Onions and cauliflower: Two healthy vegetables and recipes for regulating blood sugar

Nutritional Benefits
Onions' anti-cancer effects come from their rich content of selenium and quercetin. Selenium is an antioxidant that stimulates the body's immune response, thereby inhibiting the division and growth of cancer cells and reducing the toxicity of carcinogens. Quercetin inhibits cancer cell activity and prevents cancer cell growth. A survey showed that people who regularly eat onions have a 25% lower chance of developing stomach cancer and a 30% lower chance of dying from stomach cancer compared to those who don't. Onions also have expectorant, diuretic, diaphoretic, and antibacterial/antiseptic effects.

Remedies
1. Diabetes: Wash onions, soak them in boiling water, add a suitable amount of soy sauce for seasoning, and use as a side dish. There is no limit to the course of treatment.

2. High blood pressure, dizziness, and shoulder pain: Finely chop an appropriate amount of onion, place it in a teapot, add 80% water, and boil. After boiling, simmer over low heat until the water is reduced by half. Drink 1-3 cups daily as a tea substitute.

◆Stir-fried Lake Shrimp with Onions
Main ingredient: 200 grams of small lake shrimp. Ingredients: 30g onion, 20g cilantro. Seasonings: 5g salt, 3g chicken powder, 3ml sesame oil, 5ml cooking wine, vegetable oil and cornstarch as needed.

Instructions:
1. Clean the small lake shrimp, slice the onion, and wash and chop the cilantro.

2. Coat the small lake shrimp with cornstarch and fry until golden brown. Drain the oil.

3. Leave a little oil in the pan, sauté the sliced ​​onion until fragrant, add the fried shrimp, cooking wine, salt, and chicken powder, stir-fry briefly to combine, then sprinkle with cilantro.

Cauliflower contains trace elements with antioxidant and anti-cancer properties. Long-term consumption can reduce the incidence of breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and stomach cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, among many fruits and vegetables, cruciferous vegetables like cauliflower and Chinese cabbage have the best anti-cancer effects.

Cauliflower is high in vitamin C, which can enhance liver detoxification and improve immunity, preventing colds and vitamin C deficiency.

Some people bruise easily from minor bumps and injuries due to a vitamin K deficiency. One of the best ways to supplement this is by eating more cauliflower.

Cauliflower is rich in flavonoids, which are excellent blood vessel cleansers. They effectively remove cholesterol deposits from blood vessels, prevent platelet aggregation, and reduce the risk of heart disease. It also contains abundant chromium, which promotes insulin secretion, reduces the insulin requirements of diabetic patients, and effectively regulates blood sugar levels.

Health Benefits: Cauliflower comes in white and green varieties; the green variety is also called broccoli. Both have essentially the same nutritional value. Cauliflower is low in calories, high in dietary fiber, and rich in vitamins and minerals, hence its nickname "nature's gift."

◆Stir-fried Cauliflower with Mushrooms
Main Ingredients: 300g cauliflower, 200g mushrooms.
Seasonings: Cooking oil, shredded scallions, shredded ginger, salt, MSG, cornstarch, sesame oil (all in appropriate amounts).

Instructions:

1. Break the cauliflower into small florets and wash them; wash the mushrooms and slice them.

2. Heat oil in a wok, sauté shredded scallions and ginger until fragrant, add the cauliflower, add a little broth and bring to a boil, add the sliced ​​mushrooms, season with salt and MSG, stir-fry until cooked, thicken with cornstarch slurry, and drizzle with sesame oil.

Cauliflower Juice

Main ingredient: Half a head of broccoli.

Instructions:
1. Wash the cauliflower, cut it into small florets, and blanch it in boiling water.

2. Put the blanched cauliflower into a juicer, add an appropriate amount of cold boiled water, and blend.