French fries are one of the most popular and beloved foods for children and adults, as they are considered a popular food, such as beans, but they are among the most dangerous foods we eat, as everyone eats them but is unaware of the danger that results from them.
Nutrition expert Dr. said. Jihan Al-Demerdash: Potatoes are a starchy vegetable that has many health benefits and contains many nutrients that benefit the body. Although the potato fruit has health benefits that are beneficial to the body, it depends on the method of cooking in which it is prepared.
She added: “There are many mothers who cook potatoes by frying them in oil until they take on a brown or dark yellow color, which causes the starch in potatoes to shift and burn, leading to the secretion of a chemical substance called Acrylamide, and this substance increases the risk of cancer.”
She added that “frying oil fills potatoes with harmful fats, trans fats, that raise the level of harmful LDL cholesterol and reduce HDL cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart disease.”
And Dr. advised. Jihan Al-Demerdash, mothers need to eat boiled or grilled potatoes or add them to meals without frying or direct exposure to oil in order to maintain the health of their children and family and if it is necessary to eat fried, they can be cut into slices and soaked in water and salt before frying, which reduces the exposure of starch to burning, but It does not prevent it or it can be placed in the oven.
And Dr. Cihan, the healthy way to make potatoes, which is as follows:
– Cut the potato into small pieces in the shape of fingers also and put it in boiling water for a period of not less than two minutes, completely remove it from the water and leave it exposed in the open air for at least half an hour until you get rid of the excess water in it as a result of boiling in boiling water.
Mix it well with a tablespoon of olive oil and other spices of starch, thyme and salt.
We put it after that in a tray in the oven on a medium heat for a period of twenty or thirty minutes. It is preferable to eat it directly while it is hot.
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