For weight loss foods, everyone should think of winter melon. Winter melon is indeed a better food for weight loss. It has low calories and can fill the stomach. It is a good food for weight loss. It can also be a diuretic, help digestion, and eliminate edema. It can help remove excess water from the body, maintain normal kidney function, and eliminate edema. So, what are the ways to lose weight with winter melon? Let’s take a look at how to make winter melon soup for weight loss.
Method/steps
1. Cellulite-reducing winter melon soup
Ingredients: One pound of winter melon, four ounces of kelp, two pieces of tangerine peel, half a pound of papaya, a little salt
Method:
1. Peel and wash the winter melon, soak the kelp in water, cut off and set aside.
2. Put the tangerine peel and papaya into the pot, add eight bowls of water, simmer for about two hours, add salt to taste and serve.
Efficacy: It can relieve summer heat, eliminate fat and cholesterol in the body, and has obvious weight loss effect.
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2. Sea rice and winter melon soup
Ingredients: winter melon, sea rice, vermicelli, seaweed, salt, pepper.
Method:
1. Peel and remove the flesh of the winter melon, soak the sea rice, add the sea rice, seaweed and water to the pot together with the winter melon, add the vermicelli, and bring to a boil over high heat. , turn to low heat and simmer for about 5 minutes until cooked.
2. Add salt, a little vinegar, chicken essence and sesame oil.
Efficacy: This soup can clear away heat and reduce internal heat, remove body fat, regulate the intestines and stomach, detoxify and nourish the skin.
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3. Aloe vera, red dates and winter melon soup
Ingredients: 3 pieces of aloe vera, half a catty of winter melon,
A few red dates, one pear, and an appropriate amount of honey.
Method:
1. Wash and cut the aloe vera and winter melon into sections, wash and cut the red dates and snow pear into pieces.
2. Put the winter melon into the pot, add 5 cups of water and bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and cook until cooked, then add red dates, snow pear, aloe vera and salt and cook briefly.
Efficacy: This soup can best prevent obesity and eliminate body dampness and edema caused by liver fire and dryness.
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Winter melon and kelp soup
Ingredients: about 2 pounds of winter melon, 1 cake of kelp (this depends on how much you like kelp) , this amount is enough for five people.
Method:
Step 1: Peel the winter melon, then cut into pieces and wash.
Step 2: Soak the kelp in water for about 40 minutes. Since the kelp bought outside contains a lot of sand, it needs to be washed. If it's that kind of seaweed, soak it back and cut it into small pieces for later use.
Step 3: Add oil to the pot. When the oil is hot, add the winter melon and kelp and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Step 4: In order to make more soup, pour the winter melon and kelp into another steamer with boiling water. Simmer over high heat for 7 or 8 minutes, then add salt and serve. You have to control the saltiness yourself.
Efficacy: Winter melon contains a substance called trigonelline, which can effectively promote the body's metabolism and effectively inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat. Kelp is a food rich in iodine and trace elements, which can eliminate fat and cholesterol in the body. It can be said to be a low-calorie and nutritious good food. The combination of the two not only tastes fresh and sweet, but also has great slimming and beautifying effects.
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Tangerine peel and winter melon soup
Ingredients?: Ingredients: 250 grams of winter melon
Accessories: 50 fresh mushrooms Yes, 25 grams of tangerine peel
Seasoning: 3 grams of salt, 3 grams of sugar, 2 grams of ginger, 2 grams of MSG, 5 grams of sesame oil
Method: 1. Peel the winter melon and cut into pieces Horseshoe shape, boil briefly in boiling water, take out, soak in cold water and drain.
2. Soak the tangerine peel until soft and remove the pulp.
3. Remove the stems of the mushrooms, soak them until soft and wash them.
4. Use a porcelain pot to hold mushrooms, winter melon, tangerine peel and ginger slices. Boil the vegetarian soup and pour it into the pot. Cover the lid and put it in a steamer to steam for about 1 hour. Then add refined salt and sesame oil to taste. , and the pot is ready to serve.
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Ginger and tangerine peel and winter melon soup
Ingredients?: 300 grams of pork ribs, 400 grams of winter melon, 15 grams of shredded ginger, 15 grams of tangerine peel , 1200㏄ of water, 1/2 tsp of salt, a little chicken powder
Method: 1. Wash the ribs and blanch them in boiling water for about 3 minutes, remove and rinse and set aside.
2. Wash the winter melon, drain the water, remove the seeds first, then cut the skin into cubes and set aside.
3. Take a soup pot, add water and the pork ribs from Step 1 and bring to a boil over high heat. Then reduce to low heat and continue cooking for 30 minutes. Then add the winter melon cubes, shredded ginger and tangerine peel from Step 2 again. Bring to a rolling boil, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes, then add seasonings and mix well.
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In addition, if you want to lose weight better, it is best to combine it with daily exercise to promote weight loss.