Do figs make you fat? How to eat figs

Figs are a favorite snack for many people, especially for those born in the 1980s and 1990s. They are a beautiful memory. But will eating figs often make you fat? Most people don’t know that whether eating figs can make you gain weight depends on what kind of figs you eat. The calories in figs with different processing methods are different. Let’s take a closer look at it!

Will eating figs make you fat?

If the candied fruit is too sweet (with too much sugar added), it can easily make you fat. If it is air-dried, it is not easy to gain weight.

How to eat figs in winter

1. Figs can be washed and eaten fresh

This method is the simplest, most scientific and most applicable. Wash the freshly picked figs with clean water, peel off the green skin, and eat the red flesh inside the skin directly. The dried flesh is as sweet as honey, fresh and refreshing, and is a top-quality fruit. How to eat figs in winter

2. Fig syrup for beauty and skin care

Wash and peel the fresh figs, put them into a bowl and mash them. Then add appropriate amount of rock sugar, put them into a pot and heat them to stew. Drink them after they have cooled thoroughly. Fig syrup has bright color and has the effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin.

3. Fig porridge moisturizes the intestines and promotes bowel movements

Put 30 grams of fresh peeled figs, 50 grams of glutinous rice and an appropriate amount of rock sugar into the pot and cook porridge. The specific method is to wash the japonica rice and cook it into porridge first. When it is 80% cooked, add the peeled figs and cook until the porridge is done. Then add appropriate amount of rock sugar. This porridge can nourish the spleen and stomach, moisten the lungs and relieve throat, and moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements.

4. Fig stew clears away heat and detoxifies

Wash the fresh figs, slice the pork, put them into the pot and stew them together. Add ginger, pepper, garlic and appropriate amount of water and stew until cooked. Then add salt, MSG and chopped green onion to season and serve. This recipe has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying.

5. Fig stewed with pig's trotters has the effect of promoting menstruation and lactation

200 grams of figs, 100 grams of day lily, and 2 pig’s trotters. First, cut the pig's trotter into small pieces, add ginger, pepper, garlic and appropriate amount of water and stew together with figs until well-cooked. Then add the day lily and cook for 30 minutes. Add salt, MSG and chopped green onions to season and serve. This recipe has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, promoting menstruation and promoting lactation. It is suitable for symptoms such as liver depression and qi stagnation, virtual fire leading to lack of milk, poor appetite, qi and blood deficiency, and neurasthenia.

6. Fig and mushroom soup has the effect of preventing and treating cancer

200 grams of figs and 100 grams of mushrooms. First, chop the figs and cut the mushrooms into strips, put them into the pot together, add pepper, ginger, garlic and water, stew until well-cooked, and then season and serve. This recipe has the effect of preventing and treating cancer. Suitable for the treatment or adjuvant treatment of lung cancer, gastric cancer, intestinal cancer and leukemia.

7. Candied figs help digestion and stimulate appetite

Wash 500 grams of figs, put them in a pot, flatten each fruit with a spoon, add white marinade for 1 day. After the fruit is soaked in sugar juice, simmer over low heat until the juice is slightly dry. Turn off the heat and let it cool, then add 250 grams of white sugar. Place on a plate to air-dry for a few days before eating. This fruit has the effect of helping food, stimulating appetite and clearing the throat. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as weak spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, qi stagnation and chest tightness, sore throat, hoarseness, and uncomfortable coughing up phlegm.