Japan's new trend in weight loss! Add ice cubes to cooking

The Japanese are always full of creativity, and they often bring endless surprises to people, whether in daily necessities or technology. Even in weight loss methods, there is no exception. Recently, a new trendy weight loss diet has emerged in Japan. Enoki mushrooms, which are high in fiber and have a sense of satiety, are made into ice cubes and added to various dishes. After trying it, netizens said that they can lose 2 kilograms in 2 weeks without deliberately dieting or exercising.

Enoki mushroom ice cubes are a popular weight loss method in Japan this year. They can increase satiety and are low in calories. (Picture/taken from the Japanese "Beauty Maniac" website)

According to the Japanese beauty information website "美肌マニア", enoki mushroom ice cubes originally started as a food that originated from Nakano City, Nagano Prefecture, which is the number one producer of enoki mushrooms in Japan. A Japanese TV program introduced a couple who ate enoki mushroom ice cubes for two years. The wife lost 12 kilograms after giving birth, and the husband also lost 5 kilograms, making this weight loss method very popular.

After the enoki mushroom ice cubes are ready, you can add them to miso soup or curry rice during your normal cooking to easily and conveniently obtain the nutrients of the enoki mushrooms. Enoki mushrooms have the advantages of being rich in dietary fiber, low in calories, and providing a great sense of fullness. Studies have confirmed the anti-cancer and immunity-enhancing effects of Enoki mushrooms. Past studies in Japan have confirmed that gastric cancer patients who eat more shiitake mushrooms can effectively inhibit the growth of cancer cells and tumors.

Enoki mushrooms are rich in dietary fiber, which can enhance immunity and have anti-cancer effects. (picture/)

Plant-based chitosan inhibits body fat absorption

Every 100 grams of Flammulina enoki mushrooms has only 41 calories, and it also contains an ingredient called "plant chitosan", also known as chitin, which can inhibit the absorption of fat in the diet by about 50%, achieving the effect of not easily producing body fat. Since the plant chitosan of Flammulina enoki mushrooms is mostly present in the cell walls, crushing the Flammulina enoki mushrooms will enable better absorption of its nutrients. In addition, the trehalose component in Flammulina velutipes is similar to the water structure in the human body. It can quickly replenish skin moisture, increase the resistance of the stratum corneum, and achieve a moisturizing effect.

However, nutritionists also mentioned that although Flammulina enoki mushrooms have high nutritional value, it is not recommended for patients with gout to eat too many mushrooms, as this may result in high purine levels. The weight loss effect will also vary from person to person, and may not necessarily be a good effect for everyone. Apart from that, if you take it for the purpose of supplementing nutritional value and increasing satiety, it shouldn't be a big problem.

How to make Enoki mushroom ice cubes

Ingredients: 300 grams of enoki mushrooms, 400cc of water (enoki mushrooms: water = 3:4).

Method: Pour the enoki mushrooms and 400cc of water into a blender and blend into a paste for about 30 seconds. Then pour it into the pot and cook over low heat for 1 hour. After the enoki mushrooms have cooled down, put them into ice cube boxes and freeze them in the freezer.

Tips: After simmering Enoki mushrooms on low heat for 1 hour, it will be easier to extract effective ingredients such as plant chitosan, water-soluble fiber β-polyglucose, amino acids, free fatty acids, etc.

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