Lotus in summer and lotus root in autumn. Autumn is coming, and the vegetable market is lotus root's home. Lotus root is as rich in carbohydrates as potatoes, but does it really help to lose weight?
Can lotus root lose weight?
Lotus root has high nutritional value. Eating lotus root in autumn can clear away heat and cool blood, relieve constipation and diarrhea, strengthen spleen and stimulate appetite, benefit blood and promote granulation. Lotus root contains mucin and dietary fiber, which can be combined with cholate in human body, cholesterol and triglyceride in food, so that it can be excreted from feces, thus reducing the absorption of lipids. In addition, the lotus root is made into lotus root powder to eat, and the weight loss effect is better. The glycemic index of lotus root starch is only 32.6, which belongs to low glycemic index food. After eating, it slowly turns into glucose, staying in the abdomen for a long time and feeling full. Therefore, lotus root starch is an excellent choice to lose weight and reduce blood fat, which is suitable for people with diabetes and hypertension.
Dietary recommendation of lotus root
Lotus root millet porridge
Ingredients: lotus root 150g, millet 80g, a little medlar.
Practice: wash the lotus root with water, peel it and cut it into thin slices; Wash the millet with clear water; Add water to the pot, put lotus root and millet together in the pot and start cooking porridge; Stir with a spoon in the middle to avoid sticking to the pot; After the lotus root millet porridge is cooked, it can be eaten in a bowl.
Fried lotus root with celery
Ingredients: celery, lotus root, red pepper and garlic.
Practice: wash celery and cut it into sections, dice lotus root, wash red pepper and slice it, peel garlic and cut it into powder; Pour oil into the pan, saute minced garlic, stir-fry diced lotus root, and stew in water for 15 minutes. Drain water, pour celery and stir fry, add diced red pepper and stir fry, add salt to taste, and finally pour sesame oil to enhance fragrance.
Jujube lotus root slimming soup
Ingredients: red dates, lotus roots, ribs, cooking wine, salt and sesame oil.
Practice: Wash the red dates, break them in half, and wash the lotus roots and slice them; Wash the ribs, put them in a pot, add water, cook wine, take them out after boiling, and then rinse them with clear water; Pour clear water into the soup pot, add red dates, lotus roots and ribs, add salt to taste after boiling, simmer for 40 minutes, and then pour sesame oil to serve.