As a medicine, potato has the functions of invigorating qi, invigorating spleen, regulating stomach, diminishing inflammation and relieving pain, and can be used externally to treat eczema. Chinese medicine says: potatoes are sweet and flat, and have the effects of harmonizing stomach, invigorating spleen and qi, detoxifying and diminishing inflammation. Can be used for treating epigastric pain, fatigue and constipation. Compendium of Materia Medica is written like this; "Functional thin pox, children's cooked food, poxvirus solution".
Shanxi fellow villagers said: "the yam egg treasure is a treasure, and a meal can't be separated." People have many ways to eat potatoes. In potato-rich areas, it is usually eaten with oatmeal; Every region has its own emphasis on solo food. Machining and making rough surfaces. Making vermicelli and bean jelly is more common.
Potato meal not only helps you to be happy, but also can lose weight. According to nutritional medicine research, potatoes only contain 0. 1% fat, which is the least content in all foods. At the same time, potatoes also contain many nutrients that the human body needs, such as carbohydrates, vitamins, calcium, magnesium and potassium. It is more comprehensive than rice noodles, and even apples with high nutritional value are dwarfed.
From the point of view of nutrition, the nutritional value of 1 kg potato is about equivalent to 4 kg apple. Therefore, a German nutritionist asserted: "As long as you eat milk and potatoes at every meal, you can get all the nutrients you need."
American nutritionists advise dieters to eat more grains and potatoes. Both potatoes and sweet potatoes contain starch, but their water content is as high as 70% or more, and the real starch content is only 20%, which also contains "dietary fiber" that can produce "satiety", so using them instead of staple food can reduce weight.
Why are potatoes still regarded as fattening foods?
First, people make good potatoes into French fries and chips because of improper cooking.
Anyone who has done "roast meat with potatoes" knows that it has a strong oil absorption ability. According to the measurement, a medium-sized "French baked potato" without oil contains only a few thousand calories, while the heat energy contained in French fries is more than 200 kilocalories. What makes people fat is not the potato itself, but the oil it absorbs.
Second, people don't use potatoes instead of staple food, but treat them as vegetables. Potatoes contain less heat energy than staple food, but more than ordinary vegetables. Therefore, eating potato vegetables is easier to get fat than eating green vegetables.
According to China's traditional view, potato is just a kind of food with a lot of starch, but it is really nutritious. In addition to the common shredded potatoes, fried potato chips and potato beef, potatoes can also be made into cold or hot mashed potatoes and potato salad. Using your brains to make ordinary potatoes into different dishes will add a lot of color to your life.