1, wax gourd is a low-calorie food.
Wax gourd is a low-calorie food and contains no fat, which can avoid reducing the intake of calories and fat, thus achieving the effect of losing weight.
2, the sodium content in melon is low, diuresis and dampness.
The sodium content in wax gourd is low, which has the function of diuresis and dampness elimination. The potassium contained in wax gourd also has the function of drainage and swelling reduction, which is very effective in helping to lose weight.
3, melon contains trigonelline to help metabolism.
The chemical composition of Trigonella foenum-graecum contained in wax gourd can help promote human metabolism and consume excess fat in the body.
4. Wax gourd contains propanol diacid, which can inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat.
Propionic acid contained in wax gourd can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat, and also help to consume excess fat in the body.
5. Dietary fiber in wax gourd helps digestion.
The content of dietary fiber in wax gourd is very high, about 0.9g per 100g. Dietary fiber can stimulate intestinal peristalsis, help digestion, and excrete toxins and wastes accumulated in the intestine as soon as possible.
6. Tips
Winter melon diet should be carefully selected. Although wax gourd is helpful for metabolism and weight loss, it is generally only suitable for people with edema and obesity because of its cool nature, and people with hyperlipidemia, hypertension and yang fever can also eat it properly. However, people with vanity, long illness, chills, diarrhea and slow metabolism should not choose the melon diet to lose weight.
7, melon diet
Wax gourd and red bean soup: wax gourd 100g, red bean 30g. First, wash the adzuki beans, add water, cook until half cooked, add the wax gourd slices, and cook for about 1 hour. Drink 1 bowl of soup every night. It has the function of losing weight.
Winter melon seaweed soup: one catty of winter melon, four pieces of kelp, two pieces of dried tangerine peel and half a catty of lean meat. Peel wax gourd, wash it, soak kelp in water to remove mud, cut it into sections, then put it in a pot with dried tangerine peel and lean meat, add eight bowls of water, cook for about two hours, and add salt to taste. This soup combines whitening, freckle removal and weight loss, and is most suitable for people who are greedy for beauty.
Wax gourd and broad bean soup: 50 grams of wax gourd, 60 grams of broad bean, and appropriate seasoning. Wash wax gourd, cut into pieces, add 3 bowls of water with broad beans, cook together, stir-fry to 1 bowl, and add seasoning such as salt. 65438+ 0 bowls of soup every day. It has the function of losing weight.
Winter melon and shrimp soup: shell the shrimp, remove the shrimp line, wash it, drain the water and put it in a bowl; Wash the wax gourd, peel it and cut it into small domino pieces. Cook shrimps in cold water until crisp, then add wax gourd and cook until wax gourd is cooked. Season with a little salt and chicken essence and serve.