Blueberries and yams reduce blood sugar in autumn

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yam 300g; about 168 calories

Excipients:

A few drops of white vinegar

Seasonings:

Total calories: 83 calories/person-More calories query Your body needs calories

Blueberry yam-Principle of Weight Loss Yams contain a large amount of mucus proteins, vitamins and trace elements, which can effectively prevent the precipitation of blood lipids on blood vessel walls and prevent cardiovascular diseases; it has the effect of lowering blood sugar and can be used to treat diabetes. It is a good food therapy for diabetic patients.

Yam contains amylase, polyphenol oxidase and other substances, which are conducive to the digestion and absorption of the spleen and stomach. They are dual-use medicinal and food products that can soothe the spleen and stomach. It can be eaten regardless of spleen yang deficiency or stomach yin deficiency.

Blueberry yam-making steps

1 Preparing materials

Prepare 1 yam, a little blueberry sauce, and a moderate amount of white vinegar.

2 Cut yam strips

Peel the yams, cut them into long strips, and soak them in clear water with a little white vinegar added. Yam skin can easily cause skin allergies, so it is best to wear gloves when peeling yam skin.

3 Boiled yam strips

Boil appropriate amount of water in the pan. After the water boils, pour in the yam strips and cook for 5-10 minutes to let the yam break. You can tie it with chopsticks. If you feel it can tie it through, it means you are cooked.

4 Cool and drain

Immediately after fish out, soak in cold white and boil, remove after cooling, and drain.

5 Display

Place the processed yam strips on a plate and arrange them into a "Jiugong Grid".

6 Completed

Add a little cold white to the blueberry sauce and dilute it, pour it on the yam strips.

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Nutrition expert comments

This issue's consultant Zhang Ailing, weight loss case manager and full-time diabetes nurse, blueberry yam is rich in nutrients, tonify the spleen and stomach and lower blood sugar.

For health preservation in autumn, a light diet is appropriate

Zhang Ailing: Yam contains saponins and mucus, which have lubricating and moisturizing effects, so it can nourish lung qi and nourish lung yin. Blueberries are rich in vitamin C, but blueberry jam should not be added too much, just moderate amount. Blueberry yam can be eaten as a weight-loss meal and dinner. It is low-calorie and nutritious. It tastes better when paired with natural tea drinks.>> See more ways to lose weight