Sweet potatoes are a must-eat in spring for detoxification and weight loss! Nutritionist reveals: 3 benefits of sweet potatoes, eat them like this to prevent obesity

Spring is the best time to detoxify the body, and sweet potato is the king of spring detoxification. There are many benefits to eating sweet potatoes in spring. Sweet potatoes can not only help gastrointestinal motility and prevent constipation, but also increase the body's detoxification function and even assist in weight loss. Sweet potatoes can be said to be a very healthy food. However, nutritionists also remind that sweet potato intake should still be moderate to avoid obesity.

Nutritionist Chen Yanfu pointed out that sweet potato, commonly known as "sweet potato", is an alkaline food that contains high-quality dietary fiber. In addition to helping with bowel movements, it can also neutralize excess acidic substances accumulated in the human body. It is recommended that it should be steamed and washed and eaten with the skin for better results.

Sweet potatoes have become the most popular detoxifying food in Taiwan. Detoxifying meals have become popular in recent years. Many people eat sweet potatoes to detoxify, and some even rely on eating sweet potatoes to lose weight. In fact, after excreting toxins from the body, it can activate the circulatory system and improve the metabolic mechanism. When your basal metabolic rate increases, your weight will naturally decrease. Since toxins often accumulate in fat, eating sweet potatoes to detoxify also has a certain weight loss effect.

Sweet potatoes can be consumed as a staple food in moderation

From a nutritional point of view, sweet potatoes have a mild nature and can be eaten by people of all body types as long as they are not eaten in excess. What people with diabetes need to pay more attention to is that eating a small amount of 100 grams a day can help regulate blood sugar, but don't eat too much. Sweet potatoes, like yams, are potatoes. They contain starch and vitamins and have very similar effects. They can be used as staple foods, but eating too much will not only make you fat, but it will also be detrimental to blood sugar control.

In fact, sweet potatoes contain a lot of dietary fiber, which can indeed promote gastrointestinal motility and help defecation. However, the key to maintaining good health is to have a balanced diet and eat in moderation. In addition to fiber, sweet potatoes are also rich in vitamin A and potassium ions. They can be mixed with rice and cooked to replace part of the rice. However, kidney patients are advised to consider their overall diet and consume in moderation. It is not appropriate for them to eat sweet potatoes for every meal every day.

The dietary fiber in sweet potatoes can enhance gastrointestinal function, help moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements, improve and prevent constipation symptoms. The fiber pectin can inhibit obesity and have a weight-loss effect.

Three major benefits of sweet potatoes

1. Weight loss

The dietary fiber in sweet potatoes can enhance gastrointestinal function, help moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements, improve and prevent constipation symptoms. The fiber pectin can inhibit obesity and have a weight-loss effect.

2. Cancer prevention

Sweet potatoes are very rich in vitamin C, which can enhance intestinal immunity and prevent stomach cancer and esophageal cancer. It is best to steam and eat them with the skin to more fully absorb the nutrients.

3. Promote metabolism

Sweet potatoes are rich in potassium and sodium. Regular consumption can maintain the body's acid-base balance, keep the intestines slightly alkaline, promote intestinal metabolism, and promote smooth digestion.

2 Sweet Potato Detox Recipes

Here are 2 recommended homemade sweet potato detox recipes:

【Sweet potato detox recipe】:

1. High-fiber sweet potato porridge:

Ingredients: 100g sweet potato, 120g white rice, 960cc water

practice:

1 Wash and soak the rice; peel and wash the sweet potatoes, then cut into pieces.

2 Pour rice and water into a pot and bring to a boil. Add sweet potato cubes and cook until done.

Efficacy: Diuretic and detoxifying + aids digestion. Because sweet potato porridge is rich in dietary fiber, it can have a laxative effect, absorb water in the intestines, increase the volume of stool, promote the urge to defecate, and help improve constipation symptoms.

2. Sweet Potato Salad:

Ingredients: sweet potato, potato, 1 egg, 100g cooked macaroni, 10g edamame, 20g mayonnaise.

Seasoning: 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and olive oil.

practice:

1 Peel and wash the potatoes, cut into cubes, steam them separately with the eggs, take them out and let them cool.

2 Peel and wash the sweet potatoes, cut into cubes, add cooked macaroni and seasonings, mix well, steam together with edamame and let cool.

3 Mash potatoes, peel and chop eggs, mix with mayonnaise, then mix with mixture from step 1.

Efficacy: Promote metabolism + enhance immunity. Because sweet potatoes are rich in crude fiber, they can promote intestinal peristalsis, shorten the time food stays in the intestines, facilitate waste metabolism, and enhance intestinal resistance.

[Nutritionist's Tips]:

It is best to cook sweet potatoes by roasting, boiling, or eating them after cooking, otherwise just add them to rice or porridge. As for some people who like to drink sweet potato soup, they should pay special attention to the amount of sugar added. Just adding 10 to 15 grams of sugar is almost equivalent to the calories of half a small sweet potato. Don't add too much. In addition, because sweet potatoes have a high starch content, diabetics should also be careful and consume them in moderation.