Bitter gourd, also called cold melon, is a favorite vegetable. When mature, the color is red, the bitterness is reduced, the coldness is reduced, and the nourishing effect is obvious. Compared with late ripening, it is mainly based on clearing and replenishing. In fact, eating bitter gourd is delicious only when the color is blue and yellow, and it has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. In addition, bitter gourd has the effect of clearing intestines and detoxifying, so it also has the effect of losing weight.
Eat bitter gourd raw without losing weight
Bitter gourd is rich in nutrition, among which the content of vitamin C ranks first among melon vegetables, and the content of sugar and fat is very low, which is more suitable for obese people. However, eating a lot of raw bitter gourd to lose weight is not only unscientific, but also has certain health risks.
Although modern research shows that bitter gourd can reduce cholesterol and triglycerides and is suitable for patients with hyperlipidemia, it does not mean that bitter gourd has the effect of losing weight, because obesity and hyperlipidemia are not the same thing. On the contrary, the study also found that bitter gourd can hinder the decomposition of fat. It can be seen that eating 2-3 bitter melons raw every day can not remove excess fat.
Especially for pregnant women, you should not eat a lot of bitter gourd to lose weight, otherwise it will directly affect your reproductive health. Indonesian medical scientists have found that bitter gourd contains a contraceptive substance, which will lead to infertility or fetal malformation if eaten in large quantities. In addition, fresh bitter gourd juice also contains plant protein with strong antifertility activity. Animal experiments show that this protein can resist the normal development of sperm and reduce the pregnancy rate.
Bitter gourd tastes bitter and cold, and it is easy for spleen and stomach to fail. It is best not to eat it on an empty stomach. Patients with deficiency-cold of spleen and stomach and chronic gastroenteritis should eat less or not. In addition, during the menstrual period, you should also temporarily keep a distance from bitter gourd.
Bitter gourd diet recommended:
Stir-fried bitter gourd with shredded celery
Ingredients: bitter gourd 300g, celery100g, shredded pork 200g, soy sauce, chopped green onion, Jiang Mo, salt, chicken powder and water starch.
Exercise:
1, pedicled bitter gourd, cut in half, peeled and shredded, washed celery and shredded.
2, wok fire, put oil to 50% heat, add onion and ginger to stir-fry the fragrance, add shredded pork, stir-fry until the color is just ripe, and serve for later use.
3. Re-ignite the wok, heat the oil, add celery and bitter gourd and stir-fry until cooked, stir-fry the soy sauce and shredded pork evenly, and thicken the juice mixed with water starch and chicken powder.
Bitter gourd and chrysanthemum lean broth
Ingredients: bitter gourd 1, a little dried chrysanthemum, lean meat 1 kg, 2 slices of ginger, and appropriate amount of salt.
Exercise:
1. Remove seeds from bitter gourd, wash and cut into pieces.
2. Wash lean meat and cut into pieces.
3. Put ginger slices, bitter gourd and lean meat into an electric casserole, add 1 liter of clear water and cook for 1.5 hours.
4. Wash chrysanthemum with light salt water, and then soak it in clear water for 5 minutes.
5. Put the chrysanthemum into the pot and continue to simmer for half an hour.
6, add the right amount of salt to taste.
Preserved egg and bitter melon porridge
Ingredients: rice, preserved eggs, bitter gourd, medlar and rock sugar.
Exercise:
1. Wash the rice and soak it in water for half an hour.
2, preserved eggs are shelled and cut into pieces, bitter gourd is peeled and seeded, cut into pieces, and blanched for use.
Let the rice boil with water and fire, and then cook for 20 minutes with low fire.
4. Finally, add preserved egg diced, bitter gourd diced, crystal sugar and medlar, stir well and cook on low heat for 3 minutes.