Maodou is rich in nutrients, containing fat, protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, minerals and other nutrients. According to the motherland medicine, hairy beans have many effects such as strengthening the spleen and broadening the middle, moistening dryness and eliminating water, clearing heat and detoxification, and benefiting the qi. Modern research shows that the consumption of soybean has the following benefits:

(1) soybean contains essential linoleic acid and linolenic acid and other unsaturated fatty acids, can improve lipid metabolism, conducive to the blood triacylglycerol as well as cholesterol content reduction.

(2) The lecithin contained in the beans is good for brain health, enhance memory, and is one of the nutrients necessary for the development of the child's brain. Therefore, soybean is a very good puzzle food.

(3) The soybean is rich in dietary fiber, in addition to improving the symptoms of constipation, but also can improve blood pressure, blood fat and blood sugar.

(4) The soybean is rich in plant protein, and rich in calcium and magnesium, magnesium can maintain bone growth and neuromuscular excitability. The magnesium content in the soybean is 70 mg per 100 grams, also much higher than other fresh beans. The potassium content of beans is also very high, eaten in the summer to help improve the body's sodium-potassium balance, can be supplemented due to excessive sweating caused by the loss of potassium, thus relieving drowsiness, fatigue and loss of appetite.

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What are the best ways to eat soybeans in summer?

The beans can be eaten in a variety of ways, you can add salt and spices boiled in water to make five-spice beans, you can also use the beans as a side dish with meat or vegetables, such as cooking, but also the beans and round-grained rice together. Anyway, according to personal preference, you can choose different ways to eat.

The author here introduces a practice of soybean - salt water soybean: first of all, ready soybean, ginger, red pepper and salt. Then wash the beans. Then the cleaned beans with small scissors to cut off both sides. Then put a moderate amount of water in a pot and add the wool beans, shredded ginger and a moderate amount of salt. When the water boils, cook for about 5 minutes until the hairy beans are cooked through (make sure they are cooked through!) .

Finally, pour the cooked beans into cold water to cool, and then change a pot of cool water to add salt, ginger and a small amount of red pepper, soak for two hours on it.

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