Water chestnut as a staple food? More nutritious than rice and lower in calories.

When eating water chestnut, you'd better peel off the shell and eat it yourself. The taste is primitive and more nutrients are retained. In addition, water chestnut also contains minerals such as potassium, phosphorus, iron and calcium, as well as vitamins.

In recent years, the concept of losing weight and preventing cancer through fitness has become popular. In the past, water chestnut, which was praised by Chinese medicine as having the efficacy of nourishing the five internal organs and losing weight, became a sacred product to lose weight and prevent cancer because of its nature, zero fat and rich nutrition. But nutritionists warn that eating 15 water chestnut is equivalent to half a bowl of rice. For people who want to lose weight, they must be temperate and pay attention to their intake.

Cai Xiaorong, a nutritionist in Tai 'an Hospital, pointed out that a water chestnut weighs about 9 ~10g, and the water chestnut in11calorie is 1 165438. The analysis of the nutritional value of water chestnut shows that sugar accounts for about 86% per100g of water chestnut, and the ingredients are classified as whole grain root food, which can replace rice as the staple food. In fact, we can increase the intake of nutrients by replacing different staple foods with different whole grain root foods, and water chestnut is one of the good choices.

Cai Xiaorong believes that the cooking and production technology of the national drink * * * has changed. Most of the processed water chestnut kernels in the market have removed the outer membrane and most of the fibers, so it will change. She reminded the public that when eating water chestnut, it is best to eat it with a shell. The taste is primitive and more nutrients are retained. In addition, water chestnut also contains minerals such as potassium, phosphorus, iron and calcium, as well as vitamins.