After Grain Rain, the precipitation increased, the air humidity increased, and the temperature also increased. Therefore, when eating, you should conform to the season and eat more fruits and vegetables that can clear away heat and reduce fire. Only in this way can you enhance your immunity, reduce your illness, eat more of these 3 yellow and 2 green 1 purple, and give you a healthy body.
The first yellow: loquat
The middle of April every year is a good time to eat loquat. As the saying goes, "loquat honey is like April sugar". At this time, loquat has the best taste and the highest sugar content, which is very popular with the elderly and children.
The pulp of loquat fruit has the function of moistening lung and relieving cough, and its stone can also play the role of resolving phlegm and relieving asthma. At the same time, loquat fruit is rich in crude fiber, mineral elements, protein and carbohydrates, which can strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis.
The second yellow: chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum morifolium has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and can prevent diseases such as wind-heat cold and liver meridian fever. At the same time, the flavonoids and volatile oil in Chrysanthemum morifolium can dilate coronary artery, increase blood flow and enhance capillary resistance, which can play a certain role in diet therapy for patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease.
Third yellow: Sanhuang chicken
Sanhuang chicken has a high content of protein. Sanhuang chicken in this season has the best taste, tender meat and full fat. At the same time, Sanhuang chicken contains essential amino acids and trace elements such as phosphorus, iron and copper. Proper consumption of 1-2 Sanhuang chicken at this time can enhance human resistance. To preserve the nutritional value of Sanhuang chicken, white cutting is the most suitable.
The practice of white-cut chicken:
Prepare ingredients: Sanhuang chicken, onion, ginger, cooking wine, soy sauce and garlic.
Step 1: Boil water in the pot, add onion, ginger and cooking wine to the hot water, and cook for about one minute. Then put the whole Sanhuang chicken in the pot, cook for about 30 seconds, take it out, and quickly soak it in cold water for ten seconds.
Step 2: Put Sanhuang chicken in boiling water again, cook for about one minute, then take it out and quickly put it in cold water for about ten seconds.
Step 3: Put the Sanhuang chicken into the pot again, simmer for about 20 minutes, then take out the diced chicken, and mix with soy sauce and minced garlic to serve.
The three-yellow chicken made in this way has crispy skin and fresh and juicy chicken. The meat is tender but not firewood, which is very popular with people.
The first green: coriander
The content of vitamin C in coriander is higher than other vegetables, and its carotene is nearly 10 times higher than that of tomato, cauliflower and carrot. Therefore, putting a little coriander in cold salad or stir-fry can not only increase the taste of the dish, but also supplement more nutrition for the human body.
The second green: cucumber
Cucumber is rich in crude fiber and vitamins, and contains a lot of water. Eating more cucumbers can not only promote intestinal peristalsis, but also scrape fat and diuresis, which can be said to be the gospel of dieters.
Sauced cucumber shreds
Prepare ingredients: cucumber, garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar, dried pepper, pepper, salt and sesame oil.
Step 1: Wash cucumber, chop it, and cut garlic into foam.
Step 2: Put the cucumber in a bowl, and then add some soy sauce, rice vinegar, salt and chicken essence.
Step 3: Add minced garlic, dried peppers, etc. Put it in a plate with cucumbers.
Step 4: Boil the oil, add pepper when the oil is hot, and then pour the hot oil on the minced garlic and dried pepper.
Step 5: Stir the cucumber and seasoning evenly, and finally add a little sesame oil. Stir well and serve.
1 purple: purple potato
Purple sweet potato is rich in trace elements such as iron, calcium and potassium, and is also rich in vitamins. There are mainly vitamin C and vitamin B2, anthocyanins and carotene. It can not only promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, protect gastric mucosa, but also provide energy to enhance satiety, which is also an indispensable staple food for dieters.
Purple potato porridge
Prepare ingredients: purple potato, rice
Step 1: Peel and cut the purple potato, and wash it for later use. Taomi
Step 2: Boil water in the pot. After the water boils, put the purple potato and rice into the pot and cook for about 30 minutes on medium heat.
To make purple potato porridge look good, you can add a few drops of white vinegar or lemon juice after cooking, or you can put more purple potatoes and less rice when cooking purple potato porridge, so that the cooked purple potato porridge will look good.