what are the dangers of eating water chestnut raw?
1. Infected with parasites
Water chestnut is easily infected by parasites in the water during its growth. Therefore, there may be parasites or eggs of this parasite in the fruit of water chestnut, which is equivalent to eating parasites directly when eaten raw and may cause parasitic infection.
2. Indigested water chestnut contains a lot of starch and protein. Both plant starch and plant protein belong to large granular substances, and there is no related digestive enzyme in the gastrointestinal tract, so it is difficult to digest raw water, which may cause diarrhea.
3. Deficiency of cold in the spleen and stomach
Water chestnut is a cold food, and its pulp contains a lot of cold, which is even worse when eaten raw. Therefore, eating water chestnut directly raw will cause excessive cold in the spleen and stomach, which may cause deficiency of cold in the spleen and stomach, diarrhea and abdominal distension.
How to eat water chestnut is the best
1. Water chestnut with salt water
This is the simplest method of water chestnut. First, wash the water chestnut with clear water, then put the water chestnut into the clear water and cook it directly. Note that the amount of clear water has just covered the water chestnut, then add salt and ginger slices, and cook the water chestnut directly, then peel it and eat it.
2. Fried meat with water chestnut
Fried meat with water chestnut is a simple home-cooked dish. Water chestnut is often peeled off to leave the meat, and the water chestnut meat and meat slices are fried together for cooked food, and then seasoned with cooking wine, ginger, soy sauce and so on can be eaten.
3, water chestnut porridge
We know that water chestnut has the effect of strengthening the spleen. We wash and steam the water chestnut meat, then put the washed millet into the pot and cook it with the water chestnut. When the porridge is cooked, it is delicious water chestnut porridge. Add the right amount of salt and oil lamp, and you can add some brown sugar in the right amount and cook it on a small fire for a while.
4. Fried squid with water chestnut
Water chestnut is rich in protein and vitamins, while squid contains elements such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. Stir-frying the two kinds of ingredients together can have the effects of moistening the skin and benefiting the stomach, which is suitable for daily life.
Can you eat water chestnut to lose weight?
Water chestnut can lose weight. Water chestnut is rich in starch, protein, glucose, fat, carotene, vitamins B1, B2, vitamin C and other trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus and iron, and it does not contain fat that makes people fat, so it has the function of losing weight and keeping fit.
How to eat water chestnut to lose weight
1. Take about 2 raw water chestnut meat, put it in a pot and add an appropriate amount of water, slowly boil the water chestnut with medium fire, and then turn off the fire after the soup becomes dark brown. Take the boiled soup 2-3 times a day, and you can lose weight after a period of time.
2. Wash the water chestnut, take about 1g of its meat, prepare 3g of coix seed and appropriate amount of rice; After washing the rice, pour it into the pot, then add all the water chestnut meat and coix seed into the pot and slowly cook it into porridge. After the porridge is finished, let it cool slightly and eat it.