Enter your email & we’ll send it to your inbox. Plus, get great new recipes from us every week! By submitting this form, you consent to receive emails from Hurry the Food Up. But we’re not just after this vegetable stir fry noodle recipe for its awesome flavour – as with all our recipes, we’re all about those health benefits. With dragon noodles, our focus is on their metabolism boosting effects!
How could dragon noodles help boost your metabolism?
Before we get into, a bit of Nutrition 101: what is metabolism? Metabolism is basically the process by which your body converts food into energy (or fat). It plays a role in weight gain/loss because: Slow metabolism = fewer calories burnt = more stored as fat. Fast metabolism = more calories burnt = less stored as fat. There are many different factors that affect metabolism – from genetics to hormones to diet. While you can’t entirely control it, there are a few things you can do that could potentially boost it, such as introducing certain foods to your diet, like this healthy noodle recipe. Of course, we can’t promise that eating a few booster foods alone will help you lose weight. You have to take many things into account – there’s no magic spell! That’s why we run our vegetarian weight loss courses – to guide you through the process. But for now, let’s look at which ingredients in our spicy dragon noodles recipe could help boost your metabolism!
Eggs are hard to beat!
There are a couple of eggs in this spicy vegetable noodle recipe. Eggs provide protein and are among the most nutrient dense foods on the planet! Protein rich foods may help increase metabolism because they require the body to use more energy to digest. Studies show that protein rich foods increase the metabolic rate by 15-30%. If you fancy another Asian-inspired recipe using eggs, aside from this vegetarian noodle recipe, we’ve got these delicious soy sauce eggs for you.
Feeling hot hot hot ! The benefits of chilli
Capsaicin, a chemical found in chilli peppers, can boost your metabolism by increasing the number of calories your body burns. A review shows that capsaicin in chilli peppers increases energy expenditure by approximately 50 calories per day. The chili in this spicy noodle recipe is providing more than just fiery flavour! Who knew eating hot noodles could boost your metabolism too!?
Getting to the root of it: benefits of ginger
Ginger also shows a metabolism boosting effect. For example, there is evidence that consuming ginger powder in hot water enhances the thermic effect of food. The majority of research into ginger has been conducted on ginger powder. We use fresh ginger for our spicy dragon noodles, which is even healthier as it is less processed. Therefore, if studies suggest that even powdered ginger has a metabolism boosting effect, then that stands fresh ginger in very good stead as a metabolism boosting food!
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So there you have it: an easy vegetarian Chinese food recipe with few ingredients that packs a punch of flavour AND health benefits (check out our favorite 40 veggie Chinese recipes if you want more!)! We won’t keep you from the kitchen any longer!
