What is very important for nurturing is to "eat it in season", but what should I eat during this season? Yuanqi.com "Eating in the Season" will organize the fruits and vegetables produced in the season for you, introduce the vegetables and fruits that are suitable for eating, their nutritional value, eating precautions, and the most practical foods.

The water chestnut has a lot of water and low heat, and also contains vitamin A and C. The content of every 100 grams is about 180 mg, which is rich. In addition to patients with hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, eating water chestnuts can help control blood pressure, chronic patients with diabetes are also suitable for consumption, but they should be light when cut and cooked.

[Reporter Chen Huihui and Zhou Xiaoxian/Report/2008-07-07 Joint Report "Yuanqi Weekly Reporting DIY"] (Remarks: The interviewee's title may have changed, please forgive me)

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Zhou Yuru, a nutritionist at Zhenxing Hospital:

The water chestnut contains a lot of water, 93.5 grams of 100 grams are all water, and the fiber content is also very rich. Since the heat content is only 22 calories per 100 grams, the heat content is quite low, it is a very good ingredient for people who want to lose weight, and they will feel full after eating it.

In addition to low heat, water chestnuts also contain vitamin A and C. The content of every 100 grams is about 180 mg, which is rich. In addition to patients with hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, eating water chestnuts can help control blood pressure, and chronic patients with diabetes are also suitable for consumption, but they should be light when cut and cooked, and do not cook oily and soft.

Patients with kidney disease should be burned first and then taken

The only thing to note is that patients with chronic kidney failure should be burned first before eating to reduce the content of the water chestnut. It’s not just the water chestnut. Basically, the vegetable’s content is higher and you have to burn it first.

The production season of Taiwan's water chestnuts is from May to October. May is the water chestnuts in Puli, Nantou. From August to October, it will be on the stage of Jiaoxi in Yilan, and finally it will be the beauty leg season of Sanzhi, Taipei County.

Boiled ice town in water, the taste is crisper

The taste of the water chestnut is somewhat similar to that of the bamboo gua, and the price is cheap. People who are afraid of being fat can dip it in vegetarian oil and eat it after boiling it. People who are not worried about weight can use salad sauce as appropriate. Boil it in water and ice it to make the taste crisper. Some people prefer the sweet taste of water chestnuts, and even don’t add any sauce.

Chicken, tofu, and water chestnut soup are also good combinations. In addition to being light, you can also eat vegetables and protein at the same time. Ribs and water chestnut soup are also good.

Refreshing heat and moisture. It is most suitable for summer

Liao Lilan, a Chinese doctor in the Central Hospital of Taipei Municipal United Hospital:

球米子 is sweet and cold in nature, and has the effect of clearing heat and moisture and diuretics. It is very suitable for consumption in hot summer. Especially for people with more dry body quality, they are prone to feeling irritable, dry mouth, yellow urine and heavy taste. Eating some water chestnuts at this time will help.

But it should be noted that people with cold body quality are prone to abdominal distension, stomach stagnation, and head, and may feel that their hands and feet are cold. It is best to reduce the frequency of eating water chestnuts. Some people suggest that eating water chestnuts can clear heat and promote moisture. This depends on whether the patient's body quality is due to the wetness or spleen and stomach cold type. The former is suitable for consumption, but many patients with wetness are related to spleen and stomach cold type. Eating too much may cause more severe symptoms. It is best to figure out your own body quality first.

Dietary tuning: People with cold body can eat

People with cold body cannot touch the water chestnut, just use the dietary tuning. For example, adding dry ginger during cooking will taste even though it is not delicious, it has the effect of sedation and stomach cold.

In addition, patients with spleen and stomach flushing can also cook water chestnuts with four gods or four gentlemen. First cook the Four Gods or Four Gentlemen soup and ribs for 40 minutes, and then put them in the water chestnut, which can nourish the spleen and stomach and promote moisture. People who don’t want to eat pork ribs can also only add water chestnuts.

People with weak blood can use Yuzhai, Huangqi and Red Fungus to relieve the cold nature of Yuzhai. First, boil the medicine for 30 minutes, boil it out of the taste, then add Yuzhai and thicken it.