Hot pot is a favorite for people in autumn and winter. A hot pot can make you feel warm instantly, and eating hot pot can liven up the atmosphere. Observant friends may notice that some "foodies" always order a plate of sweet potatoes when eating hot pot. Do you know why? In fact, "foodies" not only know what tastes good but also know how to eat healthily. Let's follow the editor to see why you should eat sweet potatoes with hot pot.
I. Add more vegetables to the pot:
Vegetables are rich in vitamins and chlorophyll, and most have a cool nature. They can not only eliminate grease and supplement the body's vitamin intake in winter but also have cooling, detoxifying, and "fire-reducing" effects. However, do not cook vegetables for too long, or they will lose most of their nutritional value and their cooling effect.
II. Add some tofu in moderation:
Some tofu contains gypsum. Adding an appropriate amount of tofu to the hot pot can not only supplement the intake of various trace elements but also utilize gypsum's effects of clearing heat, reducing fire, relieving restlessness, and quenching thirst.
III. Add some ginger:
Ginger can be used for seasoning and to combat cold. It's best to add unpeeled ginger to the hot pot, as the ginger skin is pungent and cool, and has the effect of dispelling fire and heat.
IV. Yogurt:
In addition, you can drink some fermented yogurt after eating hot pot. Yogurt can not only protect the gastric mucosa to a certain extent but also promote digestion.
V. Add some white lotus seeds:
White lotus seeds are not only rich in various nutrients but are also a great remedy for nourishing the body. It's best not to remove the lotus seed hearts when adding them, as the lotus seed hearts have the effect of clearing heat and reducing fire.
VI. Order a plate of sweet potatoes when eating hot pot:
We all know that meat is acidic food, while sweet potatoes are alkaline food. When the two enter the stomach, they can neutralize acidity and alkalinity, trying to maintain the body's acid-base balance.
Tip: Vegetables suitable to pair with lamb
When eating lamb, it's best to pair it with cool and neutral-natured vegetables, which can have a cooling, detoxifying, and "fire-reducing" effect.
Cool-natured vegetables generally include winter melon, loofah, rape, spinach, cabbage, enoki mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, lotus root, water bamboo shoots, and bok choy; while sweet potatoes, potatoes, and shiitake mushrooms are neutral-natured vegetables.