Do you eat lotus root to lose weight?

For those who cannot control their appetite but want to lose weight, lotus root is a very good food. Experts tell us that eating lotus root often can play a good role in weight loss, mainly because lotus root contains a lot of crude fiber, so when we take lotus root, it can not only effectively promote gastrointestinal motility, but also excrete the body. Some excess toxins and wastes, so as to achieve the effect of weight loss. The taste of lotus root is very delicious, so there are also many cooking methods. Whether it is stir-frying or soup, it is a very good choice, so it is not easy to get tired of it.
Lotus Root Weight Loss Recipe:

一、Tomato juice lotus root slices

Ingredients: 1 lotus root, 1 tomato Accessories: 2 spoons of sugar, appropriate amount of salt, 2 spoons of tomato sauce, 5 shallots, appropriate amount of chicken essence
practice:

1. Peel the lotus root and soak it in water to prevent oxidation;
2. Cut the tomatoes into small cubes;
3. Heat a little oil in a hot pan, add in the onion and ginger to fry until fragrant, then add in the diced tomatoes and stir fry;
4. After the soup is out, add tomato sauce and 1 little sugar and stir well;
5. Put the fried tomato sauce aside;
6. Heat the oil in a hot pot for 50%, add the shallots and ginger to be super fragrant;
7. Pour in the lotus root and stir fry;
8. After the lotus root slices are almost cooked, pour in the fried tomato sauce and stir fry, add a little salt and chicken essence.​​

二、Egg lotus cake

1. Wash and peel the lotus root. Use a wire grater to rub the lotus root into filaments.
2. Chop the shallots or coriander, put them in a large bowl with chopped lotus root, eggs, flour, soy sauce, salt and pepper, stir well, and then divide into four portions. Form into a ball with your hands and pat into a cake.
3. Pour oil in a pan, heat it and add lotus root cake, try to make it as thin as possible, so that it is easier to cook. Don’t move the pan first, turn it to a low heat and fry slowly, and when the lotus root cake can be moved by shaking the pan, you can turn it over.
4. Continue to fry on low heat after turning over, and then turn over repeatedly until both sides are golden brown, pierce it with chopsticks and take it out. The chopsticks will not stick to anything, that is, it is cooked, and you can take it out of the pan. I like to fry slowly on a low fire until the surface is crispy and the taste is particularly good.
5. If the fried lotus root cake has a mild taste, you can also eat it with some dipping sauces.​​

三、Freshly squeezed lotus root juice

1. If it is a juicer, cut it directly into small pieces and squeeze the juice.
2. If it is a soymilk machine, you need to cut the lotus root into small pieces, put it into the soymilk machine, add mineral water to the highest line, and select the “fruit and vegetable juice” file. If you feel that the slag tastes bad, you can filter it before drinking.