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蔬菜湯是什麼,對身體有何好處?

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我要介紹的蔬菜湯以高麗菜、洋蔥、紅蘿蔔、南瓜烹調而成,最方便也最適合用來彌補蔬菜攝取量不足的問題,因為裡面「富含多醣體,可以穩定內臟功能,而且能消除動物性食品或甜食攝取過量所帶來的弊害,還能安定血糖值」。

蔬菜湯的蔬菜含有維生素 A(β-胡蘿蔔素)、維生素 B 群、維生素 C、維生素 E,以及鈣、鉀、鐵等礦物質,有助於改善代謝功能。蔬菜湯能提供水溶性纖素,纖維素可減緩醣類的吸收,預防糖尿病,還可以降低血清總膽固醇。除了維生素、礦物質、纖維素等營養素外,還有非常重要的「非營養素」——抗氧化植化物。

非營養素大多存在於植物性食品中的色素、香料、辛辣味、澀味等成分中,稱為「抗氧化植化物」,所謂抗氧化植化物的代表物質為多酚(Polyphenol)和類黃酮素(Favonoids),蔬菜湯的四種食材均含有這兩項物質。

紅蘿蔔及南瓜富含的β-胡蘿蔔素,也是抗氧化植化物的一種;洋蔥含有豐富的硫化内烯(Allylsulfide)及其化合物;高麗菜則蘊含大量的萊菔素(Sulforaphene)和異硫氰酸鹽(Isotiocyanates)等抗氧化植化物。

蔬菜湯能減少自由基,什麼是自由基?

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「抗氧化植化物」具備 3 大作用:
‧抗氧化,清除體內的有害自由基。
‧免疫,保護身體免於病毒或細菌的侵害。
‧抗癌,抑制癌症生成、惡化。
其中最值得注意的是抗氧化作用,人體內會持續製造自由基這類有害物質。雖然自由基可以殺死病毒、處理體内多餘的老廢物質,但是自由基過多的話,也會產生負面影響。近幾年研究發現,動脈硬化、糖尿病、高血壓、高血脂,以及癌症、異位性皮膚炎,或是氣喘、花粉症等過敏性疾病,都和自由基有關。此外,自由基也會加速身體老化。

蔬菜湯為何有效?

按下老化停止鍵!防癌又能減少自由基的「抗氧化植化物」 喝蔬菜湯減肥不復胖又保健

蔬菜的抗氧化植化物,一定要經過加熱的烹煮,這些成分才會溶解在湯裡被身體的腸道吸收。由於蔬菜的細胞被細胞壁包圍著,而抗氧化植化物就藏在堅硬的纖維素所構成的細胞壁中,即使用攪拌器剁的再碎,或是人體的消化酵素都破壞不了細胞壁。因此科學家發現,吃生菜無法有效吸收抗氧化植化物,但經過加熱烹煮,大量的抗氧化植化物就會流入湯汁裡。食用生菜只能吸收5~20%的抗氧化植化物;飲用蔬菜湯卻能吸收80%以上。

科學家形容植物的細胞壁猶如一層「鋼筋水泥」外殼一般堅固,但是一直不明白,植物細胞怎樣才能撐開這樣的結構,從而讓植物長大。加利福尼大學的生物教授說:「纖維素就像建築物所用的鋼筋一樣,提供支撐力,再由半纖維素鏈進行加固,最後由果膠封住。」


蔬菜的細胞壁非常的堅固,只有加熱才可以破壞這一層牆壁,讓植物裡面的抗氧化植化物釋放出來,哪怕是妳在口中咀嚼,細胞壁也一樣緊緊的包裹著抗氧化植化物。

按下老化停止鍵!防癌又能減少自由基的「抗氧化植化物」 喝蔬菜湯減肥不復胖又保健


加熱後的蔬菜湯會跑出抗氧化植化物,讓人體能順利吸收,而且抗氧化植化物非常耐熱,加熱也不會被破壞,營養成分完全不會改變。其中,維生素 C 因為有多種蔬菜的維生素 E、多酚輔助,所以烹煮過後也不會流失維生素 C,營養成分都會留下來。

