Source: CCTV Life Circle
Eat these two vegetables in the spring
The taste and nutrition are relatively good~
1⃣️ Chicken hairy cabbage - small cabbage seedlings
2⃣️ Watercress – commonly known as watercress
Help you protect the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems and improve immunity
How do you cook it right?
Did you eat right?
Wang Qing is a researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Products Processing and Food Nutrition, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences
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What is Chicken Hairy Cabbage?
Chicken hairy cabbage is a vegetable of the Brassica genus in the cruciferous family, which is a seedling of small bok choy.
4 benefits of chicken hair
1. Protect cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels, regulate blood pressure:
Chicken hairy cabbage contains potassium, which has a certain auxiliary effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health and regulating blood pressure.
2. Blood sugar control:
● Chicken hairy cabbage is rich in dietary fiber, which is good for promoting intestinal peristalsis and weight control;
● Dietary fiber is also good for controlling blood sugar levels.
3. Improve mood and immunity:
● Chicken hair cabbage contains B vitamins, which contains folic acid, which is not only good for pregnant women and pregnant women, but also good for people with high blood pressure, and can also help improve mood and have certain benefits for cognitive level;
● Chicken hair cabbage contains vitamin A and vitamin C, which are good for protecting eyesight, improving immunity, and skin health.
4. Bone protection:
Chicken hair cabbage contains calcium, which is good for maintaining bone health and preventing osteoporosis.
The correct way to eat chicken hairy vegetables
When cooking, the cooking time should be slightly shorter, so as to retain its nutrients as much as possible, it is recommended to stir-fry or make soup, and the cooking time is about 3 minutes.
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What is Watercress?
Watercress, also known as watercress, is an aquatic plant and a leafy green.
Two major benefits of watercress
1. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular protection:
Watercress is rich in minerals, such as calcium, potassium, iron, etc., which have a certain auxiliary effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health.
2. Boosts immunity:
Watercress is rich in vitamins, such as vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, B vitamins, etc., which are good for human immunity and skin health.
The correct way to eat watercress
1. Watercress is relatively tender, so the cooking time should not be too long;
2. Watercress is a fat-soluble vegetable, and when cooking, the oil is more conducive to the absorption and exertion of watercress's nutrients.
In the southern region, many people eat watercress when they eat a side stove. On the one hand, the fat in the bottom of the hot pot is conducive to the absorption and exertion of watercress nutrients, and on the other hand, the shabu-shabu time is easier to control.
1. Chicken hairy cabbage - small cabbage seedlings
● Protect cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels, regulate blood pressure;
● Blood sugar control;
● Improve mood and immunity;
● Bone protection.
2. Western Cuisine – Commonly known as Bean Cuisine
● Cardio-cerebrovascular protection;
● Boosts immunity.
3. Chicken cabbage and watercress are relatively tender, and the cooking time should not be too long.