Can eating purple sweet potato actually help with weight loss? Explained clearly in one article

Purple sweet potato is rich in protein, starch, pectin, cellulose, amino acids, vitamins and various minerals, and is also rich in selenium and anthocyanins. It is nutritious and has special health benefits. It ranked first among anti-cancer vegetables published by the National Vegetable Cancer Research Center of Japan. Eating purple sweet potato appropriately has a promoting effect on weight loss. Let's take a look together below!

Can eating purple sweet potato help with weight loss?

Purple sweet potato has a certain weight-loss effect. The calories in purple sweet potato are only one third of those in rice, that is, it contains 110 calories, so the calorie content is not high at all. Eating purple sweet potato appropriately during weight loss can promote weight loss. People who are overweight can eat purple sweet potato twice a day. After sticking with it for one month, it can not only lower high blood pressure, but also help control body obesity.

The effects and benefits of purple sweet potato

1. Anti-cancer and cancer-fighting: Purple sweet potato is rich in selenium and iron, which are necessary elements for the human body to resist fatigue, resist aging, and supplement blood. Selenium in particular is called the “king of anti-cancer”. It is easily absorbed by the human body and can remain in the serum, repair the myocardium, enhance the body's immunity, remove free radicals in the body, inhibit the synthesis of DNA in cancer cells and the division and growth of cancer cells, and prevent the occurrence of cancers such as gastric cancer and liver cancer.

2. Promote gastrointestinal motility: Purple sweet potato is rich in cellulose, which can increase stool volume, promote gastrointestinal motility, clear mucus, gas and putrefactive matter retained in the intestinal cavity, excrete toxic substances and carcinogens in the feces, keep bowel movements smooth, improve the digestive tract environment, and prevent the occurrence of gastrointestinal diseases.

3. Weight loss and body shaping: Eating purple sweet potato not only will not make you gain weight, on the contrary, it can help with weight loss, body shaping, preventing sub-health, promoting bowel movements and detoxification. Every 100 grams of fresh purple sweet potato contains only 0.2 grams of fat and produces 99 kcal of heat energy, roughly 1/3 of that of rice. It is a very good low-fat, low-calorie food, and at the same time it can effectively prevent carbohydrates from turning into fat, which is beneficial to weight loss and body shaping.

4. Enhance immunity: Purple sweet potato contains a large amount of mucin, which can prevent atrophy of the connective tissue of the liver and kidneys, improve body immunity, and prevent the occurrence of collagen diseases. The minerals contained in purple sweet potato play a very important role in maintaining and regulating human body functions. The calcium and magnesium it contains can prevent osteoporosis.

Common ways to make purple sweet potato

1. Purple sweet potato cakes

[Ingredients] Purple sweet potato, glutinous rice flour, flour, white sesame seeds, red bean paste.

[Method] ① Wash the purple sweet potato, slice it, and steam it until cooked. ② Use a spoon to mash the steamed purple sweet potato into purple sweet potato puree, add glutinous rice flour and flour, and knead into dough. ③ Divide the mixed purple sweet potato dough into small pieces, roll the red bean paste filling into balls for later use, then flatten the small dough pieces and wrap in the red bean paste filling. After wrapping, press into round cakes. ④ Roll the round cakes in white sesame seeds. ⑤ Pour an appropriate amount of oil into a flat-bottomed pan. After the oil is slightly hot, add the prepared purple sweet potato cakes, turn to low heat and fry slowly. After frying for a short while, flip and continue frying, then flip again and fry until both sides are golden brown!

2. Purple sweet potato porridge

[Ingredients] Rice, purple sweet potato.

[Method] ① Wash the rice and soak it in water for more than half an hour. ② Wash and peel the purple sweet potato, and cut it into small pieces. ③ Put the purple sweet potato and rice into a clay pot, add enough water. Add enough water at one time; adding more later will affect the taste and thickness of the porridge. After it comes to a boil, turn to low heat. ④ Simmer over low heat until the purple sweet potato breaks down and the porridge is thick. Stir frequently during the process; porridge cooked in a clay pot easily sinks to the bottom and burns.

3. Purple sweet potato rice balls

[Ingredients] Purple sweet potato, rice.

[Method] ① After steaming the purple sweet potato until cooked, put it into a plastic wrap bag and press it into puree. ② Divide the purple sweet potato puree into 8 equal portions, and divide the rice into 8 equal portions as well, then roll each into small balls. ③ Place a small ball of purple sweet potato puree on a piece of plastic wrap, flatten it, wrap in a small rice ball, then gather the edges of the plastic wrap and twist into a bundle, then peel off the plastic wrap, and the purple sweet potato rice ball is ready. ④ Decorate with a mint leaf and it is done.