"If you don't make a move in 1929, you will go on the ice in 3949", this widely circulated ballad, although simple, sums up the process of gradually entering the cold winter. Now that the nineteenth has been counted, the twenty-ninth is ushered in, and then the nine days will enter the coldest thirty-nine of the year, so after entering the twenty-nine, it is necessary to pay more attention to the maintenance of the body, and then prepare for the upcoming winter.
If you want to be in good health, you must put more effort into your diet, so that the body can absorb enough nutrients, lay a good foundation for health, even if it is the coldest three or nine days, you can also have enough energy to resist the cold winter, it is recommended that you start to plan for the three nine after entering the twenty-nine, the following "3 white and 2 red" remember to eat a few more days, and raise your body to prepare for the harsh winter!
Eat more of these 3 white ingredients
I. Pear
In winter, often stay in a heated room, easy to dry mouth, even if you drink more water, it will not help, then you can eat more pears, it is rich in water, sweet and juicy, which has a lot of vitamins and minerals, also known as "natural mineral water", often eat to help moisten the throat and lungs, but in these nine cold days, directly eat raw pears may be a little cold, especially if the stomach is not good, it is best to mix pears with other ingredients stewed soup to drink, moisturize and warm up.
Recommended method: Tangerine peel and pear soup
Prepare the ingredients: pear, tangerine peel, lily, goji berries, rock sugar and osmanthus.
1. Clean the pears and cut them into small pieces, and soak the lilies and tangerine peel in warm water in advance.
2. Add lilies to the pot and bring to a boil, then pour in the pear pieces and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Add tangerine peel, continue to simmer for 10 minutes, add wolfberry and rock sugar, cook for about 2 minutes, sprinkle with osmanthus.
2. Lotus root
Lotus root belongs to aquatic plants, has been known as "water ginseng", is a good heat and dry ingredients, lotus root is also rich in mucus protein and dietary fiber, can promote digestion, winter people often nest at home lack of exercise, coupled with the dietary preference of big fish and meat, it is easy to indigestion, resulting in poor appetite, at this time you can eat some lotus root, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis to speed up digestion.
Recommended method: lotus root and peanut soup
Ingredients: Peanuts, lotus root, dates and carrots.
1. Soak the peanuts in water for 30 minutes, wash and peel the carrots and cut them into pieces, and the lotus roots are also washed and cut into pieces.
2. Pour the peanuts and lotus root into the rice cooker and simmer for about 20 minutes.
3. Add carrot cubes and dates, continue to simmer for about 10 minutes, add wolfberries and brown sugar.
3. Taro
Taro is rich in carbohydrates, is a source of high-quality energy, eating taro in winter can provide more energy for the body, enhance physical strength and cold endurance, in addition to taro is also rich in dietary fiber, vitamin C, vitamin E and other nutrients, can help digestion, but also help to avoid the skin from being stimulated by cold air and become sensitive and rough.
Recommended method: Braised taro
Ingredients: taro, chicken thighs, garlic, chives, ginger, rock sugar.
1. After cleaning and peeling the taro, cut it into hob pieces, and prepare ginger, garlic and chopped green onions.
2. Wash the chicken thighs, soak them in clean water for 10 minutes, remove them and put them in a pot of clean water, blanch them for about 1 minute after boiling, and remove them to control the moisture.
3. Reheat the oil, add rock sugar and fry the sugar color, pour in the chicken pieces and stir-fry evenly, add star anise leaves, Sichuan pepper, ginger slices and garlic slices, and stir-fry until fragrant.
4. Pour a spoonful of cooking wine along the edge of the pot, add 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce and an appropriate amount of salt, add hot water and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Pour in the taro, continue to simmer for about 15 minutes, add salt and chicken essence.
Eat more of these 2 red ingredients
1. Beef
Beef is a warm ingredient, eat more beef in winter when the temperature is low to help raise the temperature in the body, so that the body can resist the external low temperature environment, and beef is a nutritious ingredient, such as protein, fat, vitamins and other elements, but also easy to digest and absorb, often eat to help improve the body's resistance, in the cold winter less sick.
Recommended method: Beef stew with radish
Ingredients: beef, white radish, goji berries, ginger, shallots.
1. It is best to choose beef brisket, wash and cut into pieces, soak in water for 10 minutes, put it in a pot of cold water, add ginger slices and shallots, and blanch for 2 minutes.
2. Prepare a casserole, pour in a small amount of oil, add ginger slices and green onions, add beef pieces and stir-fry for 1 minute, pour hot water and simmer for 60 minutes, and stew the beef until soft.
3. Wash the white radish and cut it into pieces, put it in a casserole and simmer it again for about 15 minutes, add chicken essence and salt to taste, and sprinkle with wolfberries and chopped green onions.
II. Sanyu
The colder the weather, the more people want to eat some greasy and heavy food to supplement nutrition for the body to resist the cold, but they will also accidentally eat too much, which causes a burden on the stomach, and the sweet and sour hawthorn has the effect of appetizing digestion. Share a simple recipe for hawthorn, and the kitchen novice will not overturn.
Recommended method: Roasted hawthorn
Ingredients: Hawthorn and sugar
1. Pour the hawthorn into light salted water, soak for 10 minutes, and remove the hawthorn core with the handle of the spoon.
2. After all the hawthorn cores are removed, sprinkle with 3 tablespoons of sugar, mix well and marinate for 20 minutes.
3. Pour a small amount of water into the pot and cook the hawthorn marinated in white sugar for 5 minutes
4. After removing the hawthorn and controlling the water, put it in the air fryer, bake at 120 for about 15 minutes, and remember to turn it over during the process.
- Lao Jing said -
After entering the twenty-nine days, you should also pay more attention to your daily routine, like waking up in the morning, it is best to slow down and then get up, the blood circulation of the human body is relatively slow in winter, and you may get up directly after waking up, there may be insufficient blood supply to the brain, dizziness and other situations, especially the elderly should pay more attention, and if you want to exercise in winter, you can wait until the sun comes out or choose indoor activities to avoid cold air entering the body and affecting your health.
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