1. Tofu with kelp to supplement iodine.

Tofu is rich in nutrients and can supplement the body's need for protein, lecithin, linoleic acid, vitamin B1, vitamin E, calcium, iron and so on. Tofu also has a variety of saponin, can inhibit fat absorption, promote fat decomposition, but saponin can promote the excretion of iodine, easy to cause iodine deficiency. So often eat tofu, should be appropriate to increase the intake of iodine. Kelp is rich in iodine, so frequent eaters of tofu are best to eat kelp regularly.

2. Tofu with radish, the body is not clumsy.

Tofu is a vegetable protein, which can cause indigestion. Radish, especially the white radish digestive function is strong, if mixed with tofu, is conducive to tofu is absorbed by the body.

3. Tofu with meat and eggs, more than half of the nutrition.

Tofu is rich in protein, but lacks an essential amino acid methionine. If you cook alone, the utilization rate of protein is very low. If the tofu and other meat, eggs and food together, can improve the nutritional utilization of protein in tofu.

4. Fish and tofu eat together most calcium.

First of all, the protein in both fish and tofu is incomplete. Tofu protein lack of methionine and lysine, these two components in the fish but more abundant; fish protein phenylalanine content is less, but tofu in more. The two can complement each other.

Secondly, fish and tofu together, for the body to absorb the calcium in the tofu can play a greater role in promoting. Although the tofu contains calcium, but eat alone is not conducive to human absorption, fish rich in vitamin D has a certain biological activity, the human body can increase the absorption rate of calcium more than 20 times. Children prone to rickets and prone to osteoporosis of women and the elderly to eat more fish and tofu has benefits.

In addition, fish contains more unsaturated fatty acids, tofu protein contains a large number of soy isoflavones, both have the effect of lowering cholesterol, eaten together for the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease and cerebral infarction is very helpful.