Four seasons health rule
1 spring: regulating liver and spleen
Medicinal tea: bergamot, citron, rose, jujube kernel and jujube peel are soaked in water without making tea.
Medicinal diet: Coix seed, Chinese yam, lotus seeds, Euryale euryales and lentils are stewed before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day.
2 Summer: Clearing Heart and Nourishing Yin
Medicinal tea: Ophiopogon japonicus, Rehmannia glutinosa, Lophatherum gracile and American ginseng are soaked in water instead of tea.
Medicinal diet: lotus leaf porridge
3 Autumn: Runfei Jianpi
Medicinal tea: ginseng leaves, Dendrobium and Ophiopogon japonicus are soaked in water instead of tea.
Medicinal diet: chuanmingshen, glehnia littoralis, yam, lotus seed rice, euryales seed, lentils, coix seed, Polygonatum odoratum, Polygonatum sibiricum and fig, stewed around Mid-Autumn Festival.
Steamed pear with Fritillaria
Stewed duck with 30 grams of Radix Rehmanniae, 30 grams of Radix Rehmanniae and 30 grams of Lily.
4 Winter: Warming kidney and supporting yang
Medicinal tea: Ginseng Rubra must be soaked in water, not made into tea.
Medicated diet: Radix Astragali, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Eucommiae Cortex, Fructus Lycii, Coicis Semen and ginger stewed mutton and pork tenderloin, from winter to Sunday.
Four seasons health food therapy
1. Chicken leg
Chicken as? Black? Meat, often? Causing fat and clogged arteries? Bad title. ? Black? Meat is rich in healthy unsaturated fat, and chicken thighs are more affordable than skinless chicken breasts. Therefore, it is a good choice to add chicken leg meat to your weekend dinner menu.
potato
Is there a vegetable containing starch that you can avoid? Potatoes, are they nutritious? Factory? . A medium-sized potato contains 165 calories, 5 grams of fiber, 4 grams of protein, and your daily 10% iron content and 70% vitamin C content. Do you like French fries? Bake in some ovens? French fries? Can save more than 300 calories and 20 grams of fat content.
(hen's) egg
Eggs contain a certain amount of cholesterol, but that doesn't mean they are classified as inedible food. According to the American Egg Council, a healthy adult can eat two eggs a day, which has no obvious effect on the cholesterol content in the blood.
4. Avocados
It seems incredible to say that avocado is a kind of fatty fruit, but it is indeed one of several fruit projects. Avocados are rich in heart-healthy unsaturated fat, which makes them healthy foods. Eating these green guys can help reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke, and some guacamole has the same effect.
How to enjoy avocado can be common? Just a few sandwiches or salad dressing will do. Because the flesh of avocado is greasy, it can be made into various delicious dishes. Cut avocado into pieces and make avocado salad with tomatoes and corn. Brazilians add them to ice cream; In the Philippines, they mix avocado puree with milk and sugar and usually drink it after dinner. Americans will cook a meal with guacamole, tomatoes, onions, parsley and spices.
5.bananas
Bananas are often attacked for their high sugar and calories, but everyone can enjoy this ridiculous-looking healthy fruit. A small banana contains the same calories, carbohydrates and fiber as an apple. They contain vitamin C and vitamin B6, and potassium which is good for heart health.
6. Italian meatball noodle meal
The beef in this dish is rich in iron and protein, and the lycopene in tomato juice and carbohydrates in pasta that can produce human energy make this meal? Healthy three-game winning streak? . If you are a gentle person who eats protein and lean beef, you can enjoy this dish to your heart's content without worrying about overeating. However, it must be controlled to add 3 ounces of beef to a plate of cooked macaroni.
7.peanut butter
You often hear a lot of people say? Eating peanut butter makes you fat? . Yes, it does contain fat. But 30% of the body's calories come from healthy fat every day. Why not add peanut butter to it? Nuts are also one of the sources of protein, fiber and vitamin E. Nutty foods like peanuts, such as almonds and walnuts, are also a good source of healthy fat every day.
8.coffee
Coffee is rich in antioxidants, which can add a little vitality to your life. Studies have shown that drinking homemade coffee can reduce the risk of diabetes and improve mental age. However, drinking too much coffee will affect your blood pressure and heart function, causing anxiety and stomach upset. Coffee helps to refresh the mind, but it can't provide energy for the body. Coffee will also affect the body's absorption of calcium, which is not conducive to the long-term healthy development of bones.
9. Corn
Some people don't like corn because it is a vegetable with starch. Yes, it contains starch, because it is actually a food crop! A cup of corn contains 5g of protein, 4g of fiber (more than 25% of the daily requirement of human body) and vitamin B, which can generate energy for the body. Corn oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids and is an inhibitor of cholesterol absorption, which can reduce the cholesterol content in plasma and prevent coronary heart disease.
You can eat corn in different ways, such as corn porridge, tortillas or popcorn, which are all choices for eating healthy whole grain foods. Corn can be boiled in soup instead of tea, or crushed to make corn flour and tortillas. Puffed popcorn has a large volume, which can eliminate the hunger of obese people, but its calorie content is very low after eating, and it is also one of the substitutes for weight loss.