蔬菜湯食譜與作法

按下老化停止鍵!防癌又能減少自由基的「抗氧化植化物」 喝蔬菜湯減肥不復胖又保健

高麗菜、洋蔥、紅蘿蔔、南瓜等量,水量為蔬菜總重量的四倍。
1.蔬菜清洗乾淨後,將洋蔥剝去外膜,紅蘿蔔、南瓜刷洗乾凈帶皮煮。
2.將蔬菜分別切成細丁。
3.大火煮沸(將水燒開),放入食材用小火煮滾,接著再用小火熬 20 分鐘。為了不讓蔬菜的營養成分隨水蒸氣蒸發,一定要把鍋子蓋起來喔!最後用濾網過濾湯汁即完成。

蔬菜湯煮好後,可分裝放到冰箱冷藏(約可保存 2 天)或冷凍(約可保存 1 個月)。要喝的時候,淋一點亞麻仁油,或是南瓜籽油、印加果油,可以提升風味。

在減肥的女孩,可以加入玉米取代白飯,100g 甜玉米的碳水化合物總量為 17.8 公克,由於玉米富含澱粉,營養學上被歸類為主食。此外,除了「南瓜、洋蔥、高麗菜、紅蘿蔔」的基本蔬菜湯底外,也可以再放菠菜、茼蒿(補充維生素礦物質)、海帶芽(增加飽足感、補充蛋白質),還可以利用牛蒡、白蘿蔔、香菇、大番茄、黑木耳片、綜合菇類、燕麥做變化。

切記,每一餐都要有適量的澱粉,因為身體的脂肪代謝需要碳水化合物,吃了碳水化合物身體才會啟動正常代謝功能!如果不吃澱粉,隔天少掉的體重只是脫水,因為澱粉攝取不夠,所以身體燃燒脂肪而產生銅體,但銅體要排出去會抓體內的水,所以通常少掉的體重並不是真正的脂肪,而是流失掉的水分。當妳恢復吃澱粉的時候,身體會加倍儲存脂肪和水,更容易復胖。

建議大家儘量喝溫熱的蔬菜湯,比較能促進代謝及燃燒脂肪,從冰箱冷藏過的蔬菜湯最好先溫熱再喝。用來熬湯的蔬菜,精華幾乎都已流失,但仍會殘留些許有效成分及纖維素。可以做成咖哩、燉菜、義大利麵,或撒上胡椒鹽直接享用,對於減肥和健康也有幫助。不過,喝湯才是主要目的,剩菜的利用只是附加價值。

蔬菜湯減肥法&最佳飲用時機

按下老化停止鍵!防癌又能減少自由基的「抗氧化植化物」 喝蔬菜湯減肥不復胖又保健

根據研究,最能發揮減肥功效的蔬菜湯飲用方法。功效最顯著的是在下午三點左右飲用,也就是把它當成「下午茶」,每次兩百毫升。這段時間通常為空腹期,血糖值會下降,身體會突然想吃甜食。這時喝下蔬菜湯,能控制血糖且讓人不會想吃甜食。湯汁裡蔬菜的天然甘甜味,能讓味覺和身心都獲得滿足。

此外,在早餐前喝蔬菜湯,就可以在一天的開始為身體注入活力,由於是空腹,所以也能提高吸收率。不方便在下午三點喝蔬菜湯的人,可以改成傍晚或夜晚、下班或外出回家後立刻喝,有助於消除身體疲勞。

飲用蔬菜湯能保持活力,同時也能减肥和美容,希能更多人一起培養飲用蔬菜湯的好習慣。體重標準或纖瘦的人可以保持健康,體重超標的人則可以兼顧减肥與健康。

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