Chayote can be used in cooking or eaten raw as a fruit.

There are many ways to eat chayote. The fresh melon can be sliced ??and shredded, stir-fried with meat and vegetables, stir-fried with vegetables, served cold, made into soup, hot pot, and stuffed with high-quality dumplings. It can also be processed into pickled products or canned. Abroad, chayote is eaten by steaming, baking, frying, sautéing and other methods. In addition to fruits, rhizomes can also be eaten. The method and flavor are similar to potatoes, and contain more vitamins A and C. Young leaves and shoots can also be eaten as vegetables.

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The nutritional and health care values ??of chayote are as follows:

1. It is beneficial to cardiovascular diseases

Chayote is a It is a vegetable with high potassium and low sodium. Regular consumption of chayote can diuretic and excrete sodium. It has the functions of dilating blood vessels, lowering blood pressure and diuresis. It is a health-care vegetable for patients with cardiovascular disease and kidney disease.

2. Regulate immune function

Chayote contains high levels of calcium, iron, and zinc, and calcium, iron, and zinc are involved in the composition of various enzymes in the human body. When the body lacks these enzymes, can lead to varying degrees of immune function weakening and disorder. Therefore, eating chayote regularly can regulate the body's immune function.

3. Promote children’s intellectual development

Children in my country generally have insufficient intake of calcium, iron, zinc and other elements, while chayote has high calcium, iron, and zinc content, which is good for It is very beneficial to children's health. Children who often eat chayote, which contains more zinc, can also improve their intelligence.

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