Bitter Melon & Egg

Name: Bitter Melon & Egg
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 2 servings

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MINS

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SERVINGS

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Easy

LEVEL

#under_15

#vegetarian

#low_sugar

#folate

A summer 'cooling' dish loved by sugar-watching moms — blanched bitter melon with egg; low-sugar, high-fiber and refreshing.

MumEat recipe

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Nutritional Highlights

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66%

DAILY RDI

Vitamin C

56.4mg

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16%

DAILY RDI

Folate

95.7µg

💪

11%

DAILY RDI

Protein

7.7g

+ 5 more nutrients

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Why This Recipe?

🌸 Traditional Wisdom

Bitter melon with egg is a low-sugar, summer-cooling home dish in pregnancy.

🔬 Modern Science

Bitter melon is high-fiber, low-GI with folate and vitamin C; paired with egg it has a small glycemic load — enjoy in moderation.

⚠️Moderate evidence

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Instructions

3 steps

Seed and slice bitter melon; salt and blanch to reduce bitterness.

💡焯水或盐腌去苦更好入口。

Scramble eggs, set aside.

Fry bitter melon, return eggs, season.

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Full Nutrition Breakdown

🩸Iron

7%(1.8mg)

⚡Zinc

9%(1mg)

💪Protein

11%(7.7g)

Vitamin C

66%(56.4mg)

Calcium

4%(44mg)

Folate

16%(95.7µg)

DHA

10%(19mg)

Vitamin D

7%(1µg)

* % based on pregnancy daily reference intake (RDI)

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References

[1] 中华医学会.《妊娠期糖尿病诊治指南2022》.

高纤维低升糖蔬菜有助平稳餐后血糖。

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