Is it beneficial for diabetics to eat bitter vegetables?

The incidence of diabetes is getting higher and higher. For middle-aged and elderly people, more attention should be paid to prevention. It is better for diabetic patients to eat bitter vegetables, because they have certain effects on the treatment and relief of diabetes, and can also effectively improve the body's immunity.

1. Medicinal value of bitter vegetable:

Dandelions have a significant effect on patients with diabetes. Diabetes is a typical endocrine disorder - a disease of affluence. According to the five flavors of food: bitter, spicy, sour, sweet and astringent. We usually eat too much sweet food and very little bitter food. Therefore, over time, food nutritional imbalance will lead to endocrine disorders. Bitter herbs are dry and astringent, which can make up for the five flavors of modern diet and are excellent for diabetic patients. In fact, everyone should eat this regularly. Many people who drink this herb as tea say that they have not caught a cold since drinking it. Dandelion itself is an anti-inflammatory and heat-removing substance, so it is definitely effective in preventing influenza. It is a very good wild vegetable health product for enhancing the immunity of modern sub-healthy people.

2. How to eat bitter vegetables

(a) Garlic and bitter vegetables

Ingredients: 500 grams of bitter herbs, 15 grams of garlic (white skin), 3 grams of salt, 2 grams of MSG, and 5 grams of sesame oil.

practice:

1. Peel and wash the garlic and mash it into minced garlic;

2. Remove impurities from the tender stems and leaves of bitter herbs, clean them, and blanch them in boiling water;

3. Take out and rinse with clean water to remove the bitter taste, squeeze out the water, chop and put into a plate;

4. Pour the minced garlic and seasonings, mix well and serve.

(ii) Bitter vegetable hot and sour soup

Ingredients: 200 grams of bitter herbs, 10 grams of coriander, 3 grams of ginger, 3 grams of salt, 2 grams of MSG, 3 grams of white sugar, 2 grams of cooking wine, 15 grams of white vinegar, 5 grams of starch (pea), 10 grams of pepper, and 5 grams of sesame oil.

practice:

1. Wash the bitter herbs and cut them into sections;

2. Chop the coriander into fine pieces; mince the ginger;

3. Add water and minced ginger to a wok and bring to a boil;

4. Add white vinegar, salt, pepper and sugar and boil;

5. Add bitter herbs, sesame oil, cooking wine and MSG;

6. Use 10 grams of wet starch (5 grams of starch plus 5 grams of water) to make a thin starch, sprinkle with chopped coriander and serve.