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"The broad bean flowers reflect the female mulberry, and the square stems and green leaves smell fragrant". This time of year is a good time for broad beans to come into the market.
Don't be fooled by its small and inconspicuous size, but its health benefits are very good, especially its nourishing and brain boosting effects, even stronger than walnuts!
Eating fava beans regularly brings many benefits
01 Enhance memory
Fresh fava beans are rich in various nutrients and are quite abundant. Among them, calcium, phospholipids, manganese, zinc, choline and other components are important substances that regulate the brain and nerve tissue. So, consuming fresh fava beans can also enhance memory and have a brain building effect.
02 Prevention of cardiovascular diseases
Fresh fava beans are rich in protein, but they do not contain cholesterol and have a low fat content. They also contain a high amount of vitamin C, dietary fiber, and minerals. Vitamin C can delay arteriosclerosis, while dietary fiber can help clear cholesterol in the body. Therefore, regularly consuming fresh fava beans can promote metabolism and reduce the incidence of cardiovascular diseases.
03 Boosting immunity
Fresh broad beans are also an important source of plant protein. Faba protein contains a wide variety of amino acids, including 8 essential amino acids for the human body. It also contains a complete range of minerals, which can enhance the human immune system and promote body development.
04 Auxiliary blood pressure lowering
The potassium content in fresh fava beans surpasses many leguminous vegetables, and the magnesium and phosphorus content is also not low. In addition, its rich plant-based protein and dietary fiber can assist in lowering blood lipids after consumption, making blood vessels unobstructed and reducing the incidence of atherosclerosis, which is very beneficial for improving hypertension.
Eating fava beans this way is delicious and healthier
Braised Rice in Green Oil
Method:
① Heat oil in the pot, stir fry scallions and ginger, add diced pork and stir fry evenly. Blanch fava beans and spring bamboo shoots in salt water in advance, pour into the pot and stir fry together;
② Put the raw rice into a pot, stir fry until transparent, pour in an appropriate amount of "green oil" (green pepper, scallions, and cilantro in a 0.5:2:1 ratio and crush in a blender), then add hot water to cover the ingredients, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, add chopped fennel and mix well;
③ Toon beans: Put cooked broad beans into a bowl, blanch and dice the Toon beans, add an appropriate amount of salt, sugar, and sesame oil, and stir well before consumption.
Cooking fava beans and rice together can not only replace some staple foods, help with weight loss and fat reduction, but also enhance brain and intelligence, help improve memory. At the same time, it can also change the dishes on the table to improve everyone's appetite.
Stir fried river shrimp
Method:
① Stir the shrimps with egg white, glutinous rice powder and pepper, then put them in hot water, and remove the supercooled water 10 seconds later;
② Add oil to the bottom of the pot and stir fry the fava beans until fragrant;
③ Add an appropriate amount of chicken soup, add shrimp and all seasonings, bring to a boil, thicken and serve.
Fava beans have a mild nature and taste, which can invigorate the spleen and stomach; River shrimp enter the liver and kidney meridians, and have the effects of tonifying the kidneys, strengthening yang, unblocking collaterals, relieving pain, nourishing blood and consolidating essence, etc; White pepper powder has a warm and spicy taste, and can cause sweating and relieve symptoms. These three combinations can not only remove fishy and enhance fragrance, add freshness to freshness, but also nourish the liver and kidneys. The taste is also very light and suitable for recent consumption.
Winter melon skin and broad bean soup
Method:
① Take 30-60 grams of winter melon skin, wash it clean and change the knife.
② Take 60g of fava beans, wash them clean, and put them together with winter melon skin into a stew pot. Add about three bowls of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then slowly simmer over low heat. Wait for the ingredients to soften before drinking.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that fava beans are a treasure for strengthening the spleen and tonifying qi, while winter melon skin has good diuretic and anti-inflammatory effects. The combination of the two can help strengthen the spleen, replenish qi, and eliminate dampness.
Early stage individuals with heavy dampness, overweight body shape, and mild chronic kidney disease can drink two to three bowls of this formula daily for conditioning, which can have a good therapeutic effect.
Although fava beans are good, these types of people should eat less
Patients with fava bean disease should not consume or come into contact with fava beans;
Fava beans belong to hair products, and patients with skin diseases, asthma, allergies, and other diseases should eat them with caution;
Eating too much legumes may cause bloating, so it is important to control the amount consumed. People with weak digestive function should eat less.
How to choose fresh fava beans
When purchasing fava beans, you can observe the shell. The one with tender buds at the top is tender, and the one with black tips is old.