Eat lotus root in summer.

The second treasure is lotus root, which is nutritious and can relieve summer heat. When the air is dry and the water supply is insufficient, eating lotus root often can cool blood, nourish yin and clear heat, and solving the trouble of nosebleeds can be said to be a piece of cake. For the elderly, lotus root is a good ingredient to nourish the spleen and stomach in summer. In addition, lotus root is also a health food for people with hypertension, liver disease, anorexia, iron deficiency anemia and malnutrition.

Recommended recipe: osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root

More delicious: keel lotus root corn soup? Lotus root slices? Fried lotus root cake

Eat eel in summer.

As the saying goes, "Monopterus albus participates in summer", and almost all the classic dishes in various places are made of Monopterus albus. Monopterus albus grows in mud holes on the seashore, and the most nourishing and delicious is the summer eel one month before and after the heat. In addition, this period is often the remission period of chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases. According to the theory of treating winter diseases in summer, nourishing with Monopterus albus at this time can play a more important role in nourishing the middle warmer, liver and spleen, expelling wind and dampness, and strengthening bones and muscles.

Recommended recipe: Braised Monopterus albus

Delicious: sliced eel with bean sauce and pepper? Braised eel with leek? Leek eel paste

Eat mung bean sprouts in summer.

The third treasure of summer solar terms is mung bean sprouts. In the hot summer, cooking a plate of mung bean sprouts can clear away heat and toxic materials, induce diuresis and remove dampness. At the same time, mung bean sprouts are low in calories, but high in water and cellulose, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and have a laxative effect. It is recognized as a good slimming product in summer, a healthy vegetable for constipation patients, and also has good dietotherapy value for patients with esophageal cancer, gastric cancer and rectal cancer.

Although mung bean sprouts have high edible value, they are also very particular about eating. Don't remove the mung bean skin casually. You know, this humble layer of mung bean skin has a stronger heat-clearing and detoxification effect than mung beans. In addition, mung bean sprouts are cold, and eating too much is easy to damage stomach gas. Therefore, people with chronic enteritis, spleen and stomach weakness and chronic gastritis should not eat more. However, when cooking with shredded ginger or pepper, or using some warm coriander and leek, it can well neutralize its coldness.