Soy milk is also a type of beverage, but soy milk is a beverage that we often drink in our daily lives, and it is a healthy beverage. Drinking it is good for everyone, regardless of gender, age or child. Soy milk can supplement people with calcium and protein, so everyone likes to drink soy milk. So what are the effects and functions of drinking soy milk? What are some new ways to eat soy milk?

1. The efficacy and function of soy milk

1. Strengthening the body: every 100 grams of soy milk contains 4.5 grams of protein (protein food), 1.8 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of carbohydrates, and phosphorus 4.5 grams, 2.5 grams of iron (iron food), 2.5 grams of calcium (calcium food), vitamins (vitamin food), riboflavin, etc. are of great benefit to improving physical fitness.

2. Prevent and treat diabetes (diabetic food): Soy milk contains a large amount of cellulose (cellulose food), which can effectively prevent excessive absorption of sugar and reduce sugar content, thus preventing diabetes and is a daily must-have for diabetic patients. Less good food.

3. Prevent and treat high blood pressure (blood pressure food): Prevent and treat high blood pressure. The stigmasterol, potassium and magnesium contained in soy milk are powerful anti-salt and sodium substances. Sodium is one of the main causes of the occurrence and recurrence of hypertension. If the amount of sodium in the body can be properly controlled, it can both prevent and treat hypertension.

4. Prevent and treat coronary heart disease: The stigmasterol, potassium, magnesium, and calcium contained in soy milk can enhance the excitement of cardiovascular blood vessels, improve cardiac nutrition, lower cholesterol, promote blood flow and prevent vasospasm. If you can insist on drinking a bowl of soy milk every day, the recurrence rate of coronary heart disease can be reduced by 50%.

5. Prevent and treat cerebral stroke: The magnesium and calcium contained in soy milk can significantly reduce cerebral blood lipids and improve cerebral blood flow, thereby effectively preventing the occurrence of cerebral infarction and cerebral hemorrhage. The lecithin (lecithin food) contained in soy milk can also reduce brain cell death and improve brain function.

2. New ways to eat soy milk

1. Cook rice with soy milk

Cooking soy milk and polished rice together not only complements the nutrition, but also delays The rate at which blood sugar rises. It should be noted that when cooking rice, the amount of soy milk should be more than the amount of water used when cooking rice with water. For the same 200 grams of rice, if it is cooked with water, just add 260 ml. If it is cooked with soy milk, you have to use 300 ml. After pouring soy milk into the washed rice, stir it to prevent the rice from forming clumps. It should be noted that the soy milk used for cooking rice must be relatively thin. Usually, 20 times the weight of water is enough for 1 times the beans. If the concentration is too high, add water to dilute it. Soy milk that is too thick will easily harden the rice when cooked.

2. Use soy milk to make pasta

It will also be more delicious to add some soy milk when making steamed buns, dough cakes and steamed bread. Using soy milk and flour to make steamed buns, the amino acids, B vitamins and lecithin in them can make the steamed buns ferment better, taste softer, significantly increase the protein content, be richer in minerals, and have a richer aroma. Of course, in the same way, soy milk and dough can also be used to make steamed buns, bread, hanaki and other pasta.

3. Steam egg custard with soy milk

If you use soy milk instead of water to steam egg custard, be sure to filter the soy milk in advance. After adding soy milk, the protein content of the egg liquid increases, the resulting custard is tender and smooth, and the coagulation efficiency is higher. The ratio of eggs to soy milk is about 1:1.5. You can add other condiments according to your usual custom of steaming egg custard. You can also add shrimp, mushroom strips, chopped green onion, coriander and other ingredients to beautify the dish. It should be noted that the custard should be steamed slowly over low heat to slow down the solidification process so that the taste will be delicate and even.

4. Use soy milk to make soup

Soy milk is actually suitable for making many milky white soups. For example, soy milk can be added to fish soup, broth, hot pot soup, and noodle soup to make the soup more milky, more delicious, richer in texture, and refreshing and not greasy. Compared with adding artificially prepared emulsified condiments such as "white soup essence", adding soy milk has higher nutritional value and does not require any food additives. Adding soy milk to corn soup and glutinous rice soup also has a unique flavor. Soy milk porridge is also a delicacy. After the rice is cooked, add the cooked soy milk, stir well, and cook for another minute or two. The fragrance of rice and soy milk complement each other. Adding soy milk to various salty porridges such as lean meat porridge and fish fillet porridge is also very delicious.