1, weight loss principle of wax gourd
Winter melon tastes sweet and cold, and the vitamin B 1 contained in it can convert the starch and sugar ingested into heat energy without forming fat; Potassium in wax gourd has the function of detumescence and diuresis, and wax gourd also contains chemical components of fenugreek alkali and propanol diacid, which can help human metabolism, and propanol diacid can effectively prevent sugar from being converted into fat, and effectively consume excess fat in the body, thus having the benefits of detumescence and lowering blood pressure.
2, melon slimming recipes recommended
(1) winter melon and lotus leaf soup
Ingredients: a fresh lotus leaf, 500g fresh wax gourd, a little salt.
Practice: Wash the lotus leaf and tear it into pieces, wash the wax gourd, peel and slice it, put the lotus leaf and wax gourd into the pot to boil the soup, pick out the lotus leaf after the soup boils, and add salt to taste.
Efficacy: Lotus leaf has diuretic and laxative effects. Lotus leaf also contains a lot of nuciferine, which can reduce blood fat and lose weight. After eating white gourd lotus leaf soup for a period of time, it can change eating habits and reduce the desire to eat greasy food.
(2) Wax gourd and mung bean soup
Ingredients: 500g fresh wax gourd, 50g mung bean15g shallot15g, 5g ginger, a little salt and 50g broth.
Practice: Bring the broth to a boil, skim off the foam, put ginger and chopped green onion in the pot, add mung beans and wax gourd and cut into pieces. If it is cooked but not rotten, add a proper amount of salt and start the pot.
Efficacy: Mung bean is recognized as a food material for clearing away heat and toxic materials, and it contains a variety of nutrients. Besides clearing away heat and toxic materials, it can also strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, which is not good for urination. spleen edema has obvious therapeutic effect.
(3) Lotus leaf, winter melon and bean curd
Ingredients: 500g fresh wax gourd, 200g tofu, 50g water-soaked mushrooms, 50g peeled water chestnuts, 0/00g peanut oil/kloc-,salt, monosodium glutamate, flour and sesame oil.
Practice: Put tofu into bean curd paste with a knife, chop the water chestnut and mushrooms, add monosodium glutamate, salt, sesame oil and an egg, and stir all the materials evenly for later use. Peel the wax gourd, remove the pulp and wash it, cut it into lotus leaf-shaped slices, put a thick paste mixed with eggs and flour on the opening of the wax gourd slices, and add the bean curd paste into the wax gourd slices. When the peanut oil is burned to 60% heat, put the wax gourd.
Efficacy: wax gourd is rich in vitamin C. Adequate intake of vitamin C can not only moisturize skin, but also promote cholesterol metabolism and reduce fat accumulation. Tofu is a high plant protein food, rich in amino acids and calcium, easy to digest, and saponin and linseed oleic acid contained in tofu can reduce cholesterol content. Both of them have the functions of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, tonifying the middle energizer and benefiting qi.
3, eat melon to lose weight cautiously
Eating wax gourd can help water metabolism and lose weight, but it is cool and generally suitable for people with edema obesity or diabetes, high blood lipid and blood pressure, and yang-heat type. People with cold stomach, weak body and excessive fire due to yin deficiency should not eat more, especially those who are physically weak and thin should eat more carefully.
4, melon to lose weight to eat the right amount
Although wax gourd can lose weight, it should not be eaten excessively, so as not to damage the function of the spleen and stomach, and braised wax gourd or stewed seafood with wax gourd has no weight loss effect, because other ingredients and condiments will increase the calories in the body. Steamed melon or sliced soup can better play the role of losing weight. It is best not to eat melon more than three times a week, and it is best to keep it at about 200 grams each time.
5. Is wax gourd cool?
1, is wax gourd hot or cold?
Wax gourd is a cold food.
Wax gourd is sweet and cold. From the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, it belongs to cold food, which has the effects of eliminating heat, benefiting water and reducing swelling, and is more suitable for people with hot constitution.
2. Will eating melon get angry?
Eating wax gourd will not get angry.
Winter melon is a cold food, which will not get angry when eaten. On the contrary, it has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, nourishing the stomach, promoting fluid production, and clearing away heart fire and spleen fire. When getting angry, you can drink some winter melon soup in moderation to help reduce fire.
3. Is wax gourd acidic or alkaline?
Wax gourd is an alkaline food.
The judgment of the acidity and alkalinity of food is based on the final product after metabolism and absorption. Wax gourd is rich in mineral elements. After gastrointestinal digestion and metabolism in the body, the product is alkaline, so wax gourd belongs to alkaline food.
4. How much melon should I eat at a time?
Because winter melon is cold, you can't eat more. You should control the consumption. Generally, it is good to eat about 200 grams of winter melon at a time. You can also add some warm food when cooking soup, such as garlic, scallion, ginger and so on.