Article 11: Six Ways to Eat Amaranth, a Star on the Weight Loss Diet, and the Radish and Tomato Diets

Amaranth, a staple on a weight-loss diet

Amaranth is a wild vegetable that contains a lot of crude fiber, which is good for weight loss.

Fiber can promote gastrointestinal motility and reduce fat absorption, thus aiding in weight loss.

Amaranth is rich in vitamins and minerals. Every 100 grams of amaranth contains 1.8 grams of protein, 0.3 grams of fat, 5.4 grams of carbohydrates, 0.8 grams of crude fiber, 1.95 milligrams of carotene, 0.04 milligrams of vitamin B₁, 0.16 milligrams of vitamin B₂, and 28 milligrams of vitamin C.

Green amaranth contains 180 mg of calcium, 3.4 mg of iron, and 46 mg of phosphorus.

It is a wild vegetable for weight loss in people with simple obesity.

Here are some ways to eat amaranth:

(1) Amaranth and rice porridge

Ingredients: 150g amaranth, 50g japonica rice, appropriate amounts of salt and MSG.

Preparation: Clean the amaranth, blanch it in boiling water, then chop it into small pieces.

Wash the rice thoroughly and cook it into porridge as usual. Once the porridge is cooked, add amaranth and cook for another 5 minutes. Then add seasonings and it's ready to serve.

(2) Stir-fried amaranth

Ingredients: 300g amaranth, appropriate amounts of salt, MSG, scallions, and salad oil.

Preparation method:

A. Wash the amaranth, blanch it in boiling water, remove and let it cool, then cut it into 1-inch sections. Slice the scallions into thin strips and set aside.

B. Heat a wok over high heat, add salad oil, and when the oil reaches 50% heat, add the shredded scallions and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the amaranth and stir-fry briefly. Add a little salt and MSG, stir-fry, and then remove from heat.

(3) Garlic-flavored green amaranth leaves

Ingredients: 300g green amaranth leaves, 4 cloves of garlic, salt, vinegar, MSG, and sesame oil to taste.

Preparation method:

A. Wash the amaranth leaves, blanch them in boiling water, remove them and cool them in cold boiled water, then drain them.

Crush the garlic into small pieces with a knife, then mince it and set aside. Soak the MSG in warm water.

B. Place amaranth leaves and minced garlic in a bowl, add salt, vinegar, MSG water, and sesame oil, and mix well.

(4) Stir-fried gluten with amaranth leaves

Ingredients: 250g amaranth leaves, 100g fried gluten, 50g garlic chives, appropriate amounts of salt, MSG, soy sauce, cornstarch, a little sesame oil, and 30g salad oil.

Preparation method:

A. Wash the amaranth leaves, blanch them in boiling water, remove them, cut them into 1-inch sections, and arrange them on a plate for later use.

B. Cut the fried gluten into thin strips, wash the garlic chives, and mince them.

C. Heat a wok over high heat, add salad oil, and when the oil reaches 70% of its maximum temperature, stir-fry the gluten for a few seconds. Add garlic chives, salt, MSG, and soy sauce, stir-fry, thicken with cornstarch slurry, drizzle with sesame oil, and pour over the vegetables on a plate.

(5) Stir-fried amaranth with glass noodles

Ingredients: 200g amaranth, 20g vermicelli, appropriate amounts of salt, MSG, soy sauce, shredded green onion, a little sesame oil, and 30g salad oil.

Preparation method:

A. Wash the amaranth, blanch it in boiling water, drain it, cut it into 1-inch pieces and place it on a plate for later use.

B. Soak the vermicelli in warm water for half an hour until softened, then cut into 10 cm long pieces for later use.

C. Heat a wok over high heat, add salad oil, and when the oil reaches 70% of its maximum temperature, add shredded scallions and glass noodles and stir-fry together. Add salt and soy sauce and stir-fry a few times, then add MSG and sesame oil and stir-fry again. Pour the mixture into a serving dish, mix well, and it's ready to serve.

(6) Stir-fried double mushrooms and double amaranth

Ingredients: 100g green amaranth leaves, 100g red amaranth leaves, 50g fresh shiitake mushrooms, 50g fresh mushrooms, 20g carrots, appropriate amounts of salt, MSG, soy sauce, and cooking wine, 50g cornstarch, 20g scallion and ginger juice, and 30g salad oil.

Preparation method:

A. Wash the red and green amaranth leaves, blanch them separately in boiling water, drain them, and arrange them on both sides of the plate.

B. Wash and shred the shiitake mushrooms and fresh mushrooms, and shred the carrots.

C. Heat salad oil in a wok until it reaches 70% of its maximum temperature. Add cooking wine and stir-fry the shredded vegetables, seasonings, and other ingredients. Stir-fry briefly, thicken with cornstarch, drizzle with sesame oil, and plate.

A new weight loss trick: eating radishes

"Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and you'll stay healthy all year round." Traditional Chinese medicine has used radish as medicine for over a thousand years. The "Dietary Therapy Materia Medica" states that it "benefits the five internal organs, lightens the body, and makes one's skin fair and delicate."

It is evident that radishes can not only help people lose weight and become more agile, but also have beauty benefits and make the skin smoother.

Modern research shows that radishes contain glucose, sucrose, fructose, double-stranded ribonucleic acid, and various vitamins and trace elements. They can regularly increase intestinal tension and peristalsis, shorten the retention time of food in the intestines, and facilitate food metabolism and waste excretion, achieving the effect of dieting without dieting.

Radishes are low in calories and high in fiber, and they easily create a feeling of fullness after eating, which helps with weight loss.

Radishes can also prevent diseases such as gallstones. In particular, double-stranded ribonucleic acid can induce the human body to produce interferon, which increases the body's immunity. This is of great significance in preventing diseases such as cancer.

