You may ask, can potatoes be used as staple food?
In fact, in difficult times, when rice and wheat stopped production, people relied on potatoes to fill their stomachs. Lotus leaf is healthy today, so let's talk to you.
Nutritional value of potatoes
Every100g of potato contains carbohydrate17.8g. Adults can eat 250 grams of fresh potatoes every day, which can generate 200 kilocalories. Because it is rich in dietary fiber, it can also increase people's satiety and resist hunger, so it can be eaten as a staple food.
In addition, because potatoes are rich in lysine, protein and vitamins that are lacking in cereals, they can also be used as vegetables.
The vitamin content of potato is the most comprehensive among food crops, which is twice that of carrot, three times that of Chinese cabbage and four times that of apple, so nutritionists call it "perfect food".
Medicinal value of potatoes
1. is good for losing weight.
Potatoes only contain 0. 1% fat, which is the lowest fat content in hungry food. Eating potatoes often helps to lose excess fat without dieting.
2. Conducive to anti-aging
Potatoes are rich in vitamins B 1, B2, B6 and pantothenic acid, as well as trace elements, amino acids, protein and fat, which can be used for skin care and beauty.
3. Conducive to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health
Potatoes contain as much as 300 mg of potassium per100g, which is beneficial to the prevention and treatment of hypertension and heart disease. Studies have found that eating an average of 5-6 potatoes a week reduces the risk of stroke by 40% without any side effects.
4. The efficacy of traditional medicine
Traditional medicine believes that potatoes have the functions of invigorating spleen and qi, harmonizing stomach and reducing weight and lipid. If you are a person with qi deficiency and gastrointestinal discomfort, eating potatoes often has a good conditioning effect.
How to eat is very important.
1. Reduce blood sugar and eat steamed potatoes.
Steamed potatoes can be eaten for 10 minutes, which can replace some staple foods, reduce the total calorie intake, and have a good improvement and relief effect on people with hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia.
2. Anti-constipation and honey
If it is difficult to defecate, peel the potatoes and juice them, put them in a pot and cook them with low fire until they are thick, add some honey and stir them evenly, and then eat them after refrigeration. Take it once a day, two spoonfuls each time, and it works well on an empty stomach.
Lowering blood pressure and drinking fruit juice
Wash, peel and juice potatoes. Yogurt, sugar and honey can be added. According to personal preference, stir well and serve. Potatoes contain a lot of minerals, B vitamins and potassium, which can control and lower blood pressure, maintain vascular elasticity and effectively prevent atherosclerosis.
4. Control three high mashed potatoes
The potatoes are steamed and pressed into mud. With yogurt, sugar and other ingredients, old people and children love to eat. A reasonable diet helps to control weight, blood sugar and blood pressure. This is a very good diet therapy.
Tips:
Remind everyone here that potatoes should not be eaten when they sprout. They contain highly toxic solanine. Eating 2-5 milligrams per kilogram of body weight can cause food poisoning, so be vigilant.
Although Solanum nigrum is mostly concentrated in the green part of bud eye and epidermis, it is also found in other parts of potato, and it is difficult to completely remove it by washing with water. So, it's not that the buds are dug out and peeled off, so there is no poison. For your health, you must pay attention to eating less sprouted potatoes.
Potatoes have the reputation of "underground apples". Eating some potatoes in moderation has a good protective effect on the condition of patients with "three highs". Eating potatoes in moderation for middle-aged and elderly people can prolong life and protect the heart and blood vessels. Give it a try!
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