However, cucumber is a cool food, and its composition is 96% water, which can dispel the residual heat in the body and has the function of clearing heat and detoxifying. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cold food is not conducive to blood circulation, which will hinder metabolism and lead to various diseases. Therefore, even in the hot summer, experts still recommend that you eat cucumber after heating, which can not only retain its swelling-reducing effect, but also change its coolness and avoid bringing adverse health effects to everyone.
The best way to cook cucumbers is to cook them directly. Although the taste is slightly inferior to that of fried cucumber, the nutritional value can be well preserved and the flatulence phenomenon in summer can be alleviated. The best time to eat boiled cucumber is before dinner, so be sure to eat it before eating other meals. Because boiled cucumber has a strong detoxification effect, if it enters the body first, it can excrete the food fat and salt absorbed later. Sticking to this method can also play a role in losing weight. In addition, cooking soup with cucumber is also a good choice.
Unhealthy collocation:
1, cucumber and peanut are easy to cause diarrhea;
Cucumber is sweet, cold and often eaten raw, while peanuts are oily. Generally speaking, if cold food meets oil, it will increase its smoothness and may also lead to diarrhea, so it is not suitable for eating together.
Especially friends with poor gastrointestinal function, it is best not to eat both, even if they eat together, it is best not to eat more.
2. When cucumber is mixed with pepper and celery, Vc is destroyed: cucumber contains a vitamin C decomposing enzyme, but in daily life, cucumber is eaten raw. At this time, the vitamin C decomposing enzyme contained in it maintains a certain activity. If it is eaten with foods rich in vitamin C such as peppers, the vitamin C decomposing enzyme in cucumber will destroy the vitamin C in other foods, which is harmless to human body, but it will reduce the absorption of vitamin C in human body.
Healthy collocation:
1, cucumber mixed with auricularia auricula, detoxification, good weight loss effect: propanedioic acid in cucumber can inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat, thus achieving the effect of weight loss. Auricularia auricula is rich in various nutrients and is known as "meat in vegetarian diet". The plant gum in Auricularia auricula has a strong adsorption force, which can concentrate some impurities left in the human digestive system and excrete them, thus playing the role of detoxification and clearing the intestines. Mixing the two can achieve the effects of losing weight, nourishing and strengthening, promoting blood circulation and balancing nutrition.
2, cucumber with tofu, detoxification and anti-inflammatory, moistening dryness and calming stomach: Tofu is the highest content of protein in plant foods, and its protein is easily digested and absorbed by the human body, which is an ideal food for people with gastrointestinal digestive dysfunction. Tofu is cold in nature and contains very few carbohydrates. It has the functions of controlling body dryness and reducing fire. Paired with sweet and cold cucumber, it has the effects of clearing heat and promoting diuresis, relieving exterior syndrome and detoxicating, diminishing inflammation, moistening lung and promoting fluid production, moistening dryness and regulating stomach, clearing heat and dispersing blood.