Do green peppers and carrots have a strange smell? These 6 kinds of "world-weary foods" are 94 crazy, and they are super nutritious~

"Boss, I want a bowl of rice noodles without cilantro!" "Green peppers have a weird smell, I don't want to eat them!" "Tomatoes taste like blood, so disgusting!" There are hundreds of kinds of ingredients on the table, and in everyone's mind, there are always a few that are "world-weary foods" that make people sick of them. However, these unpleasant ingredients may contain precious nutrients, and it would be a pity not to eat them. Here, nutritionists will teach you how to turn 6 common disgusting foods into happy and delicious foods.

World-weary food 1: Green pepper

Green peppers are high in dietary fiber, containing an average of 2 grams of dietary fiber per 100 grams. They are high-fiber foods that can maintain intestinal health and increase stool volume. They are also rich in vitamin C, which can promote collagen proliferation and anti-oxidation in the body. However, green peppers have become the most hated vegetables in many people's minds because of their strong and special taste. However, few people know that the source of this taste - polyphenols "quercetin" and "pyrazine" - actually help excrete toxins and cleanse the blood!

Green peppers are very nutritious. If you really can't stand them because of their smell, it is recommended that you cook them with shredded meat or other foods with strong odors, or chop them up, blend them into juice and add them to food to make vegetable burgers or thick soup, etc., to reduce your sensitivity to the taste of green peppers.

Disgusting food 2: Bitter melon

Although bitter melon has a bumpy appearance, looks ugly and smells like grass, it is rich in vitamin C, which can scavenge free radicals and achieve antioxidant and anti-aging effects. Studies have found that bitter melon contains unique momordica charantia glycosides, which can stimulate insulin secretion, reduce appetite, help stabilize blood sugar and lose weight.

Even so, many people still feel bitter in their mouths when they see bitter melon and stay away from it. In fact, if you use the right cooking method, you don’t have to “suffer” to eat bitter melon to keep your body healthy! Nutritionist Cai Yixuan said that the main source of bitterness in bitter melon is the seeds and the inner melon sac, and the bitterness can be reduced by removing them. In addition, you can cook it with other ingredients with stronger aromas to make dishes such as bitter melon with salted eggs or stir-fried bitter melon with spicy sauce; or blend it with sweet and sour fruits such as apples, pineapples, and lemons to make fruit and vegetable juice. These are all ways to make bitter melon dishes with less bitterness and balanced taste.

World-weary food 3: Carrots

Carrots are brightly colored and look great whether they play the main or supporting role in a dish. Carrots are also rich in beta-carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A in the human digestive system. This helps maintain normal vision, promote epithelial cell proliferation, keep the skin healthy, and enhance immunity! Unfortunately, many people are always defeated by the earthy taste and special smell of carrots.

In this regard, it is recommended that next time you cook, you can cut the carrots into small pieces, dices, or blend them into juice and then make them into thick soup or curry, or you can shred the carrots and make them into pancakes or fried eggs. Not only will you not be able to taste the obvious carrot flavor, but it will also make the dishes more aesthetically pleasing.

World-weary food 4: Eggplant

Fresh eggplant, with its slender shape and shiny purple coat, should be a very good-looking vegetable. However, many people consider eggplant one of their most hated foods because it has a soft and mushy texture after cooking, which makes them feel disgusting, or because its color after cooking is like mud.

Nutritionist Cai Yixuan said that the purple skin of eggplant contains anthocyanins with strong antioxidant capacity, which can remove free radicals, prevent aging and maintain vision. In addition, it is high in dietary fiber, containing 2.3 grams per 100 grams, which helps maintain intestinal health. It would be a pity not to eat it! If you are worried that cooking will make the eggplant ugly and thus affect your appetite, it is recommended that you soak the eggplant in salt water after cutting it to avoid oxidation and discoloration. You can also add vinegar as appropriate during cooking to prevent discoloration. In addition, before boiling, steaming or stir-frying, you can quickly fry it at high temperature to achieve the effect of fixing the color and maintaining the taste.

World-weary food 5: Coriander

Coriander is a very wonderful ingredient. Its unique smell comes from "decenal". Some people love this smell, while others hate it. In fact, coriander is rich in vitamin C and vitamin A, which helps maintain skin health, promote wound healing and enhance immunity. As a spice, it not only adds the finishing touch to cooking, but as a food ingredient it is also of great help to the human body.

How to make coriander delicious? Take a small amount of coriander, chop it up and make it into steaks, meatballs, or vegetable cakes, which are all good ways to add it to dishes. In addition, the structure of decenal is unstable and can be easily destroyed by heat. Therefore, cooking it for a longer time to allow most of its essential oil to evaporate can also reduce the odor.

World-weary food 6: Tomato

Tomatoes are soft and juicy, and are rich in lycopene, which has excellent antioxidant properties. They can maintain cardiovascular health, protect the skin, and help prevent prostate cancer and breast cancer. However, fresh tomatoes have a special smell, which people who hate them think is "bloody" and will make them want to vomit after just a small lick!

At this time, you may want to heat the tomatoes and make them into soup, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, or blend them with apples and pineapples to make juice, which can reduce the strong flavor of the tomatoes themselves. What’s special is that lycopene is not afraid of heat. In fact, when tomatoes are cooked or blended, it helps release the lycopene, making it easier for the human body to absorb.