Clearly, eating radishes offers multiple benefits!

As for how to eat it, it is best eaten raw. It can be served cold, dipped in sauce, processed into pickles, or eaten as fruit.

If you can consistently eat 50-100 grams of raw radish with each meal, you will receive unexpected benefits.

You can eat red radishes, white radishes, green radishes, etc. in the market.

By the way, although carrots and radishes belong to different botanical families, they have similar effects and contain carotene and a certain blood sugar-lowering component, so regular consumption is also very beneficial.

As the ancients said, "A good doctor is not as good as a good diet." If you want to lose weight, eat radishes!

Weight Loss Star - Tomato

This weight loss method doesn't have strict rules about how you eat, but it generally involves eating a medium-sized tomato before meals.

If you don't want to eat raw tomatoes, you can use tomato juice instead.

Reduce rice and snack intake

Using the tomato diet, eating a tomato before meals will reduce your intake of rice and high-calorie dishes, allowing you to lose weight easily without starving yourself.

You don't have to worry about malnutrition due to dieting, because the nutritional value of tomatoes is enough to make up for the nutrients that you can't get due to reduced food intake.

During weight loss, it's best to eat tomatoes or drink tomato juice before breakfast, lunch, and dinner. However, some people may find it too greasy, so eating tomatoes only at breakfast and dinner is also fine.

In addition, you can also eat tomatoes as a snack to reduce your chances of snacking and avoid gaining weight.

High in fiber and low in calories

Tomatoes originated in Peru in the Americas and were introduced to China by Spain.

They come in various colors, including red, yellow, and white, and are also available in round, lantern-shaped, and flat shapes.

It contains abundant pectin and other dietary fibers, which make people feel full.

Rich in dietary fiber, it helps eliminate constipation and promotes metabolism, which is quite helpful for weight loss.

Moreover, it is very low in calories.

Each 100 grams contains only 16 calories. Even if you eat a medium-sized tomato (250 grams), it will only contain 40 calories, which is about one-fifth of a bowl of rice.

A medium-sized apple (250 grams) contains 107 calories, while a tomato has less than half the calories of an apple.

Therefore, it can not only help with weight loss, but also replenish the vitamins and minerals that the body lacks and adjust the body's condition.

Watermelon has 10 times more Vitamin C.

In addition, it contains abundant vitamins C and E, B vitamins, carotene, iron, and about 15 kinds of minerals such as calcium.

B vitamins can promote the metabolism of fat in the body.

It contains ten times more vitamin C than watermelon. A medium-sized tomato can provide an adult's daily vitamin C requirement (50 mg).

In addition to maintaining the body's resistance and providing antioxidant benefits, vitamin C can also inhibit the formation of melanin, prevent dark skin, dark spots and freckles, and effectively improve skin problems such as roughness and fine wrinkles.

In addition, tomatoes are rich in lycopene, which can prevent aging, as well as citric acid and malic acid, which can eliminate fatigue and restore physical strength.

Low-calorie tomato diet recipe

A. Mixed Vegetable Salad

This is a very common way to eat it. If you think the salad is not flavorful enough, you can mix 2 tablespoons of salad oil, 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar, a little salt, diced onion, and minced garlic together to make a salad.

B. Tomato Chinese Salad

Ingredients (serves 2): 1/4 tomato, 1/4 cucumber, appropriate amount of chicken breast, a little wine, a little rice vinegar, a little diced onion.

practice:

Cut the tomatoes and cucumbers into 5 cm thick and 2 cm long pieces, respectively.

Cut the chicken into shreds and steam it with wine until cooked.

Mix the shredded chicken and cucumber with vinegar and diced onion, then spread it on top of the tomato slices.

C. Sandwich

Even when you're on a diet, breakfast is still very important. You can use lettuce, grilled beef, or tuna as ingredients, and combine them with tomatoes to make a sandwich. This is a light and nutritious breakfast with plenty of fiber.

D. Tomato and lean pork stew

Ingredients (serves 2): 1/2 tomato (diced), lean meat (thinly sliced), 100g cabbage (as needed), 5 tablespoons tomato puree, water (as needed), a pinch of salt

practice:

Put about 1 cm of water in a pot, add lean meat and cabbage and cook until done, then add a little salt to taste.

Add tomatoes and tomato puree, cook until done, then serve.

The basic method of tomato diet

Eat a medium-sized tomato or drink 180-250 ml of tomato juice before at least two of your three daily meals.

It's best to choose unsalted tomato juice.

There is no need to restrict your diet if you consume a balanced diet.

If tomatoes can be used instead of dessert, the effect will be even better.

Besides the basic ways of eating tomatoes mentioned above, tomatoes can also be used in cooking, such as in salads with other vegetables or as a vinegar dressing, which are all good choices.

When using the tomato diet, you'll lose weight relatively quickly at first, but the rate will gradually slow down. Once the rate of weight loss slows down, you can incorporate light exercises like walking to make your weight loss plan more effective.

Dos and Don'ts of Eating Tomatoes

People with cold hands and feet or weak digestive systems should not eat too much.

Unripe tomatoes contain a toxic substance called tomatine, which can cause dizziness, nausea, and fatigue if eaten, and should not be consumed.

Patients with chronic gastroenteritis should not eat raw tomatoes, as fresh tomatoes are cold and can harm the stomach and intestines.

Key points for selecting tomatoes

Choose tomatoes with firm skin and a bright sheen, and the color should be uniform. Fresh tomatoes should have green around the stem.

Besides being eaten raw or cooked, tomatoes can also be processed into tomato sauce, tomato puree, tomato juice, and canned tomatoes. However, when choosing tomatoes, pay attention to the ingredients and avoid buying those with too many additives.