This kind of seasonal "rustic" food is a good help for immunity...

Although taro looks "rustic" and unremarkable, its nutritional effect is very good
.

So what are the specific benefits of eating taro for the body? What do I need to pay attention to? Let's take a look!

Eating taro can help lower blood pressure

Or the "porter" of cholesterol

We know that potatoes are rich in potassium ions, which help the body to expel sodium, which plays an auxiliary role
in regulating blood pressure.

Compared with other potatoes, such as sweet potatoes and yams, taro has a higher potassium ion content and is the leader in controlling blood pressure in potatoes
.

Taro is also a "cholesterol porter", it is rich in soluble dietary fiber, can help us to drain excess fat and cholesterol in the body, delay the body's absorption of energy, so that the human body will not quickly gain weight
in the short term.

Big taro is good for stews

Small taro is suitable for steaming

Taro is especially suitable for pairing with
meat.
Because taro is rich in structures that can adsorb grease, there are some sticky substances, such as mucus protein, which can be used to adsorb grease
during cooking mixed with meat.
Therefore, taro is also called "stew companion"
.

There are large taro and small taro on the market, large taro is generally Lipu taro, and small taro is generally hairy taro
.

Which taro has a good oil absorption effect? Let's speak
through the oil suction experiment.

Cut equal amounts of large taro and small taro into pieces of the same size and put them into equal amounts of oil to simulate the simmering process of taro in a frying pan
.

It turned out that the taro sucked up more
oil.

In other words, the taro stewed with the meat can play a better oil absorption effect
.

If you stew taro and meat together, then eat taro to consider that it is possible that the intake of fat will exceed the standard
.
Therefore, friends can decide whether to eat the taro after stew and how much
to eat according to the actual situation of their own bodies.

Therefore, small taro is more suitable for steaming, and large taro is suitable for stewing together
.

Taro is good but a staple food

Not recommended as a dish

Taro should be classified as a staple food, and dietary guidelines recommend that adults consume 50-100 grams of potatoes per day, raw weight
.
When eating potatoes, pay attention to reducing the intake of other staple foods accordingly
.

This is because taro starch content is high, if the taro is eaten as a vegetable, it is easy to lead to excessive energy intake, more likely to fatten
.

In fact, it is very recommended that you replace some staple foods with potato foods such as taro during the epidemic, potatoes contain mucin that promotes immune activity, which is very helpful
for maintaining immunity.

Text/Kang Yu (Professor, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Peking Union Medical College Hospital)