Summer is coming, these foods are both nutritious and delicious, you must know~
"Three Fresh"
1. Amaranth
The amaranth body is soft and smooth and the flavor is strong, the entrance is sweet and fragrant, and the folk have always regarded amaranth as a good vegetable for blood nourishment, and it has the reputation of "longevity dish".
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, amaranth is sweet and cool, and belongs to the large intestine and small intestine. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, replenishing blood and stopping bleeding, antibacterial and antidiarrheal, reducing inflammation and swelling, and facilitating urination. Recently, the temperature has gradually risen, and it is good to eat some cool food.
From a nutritional point of view, amaranth is rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals that the body needs, and it is easy to absorb, which can effectively replenish a variety of nutrients lost due to sweating.
2. Cucumbers
Cucumber has a large amount of water and a fresh and crisp taste, which is the first choice for many people to appetize in early summer.
Cucumber is cool, enters the spleen, stomach and large intestine meridian, and has the effects of removing heat and water, clearing heat and detoxifying, and beautifying and nourishing the skin. It also contains more fruit acids, pectin and rich fiber, which has a relieving effect on polydipsia and sore throat caused by heat.
If you are tired of eating fried cucumbers and mixed cucumbers, you can also try to drink a glass of cucumber juice, which can prevent oral diseases that occur frequently in this season.
3. Garlic sprouts
Garlic sprouts are warm in nature, and have the effects of warmth, replenishing deficiency, and harmonizing viscera. Garlic sprouts can prevent cancer, sterilize, and have a certain effect on abdominal pain and diarrhea.
The allicin and allicin contained in garlic sprouts can inhibit the growth and reproduction of bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus, and dysentery bacillus.
Garlic sprouts are mainly used for stir-frying, or as an ingredient. It should not be too rotten when cooking, so as not to destroy the capsaicin and reduce the bactericidal effect.
In addition, people with poor spleen and stomach function should eat less garlic sprouts.
"Three Fruits"
1. Cherries
Cherries, as a seasonal fruit in early summer, are high in iron. Ancient Chinese medicine books say that cherries can "moisturize the skin" and "make people feel good".
Cherry sweet, sour, warm, return to the spleen, kidney meridian. It has the effects of regulating and replenishing qi, benefiting the kidneys and strengthening the spleen, quenching thirst, dispelling rheumatism, and stopping diarrhea.
In addition, cherries are also higher in potassium, which is helpful for stabilizing blood pressure. It is also good for protecting eyesight and improving immunity.
When choosing cherries, choose those with intact skin, full color, stiff feel, and emerald green stems.
2. Ome
The green plum tastes sour, flat in nature, and returns to the lungs, stomach, and large intestine meridians. It can give birth to the throat and relieve the intestines and stop diarrhea.
Green plum has a sweet and sour taste, which can promote the salivary glands to secrete more mumps, which is an endocannabinoid, known as "rejuvenation", which can promote the rejuvenation of tissues and blood vessels throughout the body, maintain the rhythm of metabolism, and have the effect of beautifying skin and hair.
Early summer is the time when the green plums are ripe, and the best time to do this is to recommend the plum wine.
3. Mulberry
April to June is the ripening period of mulberries. Mulberry is known as "folk holy fruit" and "blood tonic fruit", so there is a saying of "May mulberry race ginseng".
Mulberry is shaped like a kidney, beneficial to the kidney and solidifies the essence, long-term service Wu Ming Eye, is a good product for nourishing yin, nourishing blood, moisturizing dryness, and laxative.
Mulberry fruit is rich in active protein, vitamins, amino acids and other ingredients, often eating mulberry can not only improve the body's immunity, but also delay aging, beauty and beauty effects.
It should be reminded that although mulberries have high nutritional value, they are not suitable for diabetics and people with cold constitutions.
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