It is about to usher in the summer solar term. The summer solar term is the second solar term in autumn. The summer solar term represents the end. Therefore, the arrival of the summer solar term represents the formal end of the hot weather. So what to eat in summer? This article will bring you the traditional food for summer solar terms and health preservation. At the end, let's learn about it. What do you eat in summer
1. Tremella fuciformis
It can moisten the lungs and cough, generate fluid and nourish yin, eliminate muscle fatigue, strengthen the brain and prevent aging. Recommended eating method: wash tremella and boil it in a casserole until it is thick and soft, then wash the tomatoes, peel and mash them, boil them in tremella soup, and add rock sugar to taste; You can also wash tremella and black fungus together and dip them in mustard sauce. It tastes delicious.
2. Pomegranate
Summer is the season to eat pomegranates. Vitamin C and vitamin E in pomegranate were higher than those in apple and pear. Red pink pomegranate contains high vitamin C and green pomegranate contains high vitamin E. Pomegranate tastes warm, sweet, sour and astringent. It can produce saliva, quench thirst, kill insects and stop dysentery. Pomegranate can be eaten directly or squeezed for drinking. Sour pomegranate is very effective in preventing diarrhea, while sweet pomegranate can prevent pharyngeal dryness and thirst.
3. Corn
Summer is the season for corn to mature. Lysine in fresh corn is an essential amino acid for human body, which can only be ingested from food, while it is very little in other foods. Therefore, fresh corn is one of the main sources of lysine. The nutritional value of special corn is higher than that of ordinary corn. For example, the protein, vegetable oil and vitamin content of sweet corn is 1 ~ 2 times higher than that of ordinary corn, and the content of 'life element' selenium is 8 ~ 10 times higher.
4. Yam
It can clear the heart and calm the mind, replenish middle Qi, help the five internal organs, strengthen muscles and bones, maintain vascular elasticity and prevent arteriosclerosis. Recommended eating method: mash the washed yam and add sugar to make a filling, and make dumplings with glutinous rice powder; It can also be used as silk pulling yam; Or peel, wash with light salt water, cut into small pieces, add an appropriate amount of sugar osmanthus sauce, and serve as a cold dish.
5. American ginseng
It can resist fatigue and hypoxia. In summer, people will have Yin deficiency, lack of Qi, dry mouth, thirst and fatigue. Adding some American ginseng when cooking porridge or stew can not only calm and prevent autumn dryness, but also mildly nourish. Recommended eating method: you can brew and drink American ginseng tablets, which is very simple. Even when eating hot pot, American ginseng can be effectively replenished.
6. Apple
It can reduce the content of cholesterol in blood and is suitable for eating in autumn fat season.
Recommended eating method: slice the apple and bake it. The dried apple slices have a unique flavor; Apple and yam can also be peeled, evenly cut into small pieces, put into the juice machine to stir into juice, and finally seasoned with honey.
7. Lotus seeds
Lotus seed itself is sour, warm and astringent. Lotus seed can treat people's long-term diarrhea, air leakage, sperm leakage and blood leakage. It can also help people recover their souls and help them sleep peacefully and have a good sleep. Lotus seeds can also be added when cooking porridge. You can cook rotten without special soaking. Exquisite people can boil lotus seed soup with rock sugar, lotus seeds, tremella or bird's nest, which can whiten the skin, nourish yin and calm the mind. Lotus seed core is bitter and cold. Therefore, lotus seed core is a good medicine for clearing pericardium and heart fire.
8. Peanuts
Peanuts are rich in vitamins, protein, fat, riboflavin, unsaturated fatty acids, calcium and phosphorus. It is recorded in the compendium of materia medica: 'peanuts delight the spleen and stomach, moisten the lungs and remove phlegm, Nourish Qi, clear the throat and relieve itching'. "Drug test" also said: 'eating peanuts can nourish the stomach, awaken the spleen, smooth the intestines and moisten the dryness. " It can be seen that it has a good therapeutic effect on spleen and stomach disorders, cough and asthma, anemia, constipation, intestinal dryness and so on.