Winter melon is a very common and nutritious food in our daily life. It can be prepared in many ways and has a rich nutritional value. It has a good diuretic and swelling-reducing effect. So, can winter melon help with weight loss? Let me recommend a few ways to eat winter melon!
1. Fat-burning Winter Melon Soup
Ingredients: 1 jin of winter melon, 4 liang of seaweed, 2 pieces of dried tangerine peel, 0.5 jin of papaya, a pinch of salt
Method: Peel and wash the winter melon, soak the seaweed and cut it into pieces, put them in a pot together with the dried tangerine peel and papaya, add 8 bowls of water, simmer for about 2 hours, season with salt and serve.
Effect: It can relieve heat and eliminate fat and cholesterol in the body, providing obvious weight loss effects.
2. Winter Melon Weight Loss Soup
Ingredients: 30g of seaweed, 200g of winter melon, suitable amount of oil, suitable amount of salt, suitable amount of seaweed, suitable amount of Sichuan peppercorns, suitable amount of boiling water, suitable amount of spring onion, ginger, and garlic
Method: Heat oil in a pot, add a small amount of Sichuan peppercorns, spring onion, ginger, and garlic, stir-fry, add sliced winter melon, pour in boiling water and cover the pot to simmer for a while, then add seaweed, and finally add salt to season.
Effect: The ingredients of this soup are low in fat and calories. Drinking this soup before meals can help with weight loss.
3. Winter Melon and Tremella Soup
Ingredients: 300g of winter melon, 100g of dried Tremella, suitable amount of salt
Method: Put the Tremella in the pot with pork ribs and bring to a boil, then simmer on low heat for an hour. After peeling and washing the winter melon, cut it into small pieces, add a small amount of salt, and it's ready to serve.
Effect: Cooked Tremella is usually paired with more soup, which has a high water content and low calorie content, making it suitable for consumption during weight loss.
