Mint Mung Bean Soup has always been my essential product for cooling down in the summer. It is simple to make and has significant effects. Little did I know, it is also a slimming tool in the summer and has the effect of strengthening the spleen and benefiting the qi. It is much more practical than the drinks in supermarkets and cold drink shops. Let's take a look at the weight loss principle of mint mung bean soup with the following editor!
【Ingredients for Mint Mung Bean Soup】
Mung beans 300g, white sugar 100g, a few dried mint leaves, 1500ml of water, and some crushed ice.
【Recipe for Mint Mung Bean Soup】
1. Wash the mung beans and put them in a rice cooker. Add enough cold water to cover the mung beans by a little finger's length and press the "cook rice" button.
2. After the water boils, add a small bowl of cold water, cover the pot, and continue cooking.
3. Repeat this process three times until the mung beans are fully cooked and bloomed.
4. Boil fresh mint leaves and white sugar with water to make mint syrup. After it cools, store it in a bottle in the refrigerator.
5. When the mung beans are cooled, remove them and put them in the refrigerator. When you want to eat, scoop half a bowl and add mint syrup.
【Nutritional Value of Mint Mung Bean Soup】
Mung beans: Mung beans are rich in nutrients and have the functions of improving appetite, lowering blood lipids, reducing cholesterol, anti-allergy, detoxification, and protecting the liver.
Mung beans taste sweet, have a cool nature, and enter the heart and stomach meridians. They have the effects of clearing heat and detoxification, relieving summer heat and annoyance, quenching thirst and invigorating the stomach, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. They are mainly used for treating summer heat and thirst, damp-heat diarrhea, edema and abdominal distension, ulcers and abscesses, erysipelas, mumps, acne, and poisoning by arsenic, antimony, and mercury. Mung beans have a cold nature, so they are not suitable for people with weak constitution or those with spleen and stomach deficiency-cold and diarrhea.
【Weight Loss Principle of Mint Mung Bean Soup】
The cooling and diuretic effects of mung beans are well-known, and many people have the habit of drinking mung bean soup in the summer.
Mint has a unique and strong aroma, which can enhance the overall flavor of the recipe and make the whole eating process more satisfying.
Research has shown that eating foods with stronger and more intense flavors gives a stronger sense of satisfaction compared to foods with milder flavors, resulting in less overall food intake.
In the hot summer, mint mung bean soup can not only cool down but also help with weight loss.
【Weight Loss Taboos】
Taboo 1: Pursuing Rapid Weight Loss
"Fast" is synonymous with modern life. Whether it's work, transportation, shopping, or weight loss, everyone is pursuing speed. Many people expect to become slim overnight or achieve their desired weight or body shape in a short period of time through certain weight loss methods.
We want to lose fat and maintain muscle, so we should maintain a calm mindset, control the speed of weight loss, and enjoy the process of losing fat without losing muscle!
Taboo 2: Weight Fluctuations Like a Yo-Yo
Rapid weight loss and weight fluctuations are like pseudo-angels and true demons. Rapid weight loss makes people fall into the illusion of "successful weight loss," while weight fluctuations can lead to a more depressed and negative mood than before weight loss...
Admittedly, some people can lose a significant amount of weight in a short period through rapid weight loss and then maintain a healthy weight through strong self-control in terms of diet and exercise. However, more people fall into the vicious cycle of regaining weight, losing weight again, and gaining even more weight on the road to rapid weight loss...
Taboo 3: Completely Excluding the Intake of Certain Nutrients
Whether it's carbohydrates or fats, they are singled out, mythologized, or demonized in some weight loss methods. However, the truth is that both are essential for our bodies to function properly.
Without carbohydrates, we may experience ketosis during weight loss, and long-term high-protein and high-fat diets may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Without fats, such as the currently popular fruit and vegetable juice fasting weight loss method, our intake of fat-soluble vitamins decreases, and protein intake may be insufficient, leading to various skin and vision problems.
