In the summer heat, people are prone to yawning, fatigue and loss of appetite......
This condition is actually called "summer burnout", and the body is reminding us that it is time to supplement some high-folic acid vegetables to strengthen our resistance and spend the summer feeling refreshed.
Today, I will introduce a "folate king" in the vegetable world - amaranth!
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There are many benefits to eating amaranth regularly
1
Brain nourishment
Amaranth is a dish that students almost had to eat before exams in ancient times, and it is also called "champion red" because of its red juice. Amaranth contains 419.8 micrograms of folic acid per 100 grams, which is 46 times that of cucumbers, far ahead of many vegetables.
2
weight loss
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that amaranth is sweet in taste, cold in nature, and returns to the liver, large intestine, and bladder meridians, which has the effect of diuretic dehumidification and stool. Therefore, amaranth is the protagonist of the weight loss table, and regular food can lose weight and lose weight, promote detoxification, and prevent constipation.
3
Clears away heat and detoxifies
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that amaranth has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, and has a certain therapeutic effect on dysentery, stool stagnation, gonorrhea, lacquer sores and itching, eye pain, throat redness and swelling, etc.
4
Calcium supplementation
Amaranth contains calcium that is easily absorbed by the body, and the protein it contains is more fully absorbed by the body than milk.
5
Stay fit
Amaranth contains higher carotene than nightshade, which can provide rich nutrients for the human body, which is conducive to strengthening the body and improving the body's immunity, so it is known as "longevity vegetables".
6
Promotes hematopoietic function
Amaranth is rich in iron, calcium and vitamin K, which can promote blood clotting, increase hemoglobin content and improve oxygen-carrying capacity, and promote hematopoiesis and other functions.
It should be noted that:
Amaranth is high in oxalic acid, if you don't want stones to come to the door, you must remember to "blanch" first! Blanching can remove most of the oxalic acid, as long as it is blanched in boiling water for about 60 seconds before eating.
There are many ways to eat amaranth, you can steam, you can stir-fry, if you are tired of eating ordinary garlic amaranth and amaranth in soup, you might as well try the following method:
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【Ingredients】150 grams of amaranth, 100 grams of mung bean sprouts, flour. Salt, pepper, cooking oil to taste.
【Method】1. After blanching the amaranth, drain part of the water, and part of it into the pot to cook the red soup. 2. After the red soup is slightly cool, pour it into the flour and form a dough, make a large agent after proofing, and roll it into a skin. 3. Put cooking oil in the pot, stir-fry the garlic slices until fragrant, and fry the amaranth and mung bean sprouts in the pot until cooked. 4. Wrap the filling into the dough, wrap it into a candle wrapper, fry it in the pan and serve.
Don't eat too much food, no matter how good it is. When it comes to amaranth specifically, there are three types of people to stay away from:
1. Because it has the effect of breaking blood, it is easy for mothers to eat and give birth, so they should eat as little or no as possible.
2. Those with weak spleen and stomach should avoid eating, for fear of dissipating stomach qi.
3. Do not eat with soft-shelled turtles.
Source: Health China
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