Eating heavy and salty foods can easily cause obesity! Eat more of these two great foods to reduce edema

Are the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Dongpo Pork and mountains of New Year snacks that you feasted on during the Chinese New Year still piling up in your belly, making your jeans and tight skirt so tight that you can’t button them up? Stop brainwashing yourself that you are just "fat", and have some red quinoa and coix seed porridge for dinner to reduce edema!

Red quinoa: Fiber and potassium content beats white rice

Known as a "superfood", quinoa has much higher nutritional content than ordinary cereals. For example, the dietary fiber content of red quinoa is nearly 15 times that of white rice, which is a very important factor for people who are trying to control their weight. Therefore, the same amount of food will make you feel fuller. It can also increase the volume of stool and make bowel movements smoother. Due to its high dietary fiber content, it is more difficult for the body to digest and absorb, so the GI value is lower than that of white rice, which can help stabilize blood sugar. Red quinoa also contains antioxidants such as flavonoids and betacyanin, which can help the body improve inflammatory responses.

However, even though quinoa is nutritious, it is still a staple food with a high carbohydrate content like white rice. Remember to "replace" the amount of other staple foods instead of "additionally" increasing your intake, so as not to affect your weight and blood sugar control!

Red beans: a powerful tool for reducing edema

Red beans are high in carbohydrates and, like rice, are classified as whole grains and root vegetables in the food replacement table. However, they are still legumes after all, so their protein content is much higher than that of rice. In addition, because red beans do not require additional processing, they can retain the bran, germ, nutrients, and dietary fiber.

There is another reason why red beans are often regarded as a holy product for eliminating edema and losing weight. That is, they are rich in potassium ions. Appropriate potassium ions can help us balance the excessive intake of sodium ions from eating out, thereby improving the water balance in the body, helping to excrete excess water and improving edema.

With these two powerful tools for reducing edema, are you still worried about gaining weight (edema) from eating too much salt during the Chinese New Year? Take out the rice cooker quickly and have a bowl of quinoa and barley porridge for dinner, which is very filling and light in weight!

Red Quinoa and Coix Seed Porridge for Reducing Edema

Ingredients (2 servings)／

1/2 cup quinoa, 1/2 cup red beans, 1/2 cup coix seeds, a few red dates

6 cups of water in inner pot, 3 cups of water in outer pot

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1. Wash the red beans and soak them overnight.

2. Wash the coix seeds and quinoa and soak them for about 15 minutes

3. Throw all the ingredients and water into the rice cooker and press the switch.

4. After the rice cooker pops up, simmer for 15 minutes. You can replace the rice with it and enjoy it happily!