As we all know, eggs are highly nutritious and a good source of high-quality protein, and are known as "nutritionally close to the most perfect food".
Traditional Chinese medicine also praises eggs, believing that they have the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness, clearing heat and replenishing blood, and removing troubles and calming the nerves.
Such an excellent health care product, if you eat it regularly, the benefits to the body cannot be hidden!
However, there is a premise for this, that is, you must eat the right and be able to absorb the nutrients of eggs. If you can't, it's useless to eat more, and you won't even know it!
How to eat eggs, which is the most nutritious, healthy and easy to absorb?
In terms of nutrition and health –
★ Boiled eggs, stewed eggs, egg custard, scrambled eggs, egg drop soup, etc., have less nutrient loss and less health risks.
Eating raw eggs: It is easy to cause bacterial and parasitic infections, leading to diarrhea, parasitic diseases, and even food poisoning.
Soft-boiled eggs: can also cause bacterial infections that can lead to food poisoning.
Hairy eggs: Not only have most of the nutrients been lost, but they are also easily infected by microorganisms, causing food poisoning, and children may also eat precocious puberty.
Frying, frying and scrambling eggs at high temperature and high oil: not only vitamins will be lost, but also proteins and fats are easily denatured at high temperatures, producing free radicals, trans fats, carcinogens, etc. If the human body regularly ingests, it is easy to increase the metabolic pressure of the liver and kidney, leading to obesity, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, etc.
In terms of digestion and absorption -
★ The easiest to digest and absorb are semi-liquid egg custard and liquid egg drop soup.
In addition, according to a number of studies, the enzyme-resistant protein in raw eggs will affect the digestion and absorption of protein, and its absorption rate is only 55%.
91% of the protein in boiled eggs can be absorbed by the human body, of which boiled tender eggs only take 1.5 hours to digest in the stomach, and boiled "older" eggs become hard due to protein coagulation, and the digestion time is the longest, about 3 hours.
As for the fried eggs, the fat must be digested first during the digestion process because the outside is wrapped in an oil film, so the digestion time is about 2 hours.
Therefore, on the whole, these two ways to eat, such as egg custard and egg drop soup, can not only achieve the purpose of sterilization, but also keep the eggs fresh and tender, which is nutritious and healthy, and easy to digest and absorb, so it is recommended that you try more.
In particular, egg custard is exceptionally soft and tender, with little irritation to the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract, and has good palatability, especially suitable for young children, mothers, the elderly and people with poor stomach.
If you can add some health ingredients when steaming egg custard, it is even better for the body, so I will share a few below~
Steamed egg custard with a treasure
Nourish qi and blood, nourish the spleen and stomach, relieve cough and reduce phlegm
Floral custard
Ingredients: 3 eggs, 1 fresh peony flower, salt, sesame oil, vinegar.
Method: Wash and drain the peony petals, cut them into minced pieces, put them in a bowl, beat in the egg liquid, put an appropriate amount of salt and cold boiled water, stir well, steam them in the cage and take them out, pour in sesame oil and vinegar.
Efficacy: Nourish qi and blood, nourish the spleen and stomach, pleasing the face, replenish deficiency and regulate menstruation.
Egg custard with pepper, ginger and shallots
Ingredients: 1 egg, 3 grams of pepper, shredded ginger and minced shallots. Method: Beat the egg liquid into a bowl, add pepper and ginger shreds, stir well, steam in a pot, and sprinkle with chopped shallots.
Efficacy: Warm the stomach and dispel cold, awaken the spleen and appetize, sweat and relieve the surface, warm the lungs and dissolve phlegm, relieve cough and vomiting.
Egg custard with minced meat
Ingredients: 30 grams of pork liver or lean meat, 2 eggs, chopped green onion, salt, appropriate amount of sesame oil.
Method: Slice pork liver or lean meat, blanch it in boiling water, remove it and chop it into minced pieces; beat the egg liquid into the bowl, add a small amount of salt and water, mix it well, steam it in the pot, pour a little sesame oil, put the minced meat and chopped green onion.
Efficacy: Iron supplementation, especially suitable for children and patients with iron deficiency anemia.
(Health Daily Push)