The view of traditional Chinese medicine is that carrots are warm, sweet and flat. At the same time, carrots can improve the spleen and stomach and liver, and also clear away heat and toxic materials, reduce qi and relieve cough.
Carrots are good for the liver and eyesight.
Carrots contain a lot of carotene, which can nourish the liver and improve eyesight and treat night blindness.
Carrots are good for diaphragm and intestine.
Carrots contain a lot of plant fiber, which is highly absorbent and easy to swell in the intestine. It is a "filling substance" in the intestine, which can strengthen the peristalsis of the intestine, thus benefiting the diaphragm, widening the intestine, relaxing the bowels and preventing cancer.
Carrots can strengthen the spleen and eliminate malnutrition.
Vitamin A is an essential substance for the normal growth and development of bones, which contributes to cell proliferation and growth, is an essential factor for the growth of the body, and is of great significance for promoting the growth and development of infants.
Carrots can enhance immune function.
Carotene can be transformed into vitamin A through a series of changes, which can improve the immune function of human body and play an important role in preventing the canceration of epithelial cells. Lignin in carrots can also indirectly kill cancer cells by improving human immune system.
Carrots have hypoglycemic and lipid-lowering effects.
Carrots also contain hypoglycemic substances, which are good food for diabetics, and some of its ingredients; For example, dermatan and kaempferol can increase coronary blood flow, reduce blood lipid, promote the synthesis of adrenaline, lower blood pressure and strengthen the heart, which is a good diet for patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease.
Second, how to eat carrots is the most nutritious
Cooked food is better than raw food.
Generally speaking, in order to maximize the health care function of carrots and fully absorb the nutrition of carrots, it is necessary to increase the intake of β -carotene as much as possible. Only when carrots are cooked and exposed to oil during cooking can this effect be achieved. Eating raw will waste nutrition, not to mention juicing, which will waste healthy dietary fiber.
It's best to pack jiaozi and eat meat.
Among many ways to eat, the most recommended one is to use carrots to make stuffing for jiaozi and steamed stuffed buns. There are three main reasons: first, the beta-carotene rich in carrots can only be absorbed by the human body if it is dissolved in oil. When carrots are mixed with meat to make stuffing, animal fat will increase the absorption rate of β-carotene. To make vegetarian stuffing, it is best to stir-fry chopped carrots in an oil pan several times to dissolve β-carotene, and then make stuffing. Secondly, after the carrots are chopped, the nutrients are more easily absorbed. Finally, because carrots have a special taste, some people don't like them. Adding carrots to the stuffing, the taste of meat and eggs can effectively "mask" the taste of carrots, so that nutrition and taste can be combined.
Carotene is a fat-soluble substance, which can only be well absorbed in oil. Therefore, when eating carrots, it is best to cook with oil or simmer with meat to ensure that the effective ingredients are absorbed and utilized by the human body. Fried carrots can also promote the absorption of β -carotene by human body. The climate in autumn is dry. Carrots and potatoes are shredded, crisp and refreshing, and can nourish the skin.
Stewed food can fight cancer.
It is also a good choice to stew carrots with other ingredients, such as beef and mutton. But you might as well cook the whole carrot first, then slice it and stew it with the meat for a few minutes. According to the research of Newcastle University in England, this can increase the anticancer substances in carrots by 1/4 compared with shredding and cooking.
Third, the nutritional formula of healthy eating carrots
Carrots contain many nutrients, one of which is carotene. Although they are vegetables, they contain a lot of vitamin A. But in order to eat carrots healthily, we must master some methods. Let's talk about the nutritional formula of healthy eating carrots.
The first word of the four-word formula: mixed
Carrots are eaten with meat, eggs, pork liver, etc. , can cover up the taste of carrots.
The second word of the four-word formula: broken
The plant cell wall of carrot is very thick and difficult to digest. Chopping and chopping can destroy the cell wall and make the nutrients in the cells come out. In addition, if it is broken, children can't pick it out.
The third word of the four-word formula: oil
In vivo, the transformation of carotene into vitamin A requires fat as a carrier. Without brake oil, the proportion of the same amount of carotene converted into vitamin A will be greatly reduced.
The fourth word of the four-word formula: cooked
Carrots should not be eaten raw. Drinking fruit juice is too wasteful, 1 is less absorbed and utilized; 2, cellulose and pectin in the slag are wasted; 3, the juice is too strong, too much carotene intake will make the skin yellow, parents think it is hepatobiliary disease.