Every dog days, as long as it is sunny, my family can eat watermelon weighing 1 kg every day. Watermelon is rich in carbohydrates, fructose, amino acids and other substances, which can replenish sufficient nutrition to the body in time. Moreover, watermelon also has the functions of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat and promoting intestinal peristalsis, so you must eat more watermelon in summer. Before eating watermelon, it is best to refrigerate it for 2 hours before eating it, so it will taste sweeter.

The second kind: melon

Wax gourd is a popular summer fruit in dog days, because it is rich in protein, a lot of sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, citric acid, vitamin B 1, vitamin C and other substances, which can supplement various nutrients and water to the body. Therefore, in summer, eating two 300g wax gourd every day is very helpful to health.

The third kind: bitter gourd

Eat more bitter gourd in summer, because Chinese medicine believes that summer is hot and humid, bitter food can clear away heat and fire, strengthen spleen and dry dampness, and clear the heart and improve eyesight, so you must not miss bitter gourd in dog days. When eating bitter gourd, stir-fry the cut bitter gourd in the pot for about 2 minutes, which can reduce the bitterness in bitter gourd and make it easier to swallow.