Winter melon is a very common vegetable food in autumn and winter. It can not only be made into a variety of delicious foods, but also has extremely high nutritional value. Eating winter melon appropriately has many health benefits, but there are also many precautions when eating winter melon. Note, can eating winter melon help you lose weight? How should you eat winter melon to lose weight? You can lose weight by eating winter melon, but you need to master the method, and there are many things to pay attention to. Let’s learn how to lose weight by eating winter melon.

1. Nutritional benefits of eating winter melon

Winter melon is cold in nature and has the effects of clearing heat, quenching thirst, diuresis, and resolving phlegm. It has certain therapeutic effects on edema, summer heat, hemorrhoids, etc. In addition to its high therapeutic effect, winter melon has always been considered a wonderful way to lose weight. The winter melon diet is also considered a good way to lose weight. Unlike other fruits, it contains no fat, has very low sodium content, and has a diuretic and dehumidifying effect.

Winter melon has high nutritional value. Every 100 grams of winter melon meat contains 0.4 grams of protein, 2.4 grams of carbohydrates, 20 mg of calcium, 12 mg of phosphorus, 0.3 mg of iron, and a variety of vitamins, especially vitamin C, which contains 16 mg per 100 grams. In addition, because it contains propanoic acid, it plays an important role in preventing the body from gaining weight and promoting bodybuilding.

Winter melon is cold in nature, and its flesh and pulp have diuretic, heat-clearing, phlegm-resolving, and thirst-quenching effects. It can also treat edema, phlegm, asthma, summer heat, and hemorrhoids. If you boil winter melon with the skin on and drink it in soup, it can reduce swelling, diuresis, clear away heat and relieve summer heat.

2. Recipe for eating winter melon to lose weight

(1) Cellulite-reducing winter melon soup

Ingredients: One pound of winter melon, four ounces of kelp, two pieces of tangerine peel, papaya Half a catty, a little salt

Method: Peel and wash the winter melon, soak the kelp in water, cut off and set aside. Put the tangerine peel and papaya into the pot, add eight bowls of water, simmer for about two hours, add salt to taste and serve.

Efficacy: It can relieve summer heat, eliminate fat and cholesterol in the body, and has obvious weight loss effect.

(2) Sea rice and winter melon soup

Ingredients: winter melon, sea rice, vermicelli, seaweed, salt, pepper.

Method: Peel and remove the flesh of the winter melon, soak the dried shrimps, add water to the dried shrimps and seaweed along with the winter melon, add the vermicelli, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. Ripe. Add salt, a little vinegar, chicken essence, and sesame oil.

Efficacy: This soup can clear away heat and reduce internal heat, remove fat in the body, regulate the intestines and stomach, detoxify and nourish the skin.

(3) Aloe Vera, Red Dates and Winter Melon Soup

Ingredients: 3 pieces of aloe vera, half a catty of winter melon, several red dates, one snow pear, and appropriate amount of honey.

Method: Wash and cut the aloe vera and winter melon into sections, wash and cut the red dates and snow pears into pieces. Put the winter melon into the pot, add 5 cups of water and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until cooked, then add the red dates, snow pear, aloe vera and salt and cook briefly.

Efficacy: This soup can best prevent obesity and eliminate body dampness and edema caused by liver fire and dryness.

3. Precautions for losing weight with winter melon

During the process of losing weight, you must strictly control the diet. Eat smaller meals more frequently every day, and eat more fruits to supplement the vitamins you need every day. To control the amount of water you drink every day, the most important thing is to exercise moderately to consolidate your weight loss results.

1. Remember to drink a large glass of warm water when you wake up in the morning to help detoxify.

2. Don’t eat too much at each meal every day, and eat in multiple portions.

3. I will definitely eat some fruit before meals to make my stomach feel full.

4. Refuse to eat anything after six o'clock in the evening.

5. In addition to winter melon, you can also eat more foods that are good for losing weight, such as fungus, kelp, bamboo shoots, and pumpkin.

6. Exercise more, like sit-ups. If you have the conditions, you can practice yoga.

4. Storage methods of winter melon

1. Suitable storage conditions. Winter melon likes temperature and is heat-resistant. It is a cold-sensitive vegetable. Suitable storage conditions: temperature is 10-15°C, relative humidity is 70-75%, and it is well ventilated. It can be stored at about 10-15°C and can be stored for several months. Winter melon is not intolerant to low-temperature storage and will suffer chilling damage below 10°C. However, if the storage excess is too high, the respiration rate will be accelerated, the tissue will become loose quickly, pathogenic bacteria will multiply rapidly, and the storage period will not be long.

2. Preparation for storing melons. Winter melon has a high water content, and tender melons and over-ripe melons are not suitable for storage. Therefore, winter melons for storage must be mature, with thick skin, thick flesh, dense texture, good quality, shiny green skin on the surface, and waxy varieties. Stored melons should not be exposed to frost. During the growth period, the melons should be placed under bricks or hoisted, and should be protected from sunlight. No irrigation is allowed one week before harvesting. Winter melons should be protected from rain before storage. When harvesting, leave 3-5 cm of melon vines. Cut with scissors in the morning when the weather is cool. In order to prevent mechanical damage caused by collision between melons and microbial infection, wrap winter melons in newspapers. During transportation, you should handle it with care to prevent scratches and bumps. Pay special attention to prevent dropping and rolling, so as to avoid internal damage to the winter melon and causing greater hidden dangers to storage.