Many people know that eating melon in summer can clear heat and humidity, but if you only know to eat watermelon, the loss is too great! Winter melon is known as "the first melon of summer"! Eating often helps clear heat and relieve heat, diuresis and dampness.
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Winter melon is actually summer melon
Winter melon likes temperature and heat, ripe in summer, although it has the word "winter", but it is the best summer day. Winter melon is obviously ripe in summer, why not is it called "summer melon"?
One theory is that after it matures, there will be a layer of waxy white powder on the surface, which looks like white frost in winter; Another theory is that because of this layer of waxy white powder, uncut winter melon can be stored for the winter.
Winter melon is sweet, cold, has the effect of clearing heat and water, reducing swelling and removing dampness, and is very suitable for summer consumption.
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Protect the heart
Winter melon is a high-potassium and low-sodium vegetable, with a potassium content of 130mg per 100g, which is very rich in potassium.
Potassium is a very important class of nutrients in the human body, potassium supplementation can excrete excess sodium in the body, can help protect heart function, replenish water, reduce swelling and diuresis.
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Helps reduce blood lipids
Winter melon is rich in various amino acids needed by the human body, and the dietary fiber content is also very high, which can help lower cholesterol and reduce blood lipids.
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Aids in the prevention of atherosclerosis
Winter melon can effectively control the conversion of sugar into fat in the body, prevent the accumulation of fat in the body, and can also consume excess fat to help prevent atherosclerosis.
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Slimming beauty
Winter melon has a very high water content, and summer consumption can replenish the body's moisture in time to keep the skin moisturized. Winter melon pulp contains citrulline and protein, which can increase skin elasticity and is also a good beauty ingredient for the skin.
【Selection skills】: In the vegetable market, winter melon has three categories: green skin, black skin and white skin:
White-skinned winter melon has thin flesh and is easy to taste; The black skin winter melon has thick flesh, dense flesh quality, and good food quality; Green winter melon is somewhere in between.
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Summer winter melon is full of treasures
Winter melon flesh
It belongs to low-sodium and high-potassium vegetables, containing about 130 mg of potassium per 100 grams of winter melon, and winter melon consumed in summer can effectively supplement potassium, protecting the heart, replenishing water, and preventing heat stroke.
Winter melon does not contain fat, is low in calories, strong satiety, and is rich in vitamin C, dietary fiber and various amino acids needed by the human body, which is also suitable for weight loss people and women who love beauty.
Summer summer humidity prevails, moisture is easy to invade the body, at this time to come to a bowl of winter melon soup, strengthen the spleen and remove dampness is also a good choice. Xiao Er will introduce two delicacies to everyone.
Winter melon peel
Winter melon itself can clear the lungs of heat, dispel dampness, dissolve phlegm and drink, and its skin and seeds are also commonly used in Chinese medicine. From the perspective of modern medicine, winter melon peel is rich in triterpenoids and some vitamins and minerals, which help regulate blood lipids and improve immunity.
When eating normally, everyone can harvest certain therapeutic effects as long as they boil winter melon with the skin.
Winter melon seeds
The content of unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid in winter melon seeds is much higher than that of melon, which can effectively reduce fat and cholesterol deposits in the blood, have a certain effect on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and also have the effect of beauty.
Winter melon seeds and winter melon skin are combined
Winter melon seeds and winter melon skin have good health effects, can be used in combination, combined with two winter two root soup, suitable for people with stomach heat who have symptoms such as abdominal distension, less stool, difficult stool, dry throat and nasal cavity, and oral odor.
【Composition】Winter melon skin, winter melon seeds, reed root, white grass root.
【Method】Each ingredient needs to be heated and boiled to take it, which can be used to remove fire in the body.
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Which kind of winter melon is good to buy?
Good winter melon should be well-proportioned, no spots, less melon, thick meat, when buying, heavy winter melon meat thick and less water, is relatively good quality.
In addition, the winter melons on the market are generally divided into two categories, and the cooking methods suitable for various types of winter melons are also different.
Black winter melon
The skin of black skin winter melon is dark green and large, so it is more common in the market because it is easy to transport. In order to facilitate sales, many merchants often slice it and sell it.
Its meat is thick without hollows, and the taste is relatively crisp, suitable for stir-frying, stewed soup, and shabu-shabu.
However, because summer ingredients are easy to spoil, everyone should pay attention to the quality of the ingredients when buying sliced winter melon.
White melon
The appearance of the white-skinned winter melon is turquoise, and its surface often has a thick layer of white wax powder.
This kind of winter melon is slightly smaller in size, it is characterized by thick skin and thin flesh, melon meat is suitable for stir-frying, shabu-shabu, but not suitable for stewed soup, easy to stew over time.
Both kinds of winter melon are very nutritious, and you can choose according to the cooking method.
Author: Rice Xiaoji
Source: CCTV Home for Dinner