magazine in Taiwan Province Province has listed five misunderstandings for hot pot lovers, teaching you to stay healthy even when enjoying it. Misunderstanding 1. The fat content of mutton and beef is too high, and the fish balls and meatballs are not so oily. The choice of raw materials for hot pot directly affects the heat and fat content of hot pot. Fish dumplings, shrimp dumplings, various meatballs and other processed meat products all contain a lot of oil and salt. Some meatballs with poor quality even add a lot of starch, which is not only high in calories, but also lacking in meat nutrition. Therefore, it is suggested that when choosing hot pot dishes, lean meat and low-fat seafood should be the mainstay. You can choose low-fat foods such as chicken slices, tenderloin slices, seafood and blinds. And you can also add some tofu or bean skin instead of meat to supplement plant protein. Myth 2: The more green leafy vegetables, the better. Many people know the dietary principle of vegetarian dishes, but leafy vegetables are easy to absorb the oil in the soup base because of their large leaf area, and there are edible fungi, which leads to an increase in the overall fat content of vegetarian dishes and makes vegetarian dishes with low calories no longer "vegetarian". We might as well choose roots or seaweed foods, such as lotus root, potato, carrot and kelp. It is especially recommended to put some white radish, because the lump will not "entrain" too much oil in the pot, and the dietary fiber rich in it can also help drive away the oil in the stomach. Myth 3. The calories of all kinds of sauces are similar. While paying attention to the dishes, it is often easy to ignore that the heat of the sauce is actually very considerable. Whether it is sesame sauce, leek flower or sesame oil and garlic juice, the content of fat and salt is very high, and the calorie of a spoonful of sauce is above 100 calories. If soy sauce, onion, pepper and other condiments can be used for dipping, the heat will be 3/4 lower than that of sauce. In addition, adding vinegar to the seasoning can also remove oil and greasy. Myth 4. After eating hot pot, you should also eat biscuits, snacks and other staple foods. When eating hot pot, people often have a sesame seed cake after rinsing all the dishes, and the heat is greatly exceeded. The correct way is to eat a small amount of starchy food when you are six or seven minutes full, which can not only control calorie intake, but also promote digestion. If you have eaten a lot of starchy foods such as potatoes and vermicelli, you can reduce or not eat the staple food. Myth 5: Rinse a little, chew slowly. Although slow food is good for health, hot pot is an exception. After cooking for 90 minutes, the content of nitrite will increase obviously, so the time to eat hot pot should not be too long, and should be controlled within 1.5 hours.