Eating lettuce often has many benefits.
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Help prevent "three highs" and protect cardiovascular system.
The content of potassium ion in lettuce is very rich, which can reach 2 12 mg per 100 grams. After entering the human body, it helps to excrete excess sodium, dilate blood vessels, regulate blood pressure and prevent arrhythmia, which is beneficial to patients with hypertension and heart disease.
Lettuce also contains a certain amount of "natural insulin activator" nicotinic acid, which can enhance the activity of insulin and play an auxiliary role in regulating blood sugar.
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Promote digestion
Lettuce contains lettuce, lactic acid, malic acid and other substances, and its serosity is also rich, fresh and slightly bitter, which can enhance the secretion of some gastric juice, digestive glands and bile, make the peristalsis of intestinal tract more regular, and thus play an appetizing and healthy role in promoting digestion.
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Tranquilize the nerves and help sleep.
Lettuce stems and leaves contain more inulin, which has the effect of calming the nerves. Regular consumption helps to eliminate tension and improve sleep, especially for neurasthenia and insomnia.
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Protect teeth
Lettuce contains many trace elements, including fluorine. Proper fluoride can inhibit the growth of bacteria in the oral cavity, enhance the firmness of teeth and consolidate enamel.
Don't waste lettuce leaves!
When eating lettuce every day, only eat the stems of lettuce. In fact, the nutritional value of lettuce leaves is also very high-its vitamin C content is four times that of stems; Carotene content is nearly 6 times that of stem. Lettuce can be eaten together if it is fresh. It tastes like lettuce.
Eat lettuce and add it, and the three highs will drop quickly!
Lettuce+Auricularia auricula
Protect blood vessels
According to the ancient prescription of traditional Chinese medicine, auricularia auricula promotes blood circulation and benefits qi; Modern research also found that the polysaccharide in Auricularia auricula can prevent cholesterol from depositing and coagulating in the blood, which has a good protective effect on blood vessels.
Double-line mixing
Ingredients: lettuce 300g, auricularia auricula100g, chopped pepper, garlic.
Practice: ① After peeling and shredding the lettuce, marinate it with salt for a few minutes, blanch the fungus and shred the garlic.
② Put chopped garlic and chopped pepper into a bowl, add appropriate amount of balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, white sugar, monosodium glutamate and sesame oil to make juice, sprinkle it on shredded lettuce and fungus, and mix well to serve.
Lettuce+mushroom
Regulating blood lipid
Lentinus edodes has the reputation of "queen of Lentinus edodes", in which nicotinic acid can assist in regulating blood lipid; On the one hand, lentinan can enhance the activity of immune cells, on the other hand, it can interfere with the spread and replication of viruses.
Stewed lettuce with mushrooms
Ingredients: lettuce, mushrooms, garlic sprouts, peppers.
Practice: peeled lettuce, washed and sliced, cut mushrooms into small pieces, washed and chopped peppers, washed and sliced garlic seedlings. Pour oil into the pan, saute garlic moss and pepper, add mushrooms and lettuce, add salt, oyster sauce and soy sauce, and finally add garlic leaves and stir well.
Lettuce+garlic
Improve blood sugar
Garlic is called "penicillin growing in soil" and has the advantages of sterilization and anti-inflammation. In addition, garlic can increase the absorption of glucose by tissues and cells, improve glucose tolerance, and help reduce blood sugar levels in the body. It is very suitable for diabetics to eat with lettuce.
Sliced lettuce with garlic
Ingredients: lettuce, garlic, dried pepper and shallots.
Practice: ① Peel and wash lettuce, cut into rhombic slices, garlic slices, shallots and dried peppers for later use.
(2) Put oil in the pot, add pepper, onion and garlic to stir fry until fragrant, add lettuce slices to stir fry for a while, then add appropriate amount of salt, pepper and monosodium glutamate, and stir well.
Lettuce taboo.
People suffering from eye diseases, especially night blindness, should not eat more;
Lettuce cold, spleen and stomach deficiency cold, loose stool diarrhea should not eat more;
Lettuce contains a certain amount of purine, so gout patients should not eat more.