How to steam yam? Can steaming yam help you lose weight?

Yam is a kind of food that we often see in our lives. Yam is not only delicious but also has many benefits. So how to make yam delicious? Can eating steamed yam help you lose weight?

How to make and eat steamed yam:

1. Wash the yam and cut it into strips or pieces as desired.

2. Place it in a pressure cooker and press for 15 minutes from the time steam starts to appear. Yam is easy to cook. Just put it in boiling water for five minutes and it can be eaten. It can also be cooked by steaming it for 5-10 minutes. It mainly depends on personal taste. Some people like crispy food, some like noodles. If they like noodles, steam them for a little longer.

3. Sprinkle blueberry jam on it or dip it in white sugar. It tastes better when frozen.

Steaming yam is the best way to lose weight

The yam has an earthy brown skin, a cylindrical body covered with fine hairs, and a slightly sour and sticky taste when chewed. Although yam does not look impressive, it is rich in nutrients and has been regarded as a high-quality and inexpensive "tonic" since ancient times. It can be used as a staple food, a vegetable, or made into snacks or desserts such as candied haws.

Yam is sweet in taste, mild in nature, rich in nutrients, has the effects of strengthening the spleen and kidney, benefiting the kidney and consolidating essence, and is a mild nourishing food. "Yam has the effect of nourishing the stomach. People with gastrointestinal diseases such as diarrhea may wish to eat more of it. I once met a patient with diarrhea. He ate it for two weeks in a row, and his chronic diarrhea was basically cured, and he didn't even need to take medicine." In recent years, studies have also pointed out that the most nutritious component of yam is found in its mucus, mainly including mannan and mucin. Mannan is a kind of hemicellulose that can dissolve in water. It can expand 80-100 times after absorbing water and can easily produce a feeling of fullness. Therefore, many women also regard it as a first-class "weight loss food". It also has the function of improving sugar metabolism and increasing insulin sensitivity, so it also has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on diabetes. Mucin can lower blood cholesterol, prevent lipid deposition in blood vessels, and help prevent arteriosclerosis.

It should be noted that the starch content in yam is high, so people with dry stools and constipation should eat less. In addition, yam is a tonic medicine, which is sweet, mild and slightly hot. People with a hot constitution and prone to getting angry should also be careful when eating it. "Some people like to use yam in hot pot. If it is paired with spicy condiments, it will be even hotter than hotter, so it is best to eat less."