Eggplant is a common vegetable in our kitchen, and its color is mostly purplish red or purplish black. When it comes to nutritional value, eggplant does not have the upper hand, but it is perfect for people who lose weight.

Because the protein, carbohydrate and fat of eggplant are very few, and the calories are extremely low. Eggplant contains only 23 calories per 100g, which is very healthy food for people who are losing weight or patients with "three highs".

The structure of eggplant is different from other vegetables. Its loose and porous structure can absorb a lot of oil, so it is called "oil sponge". But it is its special structure that causes many people to make healthy vegetables unhealthy in the cooking process.

For example, the fried tomato box that we often eat, put the meat in the cut tomato folder, and then hang the batter and fry it in the pot until it is golden. It sounds drooling, but this dish is a typical high-fat food.

Because eggplant is fried, it will absorb a lot of oil. Some studies have found that if about 20g of cooking oil is put into the cooking box, the fat content of this dish will instantly rise to about 17%.

Whether fried eggplant or fried eggplant, the practice of putting cooking oil will double the heat of eggplant. If you eat 10g oil every day, the heat entering your body is 90 calories, and the oil is 3650 a year.

Therefore, it is very important for eggplant to think about the weight loss effect, so which method can really play the role of "oil absorption" to lose weight?

Eating raw eggplant is not reliable and hurts the stomach;

Many people say that eating raw food is the best way to lose weight. Actually, this statement is wrong. Eggplant can indeed absorb some oil, but have you ever thought that the eggplant with oil will undergo the process of digestion and absorption in the stomach, which may last for about 4 hours, during which the oil will return to the body?

Moreover, eating a lot of raw eggplant is easy to cause solanine poisoning, and it will also bring harm to the stomach, especially for people with weak digestive function, which may cause abdominal distension, stomach pain, diarrhea and other problems after eating. Therefore, eating raw eggplant to lose weight is not reliable.

How can eggplant really "absorb oil"?

I suggest you steam the eggplant, wash it, remove the roots, and then slice it and steam it for about 8- 10 minutes. Seasoning with garlic and salt at this time is delicious and healthy.