Bitter gourd can't be eaten with anything.

Step 1 bitter gourd+pumpkin: pumpkin is warm, sweet, practical, medicinal, nutritious and easy to digest, but eating with bitter gourd will destroy vitamin C.

Step 2 Bitter gourd+tofu: Tofu has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting fluid production and moistening dryness, benefiting qi and strengthening the body. Eating with bitter gourd may cause symptoms such as stones, calcium deficiency and blood pressure imbalance.

Step 3 Bitter Melon+Shrimp: Shrimp is rich in protein and calcium. Bitter Melon is of great medicinal value, which is counterproductive and easy to be poisoned when combined with food.

Step 4 Bitter Melon+Mangosteen: Mangosteen is flat and sweet, while Bitter Melon is cold and bitter. Eating together will cause physical discomfort.

Bitter gourd+pork chop: pork chop contains high protein and rich nutrition. Eating alone has high nutritional value, but eating with bitter gourd will form calcium oxalate and hinder the absorption of calcium.

Bitter gourd+pepper: pepper is a spicy food, with pungent taste, which can dispel cold and dryness, and can be eaten raw or cooked. Eating more can promote gastrointestinal digestion and prevent colds. Bitter gourd can lower blood pressure and blood fat, clear lung and remove fire, but the combination of pepper and bitter gourd will reduce their respective efficacy.

What should bitter gourd eat with?

Bitter gourd should be eaten with millet, green pepper, eggplant, pork liver, asparagus, rabbit meat, tomato and onion.

Bitter gourd+millet: millet can nourish yin and promote fluid production, invigorate qi and nourish blood. Eating with bitter gourd can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, which is suitable for summer consumption.

Bitter gourd+green pepper: Green pepper has high water content, high calorie and rich vitamins, ranking first among vegetables. Eating with bitter gourd has anti-aging effect.

Bitter gourd+eggplant: eggplant is a benign vegetable with sweet taste, which has the effects of clearing away heat and cooling blood, removing blood stasis and reducing swelling. It is nutritious and easy to absorb and digest. Eating with bitter gourd can relieve cardiovascular diseases.

Bitter gourd+pig liver: pig liver is an important organ of pigs and an important part for storing nutrients and detoxifying. Rich in nutrition, can improve eyesight and nourish blood. Compatible with bitter gourd, it has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, improving eyesight and nourishing liver.

Bitter gourd+asparagus: asparagus contains a lot of trace elements such as vitamin B, vitamin A, folic acid, iron, manganese and zinc. Eating with bitter gourd can relieve fatigue.

Bitter gourd+rabbit meat: rabbit meat is rich in nutrition, high in protein, low in fat and cholesterol. Eating with bitter gourd can cool blood and detoxify.

Bitter gourd+tomato: tomato, also known as tomato, contains a lot of carotene and lycopene, which is nutritious and easy to absorb. Eating with bitter gourd has the effects of lowering blood sugar, whitening and caring skin.

Bitter gourd+onion: onion is one of the common home-cooked dishes, which is rich in nutrients such as potassium, vitamins, folic acid, zinc, selenium and fiber. Eating with the same nutritious bitter gourd can improve immunity.

Who is not suitable for eating bitter gourd?

1, calcium deficiency

Bitter gourd is rich in oxalic acid, which will hinder the absorption of calcium in food, so people who lack calcium should not eat bitter gourd.

2. People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold

Bitter gourd is a cold food. People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should not eat it, which will aggravate the cold in the body and is not conducive to treatment.

3. Children

The child is pure yang, with a big stomach and insufficient spleen. Besides, they have poor self-control, so they should eat less bitter gourd to avoid any discomfort.

4. Pregnant women

Pregnant women should be careful when eating. Bitter gourd contains quinine, which will stimulate the uterus and lead to abortion. Therefore, pregnant women should strictly eat bitter gourd in their daily consumption to prevent it from being harmful to their health.

5. People with hypoglycemia and hypotension

Bitter gourd has the effects of lowering blood sugar, clearing fire and benefiting qi. People with greasy diet and high blood sugar and blood lipid can eat it in moderation, but people with low blood sugar and blood lipid should eat it carefully to avoid discomfort.