Integrating stress reduction and bone health: From honey pumpkin slimming balls to low-fat pork pizza

Honey Pumpkin Fat-Burning Balls. One day, a friend suddenly called me, saying she was feeling down and wanted a shot of soju, specifically requesting grilled sausage. How could someone on a diet eat grilled sausage? So I specially made pumpkin and honey cake balls, thinking, "The sweet honey cake will definitely help my friend relieve stress." Her low mood was only temporary. After trying the sweet balls, my friend said, "Your cooking is much tastier than grilled sausage!" Ingredients: 1 pumpkin, 40g honey cake. Instructions: ① Steam the pumpkin until soft; mash the honey cake. ② Mash the steamed pumpkin into a puree and shape it into balls. ③ Coat the pumpkin balls from step ② with the mashed honey cake and serve. Pumpkin is a high-GI (glycemic index) food, which easily increases the rate of fat synthesis. It is recommended to enjoy it with low-GI milk to lower the glycemic index. Alternatively, sweet potato can be used instead of pumpkin, which is equally delicious. Pumpkin is rich in dietary fiber, low in fat, and helps with weight loss and prevents constipation. It can also promote blood circulation and eliminate excess waste products from the body. In addition, the pectin unique to pumpkin helps with diuresis and can eliminate edema.

Potato skin contains a large amount of water-soluble fiber, which can lower cholesterol and improve constipation; potatoes themselves are rich in vitamin C and vitamin B, the former can increase immunity; the latter can maintain normal brain function and help eliminate anxiety and irritability. Good Mood Potato Pancakes. Divide the steamed potato into two portions, mash one portion completely into a puree, and cut the other portion into chunks and mix it in for a different texture. The only side effect of dieting is that it's easy to feel depressed and often feel blue! Actually, it's not hunger that makes people depressed, but rather a lack of serotonin in the brain. Therefore, when dieting, it is recommended to eat more foods rich in tryptophan, such as eggs, tofu, bananas, milk, peanuts, fish, and clams. That's why I sprinkle peanuts on potato pancakes; eating them will improve your mood! Ingredients: 1 potato, 1 slice of low-fat cheese, peanuts (as needed). Instructions: ① Steam the potato until cooked, remove and let cool, then mash into a puree. ② Slice the low-fat cheese into thin slices; grind the peanuts into small pieces. ③ Take some mashed potatoes in your hand, place the chopped low-fat cheese on top, and shape it into a round pancake. ④ Place the pancake in a frying pan and lightly fry until the low-fat cheese melts. ⑤ Sprinkle peanut pieces randomly on the pancake and it's ready to eat.

Mexican High-Fiber Apple Pie. Apples are rich in Vitamin C, which can boost immunity. In addition, apples are rich in pectin, a water-soluble fiber that can improve constipation and suppress appetite. Therefore, it is recommended to eat half an apple before breakfast to aid in weight loss. Steve Jobs once said, "I didn't work for money, I worked hard and became rich." Kwon Mi-jin said, "I didn't eat apples for health, but because apples are delicious, I ate a lot; because I ate a lot of apples, I became healthy." Ingredients: 1 tortilla, 1/2 apple, 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder, 1 egg white, 1 teaspoon oligosaccharide. Instructions: ① Cut the apple into small pieces and set aside. ② Sauté the apple pieces and oligosaccharide together in a pan, then add the cinnamon powder and cook until done. ③ Place the mixture from step ② into the tortilla, fold it over, brush the edges with egg white, and press firmly with a fork. ④ Make a hole in the top of the tortilla and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes, or until the surface is slightly golden brown. You can also use dumpling wrappers or rye bread instead of tortillas; if using rye bread, it is recommended to flatten it before cooking for better taste.

Braised Beef with Walnuts. Mom specially bought some domestic walnuts for me, saying they're good for skin and complexion. When I opened the package, I discovered that walnuts without shells look like this-so hard to peel! Soon after, Mom texted me: "Have you finished all the walnuts?" I replied with a "Mmm" emoji, but to my surprise, she sent an angry emoji... So, I had to send back a picture of myself sitting with a newspaper spread out, peeling walnuts to make this side dish, to prove my innocence. Although it's troublesome, it contains Mom's love, and I won't waste it easily. Ingredients: 50g beef shank, 1 walnut, 50g konjac, 2 cloves garlic, 1 piece ginger, 1/4 tsp sesame oil, 1 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce, 3 tbsp water, 1 tsp plum vinegar. Instructions: ① Cut the beef shank and konjac into bite-sized pieces. ② Slice the garlic and ginger thinly. ③ Place the beef shank chunks, konjac chunks, garlic slices, ginger slices, low-sodium soy sauce, water, and plum vinegar into a soup pot and simmer until tender. ④ Add the walnuts to the pot, stir slightly, turn off the heat, and then toss with sesame oil before serving. Blanching the walnuts briefly in boiling water beforehand removes their astringent taste. Walnuts are rich in lipids, protein, vitamin E, and vitamin B, which are beneficial for skin health and can prevent aging and hair loss. Although high in calories, they contain many excellent unsaturated fatty acids, making them a particularly suitable source of fat during weight loss. Many people dislike the astringent taste of the walnut inner skin and peel it before eating; however, the inner skin contains the antioxidant resveratrol, which can strengthen blood vessel elasticity, so it is recommended to cook and eat it together with the walnuts.

Pork foreleg meat is a highly active muscle tissue. Although the fibers are coarse, it is juicy and delicious, offering a satisfying chewy texture. Furthermore, pork foreleg meat is low in fat and rich in protein and vitamin B, making it an excellent food for weight loss. Low-fat cheese and pork pizza. Besides sweet potatoes, other root vegetables such as pumpkin and potatoes can also be used, and they taste great too. Falling in love with someone or something, fully feeling their love, then sincerely experiencing and changing yourself, and ultimately making the other person change for you. Losing weight and changing eating habits are as important as changing one's life. After losing weight, I chose to eat healthy foods like sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and potatoes, only occasionally indulging in junk food like pizza, hamburgers, and fried chicken. As a result, my life changed. Ingredients: 1 sweet potato, 1/4 onion, 2 mushrooms, a few bell peppers, 50g pork foreleg meat, 1 1/2 slices of low-fat cheese. Instructions: ① Boil the sweet potato with the skin on until cooked, then cut it in half. After cooling, scoop out the sweet potato flesh, keeping the shell on. ② Chop the onion, mushrooms, bell peppers, and pork into bite-sized pieces, then stir-fry all the ingredients together in a pan. ③ Add the scooped-out sweet potato filling from step ① to step ② and stir-fry together, then stuff the mixture into the sweet potato shells. ④ Shred the low-fat cheese and sprinkle it over the sweet potatoes, then microwave or bake in a preheated 200°C oven until the cheese melts.