People as food for the longevity of this dish

Longevity There are many vegetables have a lot of longevity, today we have to introduce one of them:



　　Amaranth, Also known as rice amaranth, red amaranth, color amaranth, green amaranth incense, barvinok and so on, the Department of Amaranthaceae Amaranthus retroflexus of the stems and leaves of annuals. Amaranth Amaranthus dividends according to their color, green amaranth, and three kinds of red, green and variegated. Are cultivated in China around the north and south, is one of the main vegetables.





Multi-tender quality of amaranth leaves, stems thin soft, fresh and delicious, easy to digest and absorb. Amaranth contains iron, calcium, proteins are very rich, as the saying said: "June Amaranthus, when the eggs, July Amaranthus, Sweet Basil." This shows their high nutritional value. Per 100 grams of amaranth protein-containing 2.5 grams, 0.4 grams fat, 5 grams carbohydrates, 200 milligrams of calcium, phosphorus 46 mg, iron 4.8 mg, carotene, 1.92 grams, 1.3 grams Niacin, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) 35 mg. In addition, amaranth also contains vitamins B1, B2 and so on.







Amaranth also good medicinal value. In particular, red amaranth. Ming Li's "Compendium of Materia Medica" records, amaranth, "Gan, cold-profit, non-toxic, with qi addition to heat, Lee in the small intestine, cure dysentery in early" and other functions. Chinese medicine believes that amaranth has a detoxifying heat, blood hemostasis, anti-bacterial diarrhea, anti-inflammatory swelling, Tom Lee urine and other effects; folk has always been as amaranth as "blood Vegetable," it has "longevity food" reputation.



Modern research found that where amaranth leaves contain high concentrations of lysine, amino acid composition of grain can supplement the shortcomings, it is suitable for infants and young children and adolescents for human consumption, the promotion of growth and development has a good effect, especially for milk, milk powder and other milk substitutes infant feeding beneficial. Both increase the wealth of vitamins, minerals, there to help digestion, clear the stool, with heat-clearing and detoxifying effect.



Okinawa, Japan, is a well-known longevity, the longevity is one of the local people eat bitter gourd, bitter gourd also drinking tea and bitter gourd juice. Japanese nutritionists studies have shown that bitter melon is a "comprehensive" nutritional value of the longevity of food, drinking tea and bitter gourd bitter gourd juice is most conducive to physical health eat.







　　Eat one: easily absorbed by the body of the bitter melon tea

Bitter gourd the prevention of heat stroke and Jieshu role in lowering blood sugar, or a very good food. Bitter melon flesh and seeds of the ingredients can promote the decomposition of sugar, inhibit the absorption of sugars.

Drink bitter melon tea is the most modern medical research confirmed the benefit of the body to absorb food approach can enable 80% of the nutrient composition bitter play, and the most easily absorbed nutrients.



　　Tips: bitter gourd tea making method

1. The bitter gourd cut into 1 ~ 2 mm thin slice, using pan Fried, fried dried to moisture.

2. Bitter gourd fried dry brown. Let cool in a sealed jar in the fridge freezer save, save 2 months.

3. Hot water immersion of water. Drink 3 to 4 cups a day can be.



　　Eat 2: Nutrition a more comprehensive bitter gourd juice

Bitter of vitamin C can prevent skin aging and to reduce blood cholesterol. However, vitamin C does not heat, heating and other nutritional value of bitter gourd though not destroyed, but would like to be able to prevent skin aging through the bitter and reduce cholesterol who consumed amounted to less than heating effects. Therefore, it pressed into the bitter gourd juice is the best choice.



　　Tips: bitter gourd juice production methods:

1. With the rub will be bitter gourd SAA wire device, with filter net or gauze in the cup of tea out of bitter gourd juice.

2. Add half a glass of water, water can be adjusted freely.

3. If one is afraid so bitter, you can add lemon juice or applesauce, adjust taste.

Drink half a cup to 1 cup a day can be.