Fight monkeys for food! Three creative ways to eat nutritious bananas

What is the best food to maintain health in the Year of the Monkey? Nutritionists say that bananas have high nutritional value. They can not only make people happy, eliminate fatigue, strengthen muscle strength, and maintain intestinal health, but it is also said that Sakyamuni Buddha gained wisdom by eating bananas, so bananas are also called "fruit of wisdom". Ripe yellow bananas are delicious and healthy when eaten directly. If you want to change your taste during the Spring Festival, you can also try the creative new ways of eating "Banana Pork Roll" and "Banana Caramel Sauce Fiber Fruit and Vegetable".

Jiang Shifeng, a nutritionist at Daqian General Hospital, said that Taiwan has a warm and pleasant climate, and delicious bananas can be tasted all year round. The sour taste of bananas mainly comes from the organic acid - malic acid, and ester compounds give bananas a special aroma. Different varieties have different aroma concentrations. Europeans call it the "happy fruit" because it can relieve depression, while the Chinese call it the "fruit of wisdom" because Buddha Shakyamuni gained wisdom after eating a banana.

Super good food! Bananas are rich in B complex and can beautify your skin

Bananas contain almost all vitamins and minerals. They are particularly high in B vitamins, known as "beauty vitamins," which can promote human skin metabolism and keep the skin hydrated and healthy. The content of vitamins B2 and B6 is 2.5 times that of kiwi fruit. A banana contains 400 mg of potassium, which can maintain the coordination of normal myocardial contraction, maintain blood pressure stability and prevent cardiovascular disease. Studies have shown that eating 2 bananas a day can effectively lower blood pressure by 10%; potassium ions can also enhance muscle strength and endurance, so it is especially popular among athletes; and magnesium has the effect of eliminating fatigue.

Really feel it! Eating bananas can improve your digestive health and increase your happiness

However, compared to beauty care and cardiovascular protection, the more noticeable health benefits of bananas are gastrointestinal health and anti-depression! Nutritionist Jiang Shifeng said that bananas are rich in dietary fiber, and contain pectin and oligosaccharides, which can fully lubricate the intestines, speed up the passage of feces, prevent waste from being retained in the intestines, have a good laxative effect, and can reduce bad intestinal bacteria and increase good intestinal bacteria. In addition, bananas contain another chemical substance called 5-hydroxytryptamine, which can relieve the irritation of gastric acid on the gastric mucosa and prevent gastric ulcers.

As for the anti-depression and happiness-enhancing effects, banana peels are rich in tryptophan, which can be converted into serotonin. This substance can stimulate the nervous system, bringing people signals of joy, calmness and sleepiness, and even has an analgesic effect.

Mix and match to create new flavors! 3 Creative Ways to Eat Bananas

Eating bananas every day is good for your health, but nutritionist Jiang Shifeng reminds you that bananas are high in sugar, with about 90 calories per 100-gram serving. Adults should stick to the total limit of three servings of fruit per day. People with acute or chronic nephritis or renal insufficiency cannot eliminate potassium ions from their bodies smoothly, so they should limit themselves to eating half a banana a day.

Bananas can be eaten fresh not only as is, but can also create new flavors when paired with other ingredients. In the Year of the Monkey, why not follow a nutritionist to learn how to make three creative banana dishes and let your tongue taste the different flavors of bananas.

【Banana Pork Roll】

• Ingredients: 1 banana, 200 grams of pork slices, appropriate amount of green onion segments, 1 tablespoon of rice wine, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of chopped onion, 1 egg, appropriate amount of cornstarch.

• practice:

  1. Marinate: Marinate the pork slices with rice wine, soy sauce, chopped onion, eggs and cornstarch for 15 minutes.

  2. Wrap - Cut the banana into long strips, wrap it with pork slices and green onion segments and set aside.

  3. Fry until cooked - Roll the pork into a frying pan and fry over medium-low heat until golden brown. Then serve.

【Banana Caramel Sauce Fiber Fruits and Vegetables】

• Ingredients: 1/2 banana, 100 grams of sugar, pepper and salt to taste, 1/2 potato, celery, green apple, red pepper, onion to taste, 3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

• practice:

  1. Chop celery, green apple, red pepper and onion into shreds and set aside.

  2. Dice the banana and boil it in hot water until it becomes a paste. Add sugar and cook over low heat until it melts into caramel juice and set aside.

  3. Cut potatoes into strips, boil them in hot water and arrange on a plate.

  4. Add all the vegetables and shredded apples to the olive oil and apple cider vinegar, mix well, and place on the potatoes.

  5. Finally, pour the sauce from step 2 over all the ingredients.

【Banana Curry Chicken】

• Ingredients: 2 bananas, 10 small white and green cauliflowers, 5 mushrooms, 2 boneless chicken legs, half an onion, minced ginger, 2 tablespoons curry powder, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon rice wine, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon sugar, low-gluten flour, eggs, pepper and salt.

• practice:

  1. Dice the onion, slice the mushrooms, peel the banana and cut into small pieces, and set aside.

  2. Halve the cauliflower and dice the onion, set aside.

  3. Score the back of the boneless chicken thighs diagonally and cut into small pieces. Heat the pan and fry the boneless chicken thighs for 2 minutes until fragrant. Add diced onion, minced ginger, and cauliflower and stir-fry. Add curry powder, soy sauce, rice wine, salt, and sugar and stir-fry. Add 300cc of water, cover and simmer for 3 minutes.

  4. Add banana segments and cook until bananas become soft, then add 1 tsp cornstarch water to thicken.

  5. Wash the banana peel, cut it into shreds (you can add some basil or cabbage shreds), mix it with flour, eggs, a little salt and water, heat the oil pan and fry it on low heat until the batter is cooked, sprinkle with pepper and salt, and spread it on the curry chicken.