Can pumpkin and sweet potato be eaten together? How do you cook it? Which one loses weight more?

In late summer and early autumn, pumpkins in most parts of our country begin to mature and appear on the market. At that time, many people also begin to make pumpkin pie, Pumpkin Porridge, pumpkin rice and so on. However, as pumpkins are more fastidious in eating, we must avoid eating them with Xiangke food. Can pumpkins and sweet potatoes be eaten together? How do you cook it? Which is more slimming?

Can pumpkins and sweet potatoes be eaten together?

Pumpkins and sweet potatoes can be eaten together, but in terms of their nutrients, it is best not to eat them together. Because pumpkins and sweet potatoes are rich in starch, eating together will cause flatulence, stomach discomfort and other phenomena, so it is not recommended to eat together.

In addition, pumpkin and sweet potato have high starch content, which will lead to excessive calorie intake after eating together, resulting in a large amount of fat accumulation in the body, resulting in obesity, so it is not appropriate to eat together, especially for those who are losing weight.

Second, how to make pumpkins delicious?

Pumpkins can be eaten in a variety of ways, not only raw, but also cooked, fried, fried, etc., but usually, people like to make pumpkin pie, pumpkin rice or Pumpkin Porridge, and suitable for both men and women, young and old. The specific practices are as follows:

1. Pumpkin egg pancakes

Ingredients: pumpkin, eggs, flour, glutinous rice flour, salt

Practice:

(1) Pumpkin is peeled, seeded and washed, cut into pieces and set aside.

(2) break the eggs, then add pumpkin, glutinous rice flour, flour and salt, add the right amount of water and stir into a paste.

(3) put a small amount of oil in the pan, then pour in the right amount of batter, cover the pan and let it fry for a few minutes.

(4) turn it over and cook it until golden brown.

2. Pumpkin Porridge of Oat

Ingredients: pumpkin, oats

Practice:

(1) Pumpkin is peeled and seeded, washed and sliced.

(2) put the pumpkin and oatmeal together into the pot, then add the right amount of water to boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and cook for 20 minutes. If you like to eat paste, you can mash the pumpkin before cooking, and then stew for about 10 minutes to eat.

3. Pumpkin rice

Ingredients: pumpkin, rice, oil, salt

Practice:

(1) Pumpkin is peeled, seeded, washed and cut into small pieces.

(2) put a small amount of oil in the wok, then put in the pumpkin and stir for 1 minute.

(3) stir-fry the washed rice in a pan, then add an appropriate amount of water and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, then add salt and simmer for about 20 minutes.

Which is more slimming, pumpkin or sweet potato?

Pumpkins lose more weight than sweet potatoes. Because from the point of view of their nutritional composition, pumpkin contains 23 calories per 100g, and sweet potato contains 102 calories, which is four times higher than pumpkin. However, in terms of carbohydrate content, sweet potatoes contain 23.1g and pumpkins contain 4.5g, which is five times higher than pumpkins, so both can lose weight, but pumpkins are more suitable if you want to choose low-calorie foods to lose weight.

Comparison table of nutritional composition of pumpkin and sweet potato (per 100g):

Pumpkin

Sweet potato

Heat quantity

23 kcal

102 kcal

Carbohydrate

4.5g

23.1g

Fat

0.1g

0.2g

Protein

0.7g

1.1g

Cellulose

0.8g

1.6g

vitamin A

148 μ g

125 μ g

4. How many pumpkins should be eaten at a time?

It is appropriate to eat 50g / 100g pumpkins at a time. Because the nutritional value of pumpkin is high, but eating too much is easy to get angry, causing oral ulcers, tonsillitis and other diseases, so it is best not to eat more.

To sum up, pumpkins and sweet potatoes should not be eaten together, but they can be made into pancakes or porridge with eggs, oats and so on. In addition, if you want to lose weight, it is better to eat pumpkins, which can not only absorb more nutrients, but also absorb a small amount of energy.