Onions lower cholesterol and help lose weight! Nutritionist Li Wanping: Eat 6 onions a day to lose weight

Onion is a nutritious vegetable and also a good seasoning food. There are many benefits of eating onions, including lowering cholesterol and treating diabetes. Especially when enjoying high-fat foods, it is best to pair them with some onions, which will help offset the blood clots caused by high-fat foods. Therefore, it makes sense that steak is usually eaten with onions. In addition, eating onions can also help with weight loss. Nutritionist Li Wanping recommends eating 6 "onion ices" made from onions every day and adding them to food to help lose weight.

Nutritionist Li Wanping recommends eating 6 (about 150 grams) onion ice dishes a day to help burn excess fat in the body, enhance metabolism, create a lean physique, and prevent obesity. Although onions are water-soluble, even if you eat too much, they will be excreted from the body on their own and will not cause any burden to the body; however, the principle is still to eat them at the right time and in the right amount.

Which kind of onion is suitable for making onion ice?

Which type of onion is best for making onion ice? There are many kinds of onions on the market. Common ones include yellow-brown onions, which are sweet and tender, suitable for stir-frying and making soups. Purple onions are crispy and sweet, suitable for making lettuce salads. White onions are high in water and sweetness, and are very versatile for stewing, boiling, stir-frying or frying. In fact, no matter what variety of onion it is, the taste and nutritional value are very different. Especially in the peak season, it is very suitable as a cooking ingredient.

Purple onions have a crispy, sweet taste and are perfect for salads.

The following are three onion ice recipes recommended in the newly published book "Magic Onion Ice/Slimming Food". You may wish to learn them:

【3 recommended recipes for onion ice】:

★Ham and Egg Toast★

Calories: 488 kcal.

Effect: Metabolize cholesterol + increase satiety

1. Ingredients: 3 pieces of ice onions (thawed), 100 grams of guava slices, 3 slices of ham and whole wheat toast, 3 eggs.

2.Seasoning: 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1/5 teaspoon sugar, 1/6 teaspoon salt.

3. Method:

1 Mix guava slices, onion ice, salt and sugar; beat eggs and set aside.

2 Heat the oil in a pan and fry the egg and ham separately.

3 Place the guava slices and the ingredients in step 2 on whole wheat toast and serve.

Slimming

Guava contains fiber, which can promote bile salt metabolism in the intestines and reduce blood cholesterol levels. Whole wheat toast is rich in B vitamins, which help metabolize cholesterol.

★High Fiber Purple Rice Cake★

Calories: 818 kcal.

Effect: Promotes intestinal motility and eliminates toxins.

1. Ingredients: 1 onion ice (thawed), 200g each of purple rice and glutinous rice, 20g longan meat, 10g wolfberry

2.Seasoning: 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 6 tablespoons rice wine.

3. Method:

1. Wash the ingredients. Soak purple rice in water overnight; soak glutinous rice in water for 10 minutes; soak wolfberries until soft and set aside.

2 Pour the ingredients in step 1 (except wolfberry) into the inner pot of the rice cooker, add longan meat, rice wine, and onion ice and cook until done. Stir in brown sugar while hot.

3 Use a mold to shape the dish made in step 2, then turn it upside down on a plate, top it with wolfberries and serve.

Slimming

Purple rice is rich in B vitamins, which can promote the metabolism of protein, fat, and carbohydrates and prevent fat accumulation. It is also rich in dietary fiber, which can easily produce a sense of fullness, promote gastrointestinal motility and eliminate toxins.

Purple rice is rich in B vitamins, which can promote the metabolism of protein, fat, and carbohydrates and prevent fat accumulation. It is also rich in dietary fiber, which can easily produce a sense of fullness, promote gastrointestinal motility and eliminate toxins.

★Milky mashed potatoes★

Calories: 818 kcal.

Effect: Eliminate edema + help lose weight.

1. Ingredients: 2 thawed onions, 60g low-calorie vegetable butter, 2 potatoes, 2 tablespoons milk, 5g pea sprouts, and some shredded lettuce.

2. Seasoning: appropriate amount of pepper.

3. Method:

1 Wash the vegetables. Peel the potatoes and steam them in a rice cooker.

2 Mash the mixture from step 1, add milk, cream and onion ice, mix well, sprinkle with pepper and mix well.

3 Place pea sprouts and shredded lettuce on the bottom of a bowl and top with the ingredients from step 2.

Slimming

Potatoes are rich in potassium, which can help eliminate excess water from the body. They are suitable for people who cannot control their weight due to edema, and are beneficial for losing weight.