Vegetables with more calcium than milk are in season, extremely fresh and delicious, don't miss it

Many people often eat this vegetable but do not know that these two cheap and popular vegetables, sold in the market in the summer, are richer in calcium than milk, helping to strengthen bones and reduce illness.

Both water spinach and amaranth - two popular vegetables sold in most markets. However, summer is the main time to enjoy these two vegetables because in season, the vegetables are fresher and tastier. Especially for middle-aged people, they should eat regularly to supplement calcium, which has a better effect than milk.

No need for elaborate preparation, simply stir-fry water spinach with garlic and you have a delicious dish on a hot summer day.

Spinach

Water spinach is a popular green vegetable in Vietnam, commonly used in family meals, but has little-known uses such as being good for the heart, preventing diabetes, treating anemia, or strengthening the immune system.

Water spinach is one of the most popular and nutritious green leafy vegetables. It contains many vitamins, minerals and fiber, especially the protein content is higher than tomatoes with 4 times the amount of protein in the same amount.

The calcium content in water spinach is also very high, 115mg of calcium in 100g of water spinach juice, surpassing the calcium in milk and bananas. Therefore, eating water spinach properly is an effective way to supplement calcium.

Taro and spinach soup with stewed bones is very easy to cook, nutritious and refreshing.

Water spinach also contains many vitamins A, B, C, phosphorus, nutrients and especially abundant iron content, suitable for people with iron deficiency who want to supplement. Regularly eating water spinach properly helps reduce cholesterol, is good for the cardiovascular system, supports the treatment of anemia, prevents diabetes and cancer.

In addition, water spinach also has anti-aging and skin beautifying effects. Summer is the time when water spinach is more delicious and fresh, so if there are middle-aged people in the house, they should eat water spinach regularly to supplement calcium for the body.

Spinach

Amaranth is very nutritious, known as the "5 high" vegetable because of its high content of calcium, folic acid, potassium, vitamin A and fiber. In particular, 100g of amaranth contains about 178mg of calcium, higher than the calcium content in milk and 3 times higher than spinach.

Amaranth is very nutritious, known as the "5 high" vegetable.

The large-leafed, purple-red amaranth is red amaranth, which has the characteristic of being succulent, cooks quickly, and is better in soup.

Red amaranth contains a lot of protein, glucid, vitamins and minerals. The iron content in amaranth is higher than in spinach, and the calcium content is 3 times higher.

In addition to being used as food, all types of amaranth are good medicines.

The anti-cancer properties are due to antioxidant compounds such as vitamin E, C, iron, magnesium, phosphorus or lysine found in amaranth.

They fight against harmful free radicals and prevent the formation of malignant cells that cause cancer.

Red amaranth has a sweet taste, cool properties, and the effect of clearing heat, cooling blood, diuretic, cooling blood, antiseptic, treating heat dysentery, heat in the blood causing acne...

Red amaranth has a sweet taste, cool properties, and the effect of clearing heat, cooling blood, and diuretic.

This vegetable has the ability to improve the immune system, reduce inflammation, prevent osteoporosis and some other diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, anemia...

Amaranth is a vegetable that contains a lot of protein, lipids, glucides, vitamins, iron and minerals.

The beta-carotene in amaranth is twice as high as in eggplant, which helps boost immunity; the iron content in amaranth is higher than in spinach, and the calcium content is three times higher.

The important thing is that amaranth does not contain oxalic acid, so the calcium and iron in amaranth are easily utilized and absorbed by the body, so they are very good for children. You can boil, stir-fry, or make soup.

There are very few vegetables that contain calcium, of which amaranth is the one with the highest content. Nutritionists say that the calcium in amaranth is 3 times higher than in spinach and surpasses even cow's milk.

100g of amaranth leaves contain up to 267mg of calcium, meeting 50% of the calcium for a person each day.

It is the abundance of calcium contained in amaranth that makes it a superfood that strengthens bones and prevents osteoporosis.

100g of amaranth leaves contain up to 267mg of calcium, meeting 50% of the calcium for a person each day.

For children, calcium plays a role in building bone structure, helping children grow taller. For adults, calcium helps maintain bone strength and prevent osteoporosis in middle-aged people.

Therefore, amaranth meets the body's daily calcium needs easily and without costing too much money.