1. Dietary contraindications of eggplant
1. Eggplant+crab may harm the stomach
Eggplant+crab = diarrhea, crab meat is cold, eggplant is sweet and cold, and both of them are cold.
if you eat them together, your stomach will be uncomfortable, which may lead to diarrhea, especially for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.
2. Don't eat eggplant during menstruation and spleen and stomach deficiency and cold
Eggplant is cool and slippery, and it is not suitable to eat more because of spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. Women should also eat as little as possible before and after menstruation. Overripe eggplant will be poisoned after eating, so it is not allowed to eat. Eggplant contains ingredients that induce allergies. Eating more will make people nervous, and people with allergies should avoid eating.
2. Matching eating method of eggplant
1. Eggplant+bitter gourd = ideal dish for cardiovascular patients
Bitter gourd has the functions of relieving fatigue, clearing heart fire and improving eyesight, invigorating qi and strengthening yang, and delaying aging. Eggplant has the effects of relieving pain and promoting blood circulation, clearing away heat and swelling, relieving pain and diuresis, preventing blood vessel rupture, lowering blood pressure and relieving cough and blood. The combination of the two is an ideal dish for cardiovascular patients.
2. Eggplant+meat = stabilizing blood pressure and preventing purpura
Eating eggplant with meat can enrich blood and stabilize blood pressure. In addition, eggplant is rich in vitamin P, which has a good effect of preventing microvascular rupture, effectively preventing cardiovascular diseases, and is also helpful for the prevention and treatment of purpura. Adding vinegar and tomatoes is beneficial to maintain vitamin C and polyphenols.
3. Recommended recipes for eggplant
1. Sliced long eggplant
Put it in a bowl and steam it in a steamer for 1 minutes.
remove and control the water, and add salt, vinegar, mashed garlic, sesame paste, coriander leaves and other cold dishes.
be careful not to squeeze all the juice out of the eggplant, so as not to lose nutrients. Thicker sesame paste can make up for the excess water.
2. Stir-fried tomatoes with diced eggplant
Half diced eggplant and chopped garlic into rice. Put 2 tablespoons oil in the pot, garlic rice, stir-fry eggplant and 1 tablespoon vinegar.
reduce the heat, cover and stew for two minutes. When the eggplant is soft, add salt, add a little diced tomatoes, turn it over a few times, add a little monosodium glutamate or chicken essence, and serve. Pay attention to control the remaining oil when serving vegetables.
The temperature of these two cooking methods does not exceed 12℃, so they eat less oil and lose less vitamins and flavonoids.
4. Selection skills of eggplant
1. Maturity of eggplant.
May is the high-yield period of eggplant, and eggplant has been common in the market since May. Summer and autumn is a good time to eat eggplant, because eggplant itself has the effect of detumescence and detoxification, so eating eggplant often has a certain recovery effect on the body.
2. Look at the epidermis.
First of all, it is necessary to see that the skin of eggplant should be round and shiny, and its own purple luster means that it is a good fresh eggplant. Be careful not to have spots on the epidermis.
3. Look at the surface.
press the surface of eggplant, it should be elastic, and it is fresh eggplant that bounces back quickly when pressed in. On the contrary, it is not fresh to press into a pit, so don't choose.
4. take a look.
Eggplants are hollow, so be careful not to pick hollow eggplants. It is better to choose solid eggplants that are heavier, and hollow eggplants are lighter.
5. Look at the color.
Purple-black is the best, and purple vegetables contain vitamin anthocyanins, which are very beneficial to human body. So it's best to choose the dark color.
6. Look at the whole.
it's better to have straight eggplant, not crooked eggplant. In addition, pay attention to the position of no decay. Eggplant handles are intact, that is, fresh eggplant, you can choose.