Introduction: Celery, a common and nutritious vegetable, is loved by the masses. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber, which have great benefits for maintaining good health. However, did you know that some ingredients paired with celery can damage your body? Let's take a look at what celery's "sworn enemies" are, and what to pay attention to when cooking.
First of all, we want to mention celery and cucumber. Celery and cucumber are both common vegetables in our daily life, and they are rich in nutritional value and medicinal value, respectively. However, these two should not be eaten together. Because celery is rich in vitamin C, while cucumber contains vitamin C decomposition enzymes. If celery and cucumber are eaten together, the vitamin C-degrading enzymes in cucumber will destroy the vitamin C in celery, thereby reducing the nutritional value of celery
Again, we're talking about celery and rabbit meat. Rabbit meat is a high-protein, low-fat meat, which is loved by the general public. However, rabbit meat and celery should not be eaten together. Because rabbit meat is cold, and celery is cold, the two are similar in nature, and if they are eaten together, it is easy to cause the body to be too cold, which will cause diarrhea, abdominal pain and other symptoms
In addition, celery and chicken should not be eaten together. Chicken is a high-protein, low-fat meat that is rich in nutritional value. However, eating chicken with celery may have adverse effects on the body. Because chicken contains more cholesterol, and the vitamin C decomposition enzyme contained in celery will destroy the cholesterol in chicken, thereby affecting the body's absorption of cholesterol, and in the long run, it may cause cardiovascular disease
So, what should we pay attention to when cooking celery?
First of all, we should pay attention to the fact that celery should not be cooked for too long. The vitamin C in celery is easily oxidized, and if it is cooked for too long, it will lead to a large loss of vitamin C in celery, thus reducing the nutritional value of celery. Therefore, when cooking celery, we try to keep it fresh and tender to retain its nutrients.
Secondly, we should pay attention to when cooking celery, try to minimize the combination with ingredients with high vitamin C decomposition enzymes. As mentioned above, cucumbers contain more vitamin C-degrading enzymes, so when cooking celery, try to avoid eating them with cucumbers. At the same time, it is also important to avoid eating with cholesterol-rich ingredients such as chicken, so as not to affect the body's absorption of cholesterol.
Finally, we should note that when cooking celery, you can add some ingredients that will help improve the taste and nutritional value of celery. For example, some protein-rich ingredients such as tofu, eggs, etc., can be added to increase the taste and nutritional value of the dish. At the same time, you can also add some mineral-rich ingredients, such as shiitake mushrooms, fungus, etc., to improve the nutritional value of the dish.
Conclusion: In general, although celery is rich in nutritional value, when cooking, we should also pay attention to keeping a distance from the ingredients that are not suitable for it, so as not to have adverse effects on the body. At the same time, through reasonable cooking methods, the nutritional value of celery can be better exerted, making our body healthier.