What to eat in 2022?
Underwater traditional food
mutton
In many places, there is a tradition of eating mutton in the early days. Mutton contains protein, amino acids, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. In the early days, the body consumed a lot of energy. Eating some mutton can replenish energy for the body and is good for health. Eating mutton in dog days is also a traditional eating habit, which is in line with traditional culture.
noodles
Noodles are made of wheat, and it is time for the new wheat to be harvested. It is understandable to eat noodles made of new wheat when you first fall down. There are many ways to eat noodles, which can be fried and cooked, or made into noodle soup with broth.
Chinese dumpling
Jiaozi's shell is made of wheat. When new wheat comes on the market, you can buy some wheat flour, prepare some seasonal vegetables, add some meat and wrap it in jiaozi. Jiaozi is a traditional food in China. You have the habit of eating jiaozi on important festivals.
wonton
If jiaozi is a special food in the north, then wonton is a special food in the south. At first, jiaozi was eaten in the north and wonton was eaten in the south. The skin of wonton is thinner than that of jiaozi. Wonton is boiled in water. When you eat it, you can add some vinegar, which is not only delicious, but also good for your stomach and digestion.
lotus seed
The first time was when lotus seeds went on the market. Lotus seeds are flat, but the lotus seeds inside are cold. You can keep the lotus seeds when you eat them. In hot days, the heart is the most fragile, and the heat is pressing, which makes you upset and sad. Although the taste of lotus seeds is bitter, it can clear the heart, reduce fire and lower blood pressure. Suitable for people with weak constitution, palpitation, insomnia and dreaminess, but it is best to eat less.
ham
People in Hangzhou call it "ham on the head and chicken on the feet". Chinese medicine believes that ham has the effects of invigorating spleen, stimulating appetite, promoting fluid production and benefiting blood. Ham can be eaten all year round, but it is best to eat it in summer.
In summer, people often lose their appetite and lack nutrition. Ham is nutritious, not greasy, and can stimulate appetite. Ham and wax gourd are cooked together, which is nutritious and can prevent heatstroke and get rid of diseases.
Ham soup also has nourishing effect. Foods rich in vitamin C, such as tomatoes, can be added to eliminate the concern of cancer caused by pickled food. Ham also has the function of accelerating wound healing, and is now used as an auxiliary food after surgery.
chicken (as food)
Nanchang "eats chickens and ducks first", Hunan and Jiangxi are adjacent, and the first place is also eating chickens. Relatively speaking, it is scientific for people in Jiangxi and Hunan to eat chicken in dog days.
There is a folk saying that "eat a chicken in ups and downs and be healthy for a year." People consume more physical energy in dog days, so they should be properly supplemented with nutrition.
You can add a proper amount of ginger when stewing chicken. Ginger is warm, which can adjust the temperature difference inside and outside the human body in summer, make the human body adapt to the external environment, and play the role of eliminating dampness and strengthening the body. This can disperse the accumulated cold in the body and prevent the onset of cold diseases in autumn.
Healthy food:
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Food containing protein.
In the first half of summer, the temperature is high, the human metabolism increases rapidly and the energy consumption is high. Therefore, the intake of protein should be appropriately increased according to the individual's actual situation, and the daily intake is 100g- 120g.
Plant protein can be obtained from bean products, and animal protein should be eaten properly besides dairy products, such as chicken, duck, lean meat, pigeons and other flat or cold meat products. When eating duck meat, it is best to stew it, or you can add lotus root, wax gourd and other vegetables to make soup, which can supplement nutrition with meat and vegetables, and also strengthen the spleen and nourish yin.
A food for invigorating qi and nourishing yin
It's very hot in dog days, sweating a lot, and it's easy to consume gas and hurt yin. People at this time are often "three-point nihilism." Therefore, in addition to replenishing water in time, we should always eat some light foods that can replenish qi and nourish yin to enhance our physical fitness. Such as yam, jujube, sea cucumber, eggs, honey, lotus root, fungus, soybean milk and so on.
Bitter food
Eating bitter food such as bitter gourd, bitter vegetable and bitter buckwheat in summer can not only reduce fever and relieve fatigue, but also strengthen spleen and stimulate appetite and prevent heatstroke.
A food for clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, invigorating spleen and promoting diuresis.
Hot summer days not only bring us physical discomfort, but also easily lead to getting angry, showing symptoms such as emotional irritability, anxiety, excitability and insomnia. These symptoms are called "summer mood disorder" in medicine. Therefore, "removing fire" is a compulsory course for summer food supplement. Bitter gourd and tomatoes can be described as "fire-removing" products.