During the Dragon Boat Festival, most people will deliberately rearrange their own diet. In this period, people can also change their own methods appropriately. In fact, there are many foods worth choosing on the Dragon Boat Festival, so what should we eat on the Dragon Boat Festival?
Dragon Boat Festival has the custom of eating "five red" and "five yellow". The so-called "five red vegetables" usually refer to amaranth, eggplant, carrot, tomato and shrimp. The so-called "five yellow vegetables" usually refer to cucumber, eel, yellow croaker, duck egg yolk and realgar wine.
1. Amaranth
According to traditional Chinese medicine, amaranth has a cool and sweet taste, enters the lung and large intestine, is born in the field or beside the road, and has the functions of clearing away heat and dampness, cooling blood and hemostasis, and stopping dysentery. According to nutrition, amaranth is rich in calcium which is easily absorbed by human body. It can promote the growth of teeth and bones, maintain normal myocardial activity and prevent muscle spasm (cramp). It is rich in iron, calcium and vitamin K, and has the functions of promoting coagulation, increasing hemoglobin content, improving oxygen carrying capacity and promoting hematopoiesis. Amaranth is still the leading role on the diet table, regular food can be light, promote and prevent.
Today's amaranth, the first choice is red amaranth, with large and complete leaves, mainly tender, purplish red is better, withered amaranth is not suitable for purchase. When blanching amaranth, it can be picked up after being scalded, so as to prevent the damage of nutrients and affect the curative effect. Amaranth is not durable. It's best to eat it as soon as possible. For short-term storage, wrap the plastic wrap or put it in a fresh-keeping bag and refrigerate it.
2. Eggplant
Solanum solanacearum contains solanine, which can inhibit the proliferation of digestive system tumors and has certain effect on the prevention and treatment of gastric cancer. In addition, eggplant has the effect of clearing away cancer fever, so it is especially suitable for summer consumption. Eggplant contains vitamin E, which can prevent bleeding and function. If you eat eggplant often, the cholesterol level in the blood will not increase, which has a positive significance for delaying human aging.
Because eggplant is sweet and cold and belongs to cold food, pregnant women with weak body, dyspepsia, diarrhea, deficiency of spleen and stomach, asthma and loose stools should not eat more. Do not eat eggplant before the operation. The anesthetics may not be decomposed normally, which will delay the recovery time of the patient and affect the recovery speed of the patient.
3. Yellow croaker
Yellow croaker is not only plump, crispy and tender, delicious, easy to digest and absorb, but also its swim bladder, meat and gall can treat diseases. According to compendium of Materia Medica, yellow croaker is sweet in taste and plain in nature, with the functions of eyesight, calming nerves, benefiting qi, strengthening spleen and appetizing stomach. Modern nutrition research also found that the protein content of yellow croaker is high, and rich in fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine and a large number of omega-3 fatty acids, which has high medicinal value.
Yellow croaker is especially suitable for people who are weak in physique, sallow in complexion and lean in body, lack of energy and energy, drowsy in eyes, loss of appetite and other symptoms. It has a certain calming and promoting effect on people who have sleep disorders and are easy to have. In the Tang Dynasty, the recipe of "water shield and yellow croaker soup" introduced in "Kaibao Materia Medica", that is, 15g water shield and 250g yellow croaker are used to boil and fry thick juice. It has the effect of Invigorating Qi and appetizing. People with poor appetite can eat more.
4. Tomato
Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, which can effectively inhibit the activity of reactive oxygen species and has a high anti-cancer ability. In addition, vitamin K can prevent osteoporosis to a certain extent, which can be said to be the Savior of female bones! And vitamin E is a good helper to maintain liver function and improve hangover.
Boiled tomato is a good food for women. As a snack before breakfast or meal, the organic acid contained in tomato can accelerate metabolism, make fat burn fully, solve problems, and gradually improve the body weight to thin. Most of the vitamins in tomatoes are water-soluble, so when we eat boiled tomatoes, remember to drink the soup together!
5. Radish
Carrots are rich in nutrition. It is easy to eat carrots frequently. They are the first choice food in summer. They can not only prevent and resist oxidation, but also have the effect of beauty, sun protection and so on. They are the necessary "sunscreen" in summer. Vitamin A in carrots can help the liver eliminate toxins and reduce fat in the liver. Cellulose can also help clean up the waste in the colon and speed it out of the body.
People who eat six carrots a week are less likely to have a stroke than those who eat one or fewer carrots a month, according to Harvard research. People who don't eat carrots are prone to stroke. One of the most important values of carrots is that they can, because β - carotene can also play an antioxidant role in the normal metabolism of the body, helping cells slow down the aging process.
As mentioned above, when the Dragon Boat Festival comes, you can make a specific choice of food, while carrots, tomatoes, amaranth and yellow croaker are all suitable for eating before and after the festival. Therefore, you can prepare more of the above food when the Dragon Boat Festival comes.