Spinach is known as a "model student of nutrition", and its role cannot be underestimated!
If a handful of spinach is mixed with some glutinous rice, the two collide together, and they can exert a wonderful chemical reaction, becoming a heart tonic, insulin, thrombosis and detoxification drug, which can open blood vessels, protect the heart, and detoxify ......the intestinesClause.
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How good is spinach.
Vegetable "cardiotonic".
Fresh spinach contains about 200 micrograms of folic acid per 100 grams, which is many times higher than apples of the same weight!
In addition to preventing fetal defects, folic acid also helps reduce levels of a substance called homocysteine, which reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease.
In addition, spinach also contains a nutrient called coenzyme Q10.
Coenzyme Q10 is found in high levels in heart tissue and has a positive effect on heart health.
It is involved in maintaining the energy of the heart muscle** and is thought to have some protective effect against heart disease, high blood pressure, and other cardiovascular problems.
Plant "insulin".
Spinach contains antioxidants such as vitamins C, E, and carotenoids, which help fight free radical damage.
Studies have long confirmed that antioxidants can improve insulin sensitivity, help control blood sugar, and reduce the risk of diabetes.
Intestinal "scavenger".
Spinach contains dietary fiber, especially insoluble fiber.
Dietary fiber helps to slow down the digestion and absorption of food in the intestines, can moisten the intestines and remove intestinal toxins, and has a good auxiliary effect on hemorrhoids, chronic pancreatitis, constipation, anal fissures, etc.
In addition, spinach leaves are rich in enzymes, which can stimulate the stomach and intestines well after eating and help digestion.
Plant "calcium supplements".
The calcium content in raw spinach is about 90 mg to 150 mg, which is higher in calcium and is beneficial for calcium supplementation.
At the same time, spinach is also rich in vitamin K, a nutrient involved in the synthesis of bone calcification protein in bones.
Osteocalcification protein is a key protein in bones that helps with the deposition of calcium in bones and maintains bone stiffness.
Vitamin K supplementation can reduce and prevent osteoporosis and reduce the occurrence of fractures. Clause.
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Remember to blanch spinach.
But all green vegetables always can't avoid the problem of oxalic acid.
As a naturally occurring organic acid, there are no health risks associated with proper intake of oxalic acid.
However, the oxalic acid content of green vegetables greatly exceeds the safe intake, and long-term excessive intake is easy to cause urinary stones on the one hand, and on the other hand, oxalic acid will combine with calcium to form calcium oxalate that is difficult to absorb, affecting calcium absorption.
Fortunately, the way to remove oxalic acid from spinach is very simple, as long as the spinach is soaked in hot water at 60-80 degrees and blanched, the oxalic acid will be easily lost from spinach.
The selection of spinach is good for the red and short stalks, the leaves are fresh and green, the spinach in winter is short and strong and green, and it tastes sweeter, and in the summer spinach is long and thin, the taste is not as good as in winter, and the nutrients are at most half of those in winter, so it is more suitable to eat spinach in winter. Clause.
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Spinach with glutinous rice is more nutritious.
Since spinach is so nourishing and nourishing, how can we eat it to better exert its nutritional value? Here is a simple and delicious nutritious recipe - spinach glutinous rice porridge.
Put the glutinous rice into a container, rinse it several times with clean water, and then soak it in clean water, preferably for more than 1 hour, in order to improve the stickiness and taste of the glutinous rice.
Wash the spinach, remove the roots, cut into pieces of appropriate size and blanch in boiling water.
Add stock or water to the pot, add the washed glutinous rice and boil until the glutinous rice is cooked and becomes a thick porridge, then add spinach and season with a little salt and olive oil.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and stir well, so that the glutinous rice and spinach are fully mixed until the glutinous rice completely absorbs the essence of spinach, and the color is attractive and the aroma is overflowing.
This spinach sticky rice not only retains the rich folic acid and other trace elements of spinach, but also has the energy and satiety brought by glutinous rice, which can be described as "killing two birds with one stone".
Eat a bowl to warm the stomach and heart, nourish the body, enhance the resistance, and let us stay full of vitality and refreshment in winter!