Eating tofu supplements nutrition and increases appetite.
1. Nutritional value
Tofu brain is rich in nutritional value and is the best food for people to supplement calcium. Tofu brain, regardless of age, does not have to worry about indigestion. Moreover, bean curd is very rich in calcium. Usually two small pieces of tofu can meet a person's daily calcium requirement, not to mention tofu brain. Therefore, in our daily life, we can use tofu as a good calcium supplement food.
Increase appetite
Tofu brain can increase people's appetite and prevent some intestinal diseases. During illness, you should eat more food that can stimulate your appetite. For example, bean curd brain contains a lot of minerals and trace elements, which not only effectively promotes gastrointestinal digestion, but also helps to stimulate appetite. In addition, eating more tofu brain can also promote the growth and development of teeth and bones. For patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, tofu brain should be eaten more, because it contains no cholesterol, so it is the best medicinal food for patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease.
3. Supplementing estrogen to prevent menopausal diseases
When many women reach menopause, there will be many diseases, such as estrogen disorder, gynecological diseases and gynecological tumors. If estrogen secretion is disordered, it will induce various climacteric syndromes, and in severe cases, it may also cause diseases. Tofu brain contains a lot of phytoestrogens, which can effectively promote the secretion of estrogen in women, thus better protecting women's health. Therefore, it is necessary to remind menopausal women to develop the habit of eating tofu and bean products every day in their daily lives. Only in this way can we better prevent menopausal syndrome and osteoporosis.
How to make tofu?
1, making soybean milk: Tofu brain can be ground with a soybean milk machine, soaked in dry soybeans for 3-4 hours (summer) and soaked for 7-8 hours in winter. After the beans are soaked, put them into the soymilk machine and follow the instructions of the machine. Hot soymilk will be ready soon.
2. Paste application: stir a proper amount of gypsum or lactone with a small amount of water (the coagulant can be bought from the shelf, and the dosage will be indicated on the package. Generally, the amount of gypsum powder is three thousandths to five thousandths of the amount of soybean milk, and the amount of lactone is one thousandth to two thousandths). Put it in a container filled with tofu and pour out the cooked soybean milk while it is hot (it takes about 85 degrees Celsius to make lactone tofu and 95 degrees Celsius to make gypsum tofu). If you think that soybean milk and coagulant are not completely mixed,
3. Tofu brain: After the pulp is cooked, cover the container and let it stand for 5- 10 minutes, which is the fresh and delicious tofu brain.
4, seasoning: lactone tofu brain will be slightly sour, tofu brain made of gypsum is a bit bitter. You can season according to your own habits. If you like sweets, you can also add sugar during pulping.
Tofu brain is suitable for a wide range of people. Eating tofu brain every day helps to supplement calcium. You only need to eat 1-2 pieces of tofu every day to meet the calcium requirement for one day. Tofu brain can also help people supplement nutrition, especially the elderly and children, and can be eaten regularly. Tofu brain can also help menopausal women prevent gynecological diseases, breast cancer and other gynecological tumors, and can also help women regulate endocrine. Therefore, bean curd brain is a kind of food which is very suitable for people to eat frequently in daily life.