The benefits of eating sweet potatoes

The benefits of eating sweet potatoes can be used as raw materials for dietotherapy. Many people know that sweet potatoes can clean the intestines, and dietotherapy is the healthiest and safest way. When eating sweet potatoes, you must eat them in moderation, and the benefits of eating sweet potatoes can teach you to keep healthy correctly.

Benefits of eating sweet potato 1

1. Longevity

Sweet potato contains a high content of protein, which can well supplement nutrients lost by human body, thus playing a role in health care and prolonging life.

2. Good for the heart

Sweet potato is rich in potassium, beta-carotene, folic acid, vitamin C and vitamin B6, all of which help to prevent cardiovascular diseases. Potassium contributes to the balance of liquid and electrolyte in human cells, and maintains normal blood pressure and heart function. β -carotene and vitamin C have the effects of anti-lipid oxidation and prevention of atherosclerosis. Supplementation of folic acid and vitamin B6 is helpful to reduce the level of homocysteine in blood, which can damage arterial blood vessels and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

3. Treating hemorrhoids and anal fissure

Sweet potatoes are mostly dietary fiber, which can hinder the process of transforming sugar into fat, thus promoting gastrointestinal peristalsis and reducing the possibility of constipation, thus improving the situation of hemorrhoids and anal fissure.

4. Anti-diabetes

Studies suggest that white-skinned sweet potato has certain anti-diabetes effect. A clinical study at the University of Vienna in Austria found that the insulin sensitivity of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus was improved after taking white sweet potato extract, which was helpful to control blood sugar.

5. Enhance immune function

Sweet potato contains a lot of mucin, which can prevent connective tissue atrophy of liver and kidney, improve immunity and prevent collagen disease. In addition, the calcium and magnesium contained in sweet potato can prevent osteoporosis.

6, slimming

coarse grains are rich in dietary fiber, which can clean up the waste in the intestine after entering the intestine, gather toxins and waste, and let them be excreted smoothly. Sweet potato is also rich in dietary fiber, and the content of vitamins is particularly high, which can create new cells in the intestine and promote metabolism. Benefits of eating sweet potato 2

Delicious eating method of sweet potato 1. Sweet potato cake

Ingredients: 1 catty of sweet potato (net weight after peeling), cut into thick slices; Two or two glutinous rice flour; One or two pieces of sugar (can be increased or decreased according to personal preference).

Practice:

1. Put the sweet potato on the rack of boiling water steamer and steam it for 15 minutes over medium-high fire until it is cooked.

2. Take it out and press it into mud with a spoon while it is hot.

3. Add glutinous rice flour, sugar and about one tablespoon of water, and knead thoroughly (moderate dry humidity).

4. Take a proper amount of mashed potatoes and rub them into balls with both hands, then beat them into cakes with both hands.

5. After the flameout, press each cake with a shovel to separate oil from the pan.

6. serve immediately after serving.

2. Banana sweet potato cake

Material: 1 yellow sweet potato, 3g, 1 banana, 3 tablespoons of glutinous rice flour

Practice:

1. Wash the sweet potato, peel it and cut it into small pieces

2. Steam the sweet potato in water, crush it into mud while it is hot, and add glutinous rice flour to knead it into dough (if it is too dry, you can heat the water appropriately) < Cross-cut into round slices

5. Knead the dough into a ball, then flatten it, wrap a banana slice in the mashed potato skin, and then knead it into a round cake

6. Boil the cake until it is 5% hot without touching the pan, and fry it until it is golden

7. Turn it over and fry it until it is golden.

You can dip it in honey or condensed milk according to your personal preference, but sweet potatoes and bananas can be eaten. It is in line with children's tastes

3. Yogurt mashed sweet potatoes

Material: 1 yellow sweet potato, appropriate amount of fruit yogurt (or ordinary yogurt), 2 tablespoons of fresh cream (or fresh milk)

Practice:

1. Wash and steam the sweet potatoes

2. Peel and press the steamed sweet potatoes into mud

3. Can be packed in a small bowl, upside down

5. Sprinkle yogurt on mashed sweet potatoes, or sprinkle with favorite fruits and dried fruits, which are good as children's snacks or desserts < P > Yogurt can decompose lactose and protein in milk, making it easier for human body to digest and absorb; It also has the effects of promoting gastric juice secretion, improving appetite and strengthening digestion; Lactic acid bacteria can reduce the production of some carcinogens, so it has anti-cancer effect; Yogurt can inhibit the reproduction of spoilage bacteria in the intestine and weaken the toxins produced by spoilage bacteria in the intestine, which is beneficial to children's health.