Usually, many people will prepare some diet meals and replace the staple food with low-calorie food, hoping to lose weight without starving. Sweet potato is a kind that many people will choose. It belongs to whole grains, and the fat contained in it is not very high. However, many people will also eat purple potatoes, both of which are potatoes. However, it is recommended to choose purple potatoes in diet meals. Why not sweet potatoes?

First of all, let's briefly understand why we should use purple potato instead of sweet potato when losing weight.

In fact, although the two kinds of potatoes have different tastes, it also means that the ingredients in them are different. Sweet potato tastes more fragrant and sweeter, so the sugar content in it will be more than that of purple potato. After eating it, it will also be converted into starch, but it is less than that of rice, so if you eat more at ordinary times, it will still have no effect.

But purple potatoes are different. Purple potato itself has a light taste, because it contains less sugar, so it naturally contains less fat. In fact, if you want to lose weight effectively, it will be better to choose purple potato, and it also contains some other ingredients, which is also more effective for beauty. It can also make beauty while slimming, which is also popular among many people.

Now purple potatoes are also easy to buy, which is very common in supermarkets. Usually, you can buy a bag when you go to the supermarket to buy food. When you cook for your family, you can put one or two purple potatoes in it and cook them by the way. It is still more convenient.

Through calculation, purple sweet potato will be lower than sweet potato in calories and carbohydrates. The calories of sweet potato are about 102 kcal/100g, and the calories of purple sweet potato are about 70 kcal/100g. The carbohydrate of sweet potato is about 23. 1g/ 100g, and that of purple potato is about18.9g/100g. At the same time, purple potato has a higher content of minerals. What is the use of minerals to lose weight? For example, potassium can help to get rid of edema, and magnesium can make you exercise more easily and lower your blood pressure. Therefore, purple potato is more suitable for people who lose weight and have three highs.

Finally, share how to eat purple potatoes, which is also very important for losing weight.

How should purple potatoes be eaten?

1, purple potato yogurt ball

1. Steam the purple sweet potato until it is nearly cooked.

2. Use a spoon (the kind that helps) to crush purple potatoes into mud, almost all of which have been crushed.

Step 3 add milk

4. Knead the mashed potato into a small ball by hand and put it on a plate. Pour the yogurt on the purple potato ball with a spoon.

5. Finally, mix with other fruits.

2. Purple potato oatmeal?

1. 2 fresh purple potatoes, one or two oatmeal and one spoonful of honey. ?

2. Peel the purple potato, wash and cut into pieces. ?

3. Boil the drinking water, pour in the chopped purple potato, cover and cook the purple potato (about 6-7 minutes).

4. Add oatmeal. 5. Boil the oatmeal mixed with oats again and mix well. ?

6. Turn off the fire, let it cool slightly, and mix it with honey when eating.

Many people don't know whether to eat sweet potato or purple potato when they lose weight, and they don't know some contents in it, so they often eat wrong, so losing weight has no effect. If the food you usually choose to replace the staple food is also sweet potato, you can try to switch to purple potato, which contains more ingredients and less sugar, which will be better for weight loss.