The weight loss advantages of tomatoes:
1, tomatoes are rich in dietary fiber such as pectin, which not only makes people feel full easily, but also absorbs excess fat in the body and excretes it.
2. Lycopene in tomatoes can reduce calorie intake, reduce fat accumulation, supplement nutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin B 1, malic acid and citric acid, and maintain nutritional balance.
3. The unique sour taste of tomatoes and the secretion of gastric juice promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and help fat burning.
Eating tomatoes for dinner is more effective for losing weight;
There is less activity in the evening, and carbohydrates such as rice and pasta are converted into sugar in the body for consumption, and the unused part is converted into fat. Eating tomatoes at night can accelerate the body's basic metabolism, promote the body's active consumption of energy intake, improve physical fitness, and make the body less likely to gain weight. In addition, melatonin contained in tomatoes can help sleep and promote the secretion of growth hormone in the body. Growth hormone can accelerate metabolism and promote the decomposition and burning of fat.
Here are five simple tomato diet recipes, so that everyone can successfully implement the "night tomato diet", which can not only enjoy the food, but also repel the pressure. It is absolutely easy to stick to it!
First, tomato spaghetti
Tomato-flavored pasta is sweet and sour, appetizing, low in calories and not easy to gain weight. The taste of garlic and black pepper is the key, which balances the sour taste and neutralizes the coolness of tomatoes.
Materials (4 persons)
3-4 tomatoes with high lycopene content, garlic 1 slice, olive oil 50-60ml, salt 1 teaspoon, a little black pepper, celery dry powder, and pasta 300g.
working methods
1. Blanch tomatoes with hot water, peel them, cut them into pieces of moderate size and put them in a bowl for later use.
2. Add salt, black pepper and chopped garlic to the tomatoes and stir well.
3. Add a proper amount of olive oil into the bowl and put it in the refrigerator to cool.
4. Put the spaghetti in plenty of hot water to keep it boiling. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking together. Then take out the spaghetti with a colander and put it away in cold water.
5. Mix the completely dehydrated spaghetti with the sauce made in 3 and put it in a plate. Finally sprinkle with coriander powder and you're done.
In addition to pasta, POINT can also add meat and fish, or it can be a very delicious sauce.
Second, tomato soup.
Hard dishes are also cooked soft and glutinous and easy to eat, and delicious is mixed with thick soup. This soup is rich in lycopene, beta carotene, various minerals and dietary fiber.
Materials (2 persons)
2 tomatoes, 280ml tomato juice, onion 1/4, appropriate amount of minced beef, dried bamboo shoots 1, potatoes 1, olive oil for 2 hours, garlic 1 petal, and a little salt.
working methods
1. Peel the onion and cut into pieces with the size of 1cm. Cut garlic into minced garlic.
2. Stir-fry tomatoes in oil, then juice them, pour in tomato juice, and roll the soup thick.
3. Cut dried bamboo shoots and potatoes into pieces with the size of 1cm.
4. Pour olive oil and garlic into the pot and light it. When garlic is fragrant, add minced beef and stir fry.
5. Then add the onion, diced bamboo shoots and potato pieces and stir fry. After the whole body is covered with oil, add the soup base, cover the pot and cook for 20 minutes.
6. Finally, pour in tomato juice, add salt to taste, cook for 15 minutes, and put in a container.
Third, the tomato "cup"
Tomato with protein and calcium cheese becomes a balanced food, which combines the characteristics that tomatoes need oil and heating to eat, and fully improves the absorption rate of lycopene. Tomato "cup" of tomato sauce and soft cheese are perfectly matched, and the whole cup is full of nutrition!
Materials (1 person)
1 tomato, 1-2 slices of bacon, a tablespoon of tomato sauce, and some cheese pieces.
working methods
1. Cut the tomatoes from the top and take out the spoon with a spoon.
2. Mash the tomato ladle in a wok and fry it with chopped bacon.
3. Add tomato sauce, mix and stir, and evaporate water.
4. Pour the stuffing made in step 3 into the tomato cup made in step 1.
5. Put the cheese in a cup and steam it in the oven or microwave oven.
6, according to personal preferences, add some decoration and you're done.
Fourth, tomato and potato soup.
Ingredients (2 persons): 400 ml of tomato soup, 200 ml of water, tomato 1 piece, 2 potatoes, onion 1 piece, a little salt and pepper, and a little chicken soup.
1. Dice tomatoes, potatoes and onions at will.
2. Pour water, tomato soup, chicken soup, tomatoes, potatoes and onions into the pot and cook over medium heat.
3. After the potatoes soften and absorb the tomato essence, add some salt and pepper to taste.
Five, home-cooked tomatoes scrambled eggs
material
Tomato 500g, egg 150g, vegetable oil 25g, sugar 10g, salt 3g and starch 5g (pea).
working methods
1. tomatoes are washed, pedicled and cut into elephant eyes;
2. Beat the eggs into a bowl, add a little salt and mix well;
3. Put the vegetable oil in the wok, first pour in the eggs, fry them into pieces and take them out;
4. Put less vegetable oil in the wok. When the oil is hot, add tomatoes and stir fry a few times, then add eggs, stir fry evenly, add sugar and salt, stir fry a few times and thicken with starch.