Red dates may be the fruit that Chinese women are exposed to the most in their lives. In traditional eating habits, there is a saying that "eating three dates a day will not make you look older than sixty."

Since puberty, most girls have heard from their elders that women should eat more dates. Especially on those "those days" of each month, women will make a cup of red date water and drink it.

After getting older, women also like to eat a few dates every day, thinking that this has the effect of nourishing the skin and blood. In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, it is indeed believed that red dates have the effect of regulating organs, nourishing qi and blood, aphrodisiac and promoting fluid production.

However, from the analysis of nutritional components, the iron content of red dates is not high, and it is non-heme iron that is not easily absorbed by the human body, with an absorption rate of only about 5.

Of course, red dates are not without benefits for replenishing blood. The vitamin C content of red dates is very high. Every 100 grams of fresh red dates contains 243 mg of vitamin C, ranking among the top five among all fruit types.

Vitamin C can promote the body’s absorption rate of iron, so today the nutritionist of the Explosive Nutrition Class will talk to you: Red dates are rich in vitamin C and can be eaten steamed, soaked in water, or stewed. , can reap benefits.

Regardless of fresh red dates or dried dates, the skin of the dates is relatively hard and difficult to absorb. People with poor gastrointestinal function will feel even more uncomfortable after eating too much. At this time, you might as well try steaming the red dates.

You can steam the red dates and glutinous rice balls together. Steam over high heat for about 20 minutes until cooked. Since the red dates themselves are sweet, there is no need to add additional sugar. Of course, you can eat it with anything. The skin of the whole red dates is soft and rotten, and the pulp is delicious when you suck it into your mouth.

Soaking dried red dates in water is a method favored by many middle-aged and elderly women. I would like to remind everyone that whether soaking in water or boiling and making soup, you can first tear open the skin of the dates and then put them into the water. This will help the nutrients in the red dates to separate out and make them taste better.

Finally, red dates are actually very suitable for stewing with beef and mutton:

Beef and mutton are rich in iron, and it is heme iron suitable for absorption by the human body, with the highest absorption rate by the human body. It can reach about 35. Beef and mutton are also rich in protein and are suitable as the main source of protein.

When stewing beef, add some red dates. The vitamin C in the red dates and the iron in the beef and mutton can promote the absorption of each other.

Finally, I would like to share a little experience with you: no matter whether you stew dates or steam them, do not throw away the red date water produced when soaking the dates. It can be used to steam rice, which will make the cooked rice full of flavor.