Improve your weight loss endurance by eating mushrooms with hot and sour sauce

"I can't stand it anymore. I can't hold on any longer!" Xiao Wei, who weighs 105 kg, complained dejectedly. After losing 3 kg, he wanted to give up because he couldn't resist his cravings and the temptation of food. Nutritionists suggest that if you want to increase your motivation to lose weight, you can change the taste of weight loss foods, choose to eat more mushroom foods that are high in nutritional value and low in calories, and add homemade flavored dipping sauces to increase your willingness and "endurance" to lose weight.

King Oyster Mushroom is rich in polysaccharides and dietary fiber and has high nutritional value, so it is known as the steak of vegetables.

Boiled mushrooms are too light to be paired with appetizer dip

Nutritionist You Weiming from Taitung St. Mary's Hospital said that mushrooms such as white button mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and king oyster mushrooms have very low cholesterol. The polysaccharides in them help improve immunity and contain trace minerals and essential amino acids required for human growth. In general, the protein content of mushrooms is higher than that of ordinary vegetables. Eating mushrooms not only increases satiety, but also has very low calories. Therefore, they are often regarded as an ideal food for weight loss.

In particular, King Oyster Mushroom, also known as "Phoenix Tail Mushroom", is chewy and crispy, and feels a bit like abalone. Because of its high dietary fiber content and low fat content, it is a favorite ingredient for vegetarians and people who are trying to lose weight.

Nutritionist You Weiming said that since the mushroom diet for people who are losing weight is mostly based on the cooking method of blanching and then seasoning with salt, many people cannot swallow it because they are not used to the light taste. In this case, you can make your own low-salt and low-calorie sauce to eat with it. Add chili flakes, sugar, minced garlic and other seasonings to fresh lemon water, stir together to make a refreshing and fragrant appetizer dip, and pour it on the blanched mushroom ingredients. It becomes an appetizer and refreshing hot and sour sauce mixed with mushrooms for weight loss.

The blanched mushroom platter has very low calories, and people can make their own slightly spicy, sweet and sour lemon chili dipping sauce to enhance the taste. (Photography/Luo Huiwen)

【Mushrooms with hot and sour sauce】

• practice:

  1. Wash three kinds of mushrooms, including Pleurotus eryngii, Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus eryngii, and soak them in salt water for 10 minutes.

  2. Put 3 kinds of mushrooms into boiling water and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the water and set aside.

  3. Slice 2 chilies and chop 4 garlic cloves, put them together in fresh lemon water, and add sugar (about 5 grams) to season.

  4. Add appropriate amount of chili lemon water to the blanched mushrooms, stir slightly to complete the mushroom platter. No additional salt is needed for seasoning.

• Tips: This mushroom platter has very low calories and can be eaten as a meal once a day. Since mushrooms contain purine, patients with uric acid or gout should not eat them to avoid aggravating their symptoms.