As a nutrient-rich vegetable, okra is particularly popular with people in the season when it is on the market, because it not only has edible value, but also has high health care value. Especially, many people who pay attention to health care prefer okra. So what should we pay attention to when eating okra?

1. Okra is a cold food. If you are a friend whose gastrointestinal tract itself is deficient in cold or whose gastrointestinal tract function is not good, you must eat Okra carefully to avoid gastrointestinal discomfort, such as abdominal pain and diarrhea.

2. Avoid eating okra with cold vegetables or meat, which will aggravate the deficiency of the spleen and stomach, cause abnormal function of the spleen and stomach, affect our digestion and absorption, and cause discomfort symptoms such as abdominal distension and diarrhea; Don't eat okra too much, which will also increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.

3. Okra can't be eaten after spoilage. When we buy okra, we should choose fresh and intact fruit pods, because minor scratches and injuries will make protein in okra deteriorate, turn black due to oxidation reaction, and be polluted by bacterial reproduction. After eating, symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea will appear in light cases, and in severe cases, poisoning will occur, and toxins will damage the liver and central nervous system.

4. Some people are allergic to the fluff on the surface of okra. Before cooking okra, we can blanch it in boiling water for 3 ~ 5 minutes, add a proper amount of salt in the water, then take it out and wash it with clear water several times, so as to remove the fine fluff on the fruit pods and reduce the chance of allergies.

Don't remove its mucus when cooking okra, which is a very nutritious substance and has a high health care effect on human body. The above are the main points for attention when we eat okra. We should pay special attention when eating okra. We should eat okra correctly and reasonably according to our own situation. Proper intake of okra is beneficial to our health.

Extended reading: the taboo of okra