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Is sweet potato high in calories? What are the precautions for eating?
Sweet potato is low in calories and high in nutritional value.

1, do not eat raw sweet potatoes.

The starch in raw sweet potatoes is difficult to digest and must be steamed or roasted. Advocate cooking methods and use less frying.

2, but eat sweet potatoes.

Although sweet potato can be used as a staple food, if it is used as a staple food for a long time, it may cause malnutrition, especially for special people who have recovered from a serious illness and are pregnant. Those diagnosed by TCM as dampness blocking the spleen and stomach, qi stagnation and food stagnation should also eat carefully. Diabetic patients should follow the doctor's advice.

3. Don't eat sweet potatoes on an empty stomach.

Eating sweet potatoes on an empty stomach is prone to pantothenic acid and heartburn. In addition, sweet potatoes should be eaten hot, and the stomach will be comfortable.

4, can not eat sweet potatoes with skin.

Nowadays, hot baked sweet potatoes are sweet and delicious, and some are baked with "sugar oil". Sweet potato skin is burnt and more popular. Many people eat the skin together.

Experts say that it is best not to eat baked sweet potatoes even if they are skinned, because sweet potato skins contain more alkaloids, and eating too much will lead to gastrointestinal discomfort. Especially the sweet potato skin with black spots is inedible and can cause poisoning.

5. Avoid eating sweet potatoes alone.

Eat sweet potatoes with other grains: if you eat them alone, because of the low content of protein, it will lead to unbalanced nutrient intake. Therefore, it is actually more scientific to cut sweet potatoes into pieces and cook them with rice. Therefore, it is precisely because sweet potatoes contain low calories and are quite full. Whether it is a staple food or a non-staple food, it is a good diet food.

6. Don't eat anything too sweet.

Sweet potato itself is sweet. If you eat sweets together at this time, the possibility of reflux will double, so don't eat sweet potatoes with things that are too sweet.