What is water chestnut? Can I eat water chestnut to lose weight?

Water chestnut is an aquatic plant that mainly grows in freshwater lakes and rice fields. It is rich in starch and protein and tastes sweet. The skin is crispy and the meat is delicious. It can be eaten after steaming and peeling the shell, or it can be cooked into porridge. Water chestnut is also known as water chestnut, water chestnut, black chestnut, sand chestnut, etc. It is one of my country's native vegetables and is grown in many places.

Contents of this article

1. What is water chestnut?

2. Can I eat water chestnuts to lose weight?

3. How to eat water chestnuts to lose weight

What is water chestnut?

Water chestnut is the fruit of a plant called water chestnut, and water chestnut is an aquatic plant, so water chestnut grows in water, so many people regard water chestnut and other aquatic food as the same, but in fact water chestnut and other aquatic fruits are not the same, that is, water chestnut is the fruit of water chestnut, and the fruit of water chestnut is only water chestnut. The water chestnuts we usually eat are picked by farmers from ponds.

The season for water chestnuts to mature is around the beginning of autumn. Generally, people start picking water chestnuts after the beginning of autumn, so when we eat water chestnuts, it is about the middle and early August of the solar calendar. Water chestnuts eaten at this time are also the freshest. If we wait until the official autumn to eat water chestnuts, they will be almost old by then, and there will be no fresh ones on the market. In fact, there are not many seasons in a year to eat water chestnuts. It is only the transition between summer and autumn that is the most seasonal.

Water chestnuts actually have very good therapeutic effects. First of all, water chestnuts have the effect of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi. After experiencing the heat of midsummer, people will have some spleen deficiency symptoms. Eating some water chestnuts at this time can help strengthen the spleen and stomach. Although the Beginning of Autumn is autumn, the weather will still be hot for a while after the Beginning of Autumn, but you can't eat too cold things in the Beginning of Autumn. Cooked water chestnuts can help diuresis and remove dampness, so it is good to eat water chestnuts at this time.

Can I eat water chestnuts to lose weight?

Water chestnuts can help you lose weight. Water chestnuts are rich in starch, protein, glucose, fat, carotene, vitamin B1, B2, vitamin C and other vitamins, as well as trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron. They do not contain fat that makes people fat, and have the effect of losing weight and keeping fit.

How to eat water chestnuts to lose weight

1. Take about 20 raw water chestnuts, put them into a pot and add appropriate amount of water, slowly simmer the water chestnuts over medium heat, and when the color of the soup turns into dark brown, you can turn off the heat and drink it; take the boiled soup 2-3 times a day, it can help lose weight after a period of time.

2. Wash the water chestnuts and take out about 100 grams of its flesh. Prepare 30 grams of coix seeds and an appropriate amount of rice. Wash the rice and pour it into the pot. Then add the water chestnut flesh and coix seeds into the pot and slowly cook into porridge. After the porridge is ready, let it cool slightly and then eat it.