But when we eat tofu, we should also know some common sense about tofu. Some tofu looks nothing from the outside, but it is not nutritious and may even be harmful to our health.
What kind of tofu can't be eaten casually?
0 1 Taibai tofu
Tofu is made by pulping soybeans and then ordering salt water. Soybean is light yellow, and soybean milk is slightly yellow, so the tofu made must also have some beige color.
If you meet flawless tofu in the vegetable market, don't buy it for beauty. Because that's not the color that normal tofu should have, something must have been added to make tofu white.
Sour and spicy
Tofu itself should have a smell of fresh beans, which can be clearly smelled when you smell it a little closer, but the tofu in question is not like this, because after being soaked in formaldehyde or other chemicals, the bean smell of tofu itself will be covered up, not only the smell of beans can not be smelled, but also the pungent smell of sour fish can be faintly smelled. See such tofu, leave quickly!
03 sticky tofu
Fresh tofu feels slippery, and it will shake slightly when touched by hand.
If it is dry and sticky, it means that this piece of tofu has been cooked for a long time and has begun to rot. There are also many bacteria in it. If you buy this kind of tofu at home, it will have an impact on your health.
What kind of tofu should not be eaten more?
1. Fish tofu:
Many people will serve a plate of fish tofu when they rinse hot pot. Although its ingredients may contain a small amount of soybeans, the main raw material is fish sauce. Unfortunately, the source and quality of fish sauce are difficult to guarantee.
Fish tofu often contains a lot of sugar, oil and salt, and contains modified starch with thickening effect, which only increases calories but has no nutrition. In addition, modified starch also contains a certain amount of phosphoric acid, which will harm bones if eaten too much.
2. Egg tofu:
Although it tastes similar to tofu, it doesn't contain any soy ingredients. Egg tofu is mainly made of eggs as the main raw material and added with water and salt.
It may make people unconsciously ingest too much cholesterol and sodium. People with hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and hypertension should eat as little as possible.
3. Almond tofu:
It tastes sweet and smooth, and almond tofu is a favorite dessert for many people. Almond tofu is actually made of almonds, sugar, fresh milk or milk powder without soybeans.
Others will add refined coconut oil containing saturated fatty acids. Excessive intake will increase the risk of heart disease.
The protein content of almond tofu is only 1/4 of that of traditional tofu, and the sugar content is high, so it is recommended not to eat it often.
Proper collocation of tofu
First of all, tofu with meat:
If you want to better absorb protein, use tofu with meat. Soybean is called plant meat and is rich in protein. However, because the amino acid content in tofu is not particularly suitable for the body, it is not conducive to digestion and absorption. Therefore, when tofu is eaten with meat, the protein of tofu can be better absorbed and digested.
Second, kelp seaweed tofu:
When you want to supplement iodine and eat tofu, you can eat some iodine-rich products such as kelp or seaweed. Because saponins in tofu can prevent arteriosclerosis, but it is easy to cause iodine deficiency in the body, so eating it often can easily cause iodine deficiency in the body, but eating it with seafood can avoid this problem.
Third, tofu with vegetables:
Tofu with vegetables can supplement dietary fiber. Although tofu is rich in nutrition, it lacks dietary fiber, so if you only eat tofu, it will easily lead to constipation, while vegetables and fungus are rich in dietary fiber, and eating together can avoid constipation.
Matters needing attention in eating tofu
First, the tofu is slightly cold. Don't eat with food that is convenient for your stomach, such as honey. If you eat them all, it will easily lead to diarrhea.
Second, don't eat too much tofu on the same day. It can also cause diarrhea or abdominal pain.
Third, tofu is best not to be eaten with spinach. Eating with spinach is not conducive to the absorption of iron in spinach.
Fourth, don't eat tofu with fresh bamboo shoots and water bamboo shoots. If the ingredients of tofu are combined with these two ingredients, gallstones will easily form.
Fifth, people with stones should eat less tofu. Purine in tofu can cause stones to attack.
Sixth, gout patients eat less tofu. Recently, tofu was discovered by foreign researchers, and improper diet can cause arteriosclerosis and aggravate gout attacks.