Potassium is the third most abundant mineral in human body and plays an important role in the body. Participate in the metabolism of sugar, protein and energy in the body, maintain cell osmotic pressure, acid-base balance, maintain muscle excitability and myocardial function. If you lack potassium, you will feel tired and listless, and it will also cause heatstroke.
Therefore, it is necessary to supplement potassium in time in dog days, and you can eat more vegetables containing potassium. It is suggested that middle-aged and elderly people eat the following five kinds of "high-potassium vegetables" in summer to make their legs and feet strong and comfortable.
1, cowpea
Cowpea is a summer vegetable. Now is the season, fresh and cheap, 2 yuan a catty, delicious and nutritious. The protein of cowpea is as high as 19.3g, which is comparable to beef. It is rich in vitamin C and B vitamins, carotene and so on. Potassium is as high as 737mg/ 100mg, which is an excellent ingredient for potassium supplementation. Cowpea is delicious and suitable for cold salad, stir-frying, sun drying and pickling.
Recommended recipe-cold cowpea
Prepare cowpea, garlic, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, salt, sesame oil, chicken essence, dried pepper and pepper.
Step 1: remove the head and tail of cowpea, wash it, cut it into long sections, boil a pot of boiling water, add a spoonful of salt and half a spoonful of oil, pour cowpea and cook for 3 minutes.
Step 2: Cook cowpea, take it out, cool it with cold water, take it out, drain it and put it in a bowl. Cut some minced garlic and dried Chili rings and put them on the cowpea.
Step 3: Heat hot oil from the pot, add pepper to stir fry, pour pepper oil on minced garlic and pepper rings to stimulate fragrance, then add appropriate amount of salt, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, sugar, chicken essence and sesame oil, and mix well with chopsticks.
2, edamame
Soybean is an immature soybean, which is rich in protein, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and other nutrients, including 567 mg of potassium, which is twice as high as that of cowpea in protein, and has high nutritional value.
Recommended recipe-fried edamame with eggs
Prepare edamame, eggs, salt, chives and cooking oil.
Step 1: Beat the eggs into a bowl, add appropriate amount of salt, add appropriate amount of chopped green onion, and stir into egg liquid. Peel the edamame rice, boil a pot of boiling water, add a spoonful of salt, add edamame rice and cook for 3 minutes, then take it out and drain.
Step 2: Take out the pan, pour in a proper amount of oil, heat it, pour in the egg liquid, fry it over high fire until it is solidified, fry it into large pieces, and take it out.
Step 3: Leave the bottom oil in the pot, pour in the edamame rice, add a little salt, stir-fry for 1 min, then pour in the egg pieces, and pour in the right amount of water to stir-fry evenly.
3. Agaricus bisporus
Agaricus bisporus is the scientific name, also known as Tricholoma, Mushroom and White Mushroom. It is rich in crude protein, amino acids, vitamins and minerals, among which the content of potassium is very high, about 0.45g/100g/kloc-0. Normal people need 2 grams of potassium a day, as long as they eat 3 or 2 pairs of Agaricus bisporus.
Recommended recipe-sliced mushrooms in oyster sauce
Prepare mushrooms, pork belly, salt, soy sauce, cooking wine, oyster sauce, starch, onion, ginger, garlic, red pepper and carrot.
Step 1: Wash and slice Tricholoma, slice pork belly, add soy sauce and soy sauce, mix well, marinate for 10 minute, and color to remove fishy smell. Slice carrots, shred onions, and wash with water.
Step 2: Pour clean water into the pot to boil, add appropriate amount of salt and oil, pour dried mushroom slices 1 min, then take them out and drain. Add carrot slices, cook for 1 min, take out and drain.
Step 3: Heat hot oil from the pan, add onion, ginger and garlic, stir-fry until fragrant, pour in marinated pork belly slices, stir-fry until fragrant, pour in red pepper and onion, and stir-fry until broken.
Step 4: Add Tricholoma and carrot slices, add appropriate amount of salt, oyster sauce, soy sauce and sugar, pour appropriate amount of water, stir-fry evenly and then take out the pan.