Steamed Chive Dumpling (Part 2)

Physiological Benefits

Did u realize that you are eating a dumpling that contributes a valuable nutritious?

The main ingredient in dumplings is chives…..

Chives are high in dietary fiber but low in fat therefore its give low calorie contribution in the food. Besides, chives are abounding with carotene and Vitamin C. In fact, chives are also teemed with others minerals that can provide physiological benefits to our body!

According to Dr. Winston Craig, chives are able to enhance human digestive system and stimulate appetite due to the organosulfur compounds that present in its. Studies proved that chives help to kill some of the “unwanted” bacteria that found in the intestines. Nowadays, the technology had been processed the chives widely for the medicine used! In addition, chives promote advantages to our respiratory system and also contain diuretic properties that assist to lower obesity and fluid retention (Dr. Winston Craig, 2008).

So, can you imagine its power? I really shocked by realizing that my favorite food does empower this facility to our body! But, you must always bear in mind that we must eat moderately for health balanced.

There are no side effects or dangers from consuming the chives. However, large quantities may cause stomach irritation. So, if you want to try it?

I believed that if ask you to eat one type of food everyday will make you feels borings too! :P

Furthermore, Steam is the method of cooking the chive dumplings, although it can also serve as pan fried. In the steam chive dumplings, the high temperature cooking will kill the bacteria but not destroying the nutrients in it’s, such as the valuable vitamin C in the chives (Natural Health Technologies, 2006). Steaming act as protection or preserve from nutrients lost via cooking!

I have been told a number of benefits, but, in fact, steamed chive dumplings do role some risk for human health. Therefore, if we make some alternation in our food, it may help to avoid some risk.

One of the major ingredients for the dumpling skin is white flour. The white rice flour is a gluten-free product that is actually an advantage for people who is suffered from celiac disease or gluten-intolerance. However, white rice flour is processed by removed the bran and germ but the most recent studies shown their have side effect to human body after it’s have been processed (Mike Adams, 2004).

How to Enhance the nutrition values?

How? How? How?

Processed white rice flour induce diminish immune reservoir and response because the 2 main nutritious components has been detached. When you body metabolizing the processed white rice flour, it wills repetitive pressure on the adrenals to pump out balancing hormones. This can eventually weaken the adrenals function due to the wrong perception that create by the flour and cause body to respond as the “emergency system” happens; this is quote from studies published by the U.S. Department of Health.

White rice flour that used to make the chive dumpling ‘skin’ contain less folic acid compared to brown rice flour. As we know, folic acid is essential for a pregnancy woman due to it’s significant for fetal development. Brown rice flour (25grams) has contained folic acid five times more than white rice flour (5 grams). Instead we can choose brown rice flour for making steamed chives dumpling because brown rice flour has a nutty flavor which can enhance the flavor of the dumplings and it is also gluten-free product but still contain the bran which is not go through processing. In addition, brown rice flour is higher in fiber and folic acid which is supplemented to health benefits (Mark Fodchuk and Tricia Ryan, 2004).

You know? This is actually a plain steamed chive dumpling which is not contain any meat or marine food, to make it tastier and not destroying its ingredients and nutrients contain in it, we can add in shrimp to enhance the flavor.

Why Shrimp???

In point of fact, of course it boosts the dumpling flavor and what about nutrition fact? Shrimp is a great source of selenium that aid in cancer protection and neutralizes the injurious effects which induce DNA repair and synthesis in damaged cells. Adding the shrimp into a dumpling may not raises calorie a lots, due to shrimp is a low calorie and saturated fat food. In addition, shrimp also has a high omega-3 fatty acid which is an essential fatty acid that can reduce cardiovascular disease (Vogt, T. M. Ziegler, et al., 2003).

Okie... finally.... Is it take u a long time? opps.. SORRY!!
Anyway, Just as a simple conclusion...
Steamed Chives Dumplings is Tasty Food,
at the same time u eat, u gain your nutrients needed too!
Please feels free to drop some comments ya!!!

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Kwan Sue Yuan (Stella) 1000716575
Teo Chin Chin 1000716643