"The weather and personnel are urging each other, and the winter solstice will be spring again." Time flies, time flies. In the blink of an eye, the winter solstice has arrived, the ice is beneficial and the ground begins to die. "The last hidden gas is extreme at this point! The coming winter solstice also means that "nine cold days" will begin, and it will enter the coldest period of the year. There is a popular saying in Chinese medicine that "it is good to keep healthy in cold weather". The so-called health preservation is not a big fish and big meat, but a balanced diet and balanced nutrition. Therefore, when the solstice of winter came, my mother told me: Remember to eat "three whites, three reds and three blacks", warm up and be nutritious, and live safely in cold weather for a few days.

What is white?

The first white: Chinese cabbage

As the old saying goes, "A hundred dishes are not as good as cabbage". This kind of Chinese cabbage is a home-cooked dish in winter. It is not only rich in water, crisp and refreshing, but also rich in protein, fat, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and a lot of crude fiber, which is of great benefit to human body, and can reduce blood fat, cholesterol and anti-aging. It is safe to stew a pot of Chinese cabbage in cold winter.

Recommended practices: cold cabbage, vinegar-soaked cabbage, jiaozi stuffed with cabbage and stewed cabbage with tofu.

The second white: lotus root

As the saying goes, "Lotus root is a treasure, and autumn lotus root is the most nourishing". Autumn and winter are the seasons to eat lotus root, which is rich in asparagine, protein amino acids, trigonelline, sucrose and glucose. Fresh lotus root contains 20% sugar, and is rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins and dietary fiber. Eating lotus root can nourish yin and clear away heat, moisten dryness and quench thirst, and clear the heart and soothe the nerves. In addition, lotus root is warm and suitable for the elderly and children.

Recommended practices: fish-flavored lotus root slices, lotus root boxes with sauce, etc.

The third white: yam

When it comes to health, many people think of sea cucumber and abalone, but these are too expensive and far away from ordinary people. In fact, there are good health-care ingredients around us, such as yam, which has the reputation of "the food of the gods". It is rich in amylase and polyphenol oxidase, which is beneficial to the digestion and absorption of the spleen and stomach, and can also supplement vitamins and trace elements, which can help digestion, invigorate qi and spleen, tonify kidney and replenish essence, benefit lung and relieve cough, and lower blood sugar.

Recommended food: yam soup and fried yam.

What is 3 red?

The first red: mutton

Mutton is the best food for winter tonic, but it is a little expensive. It is rich in protein, vitamins and minerals such as iron, zinc and selenium. Eating more mutton in winter can replenish qi and deficiency, promote blood circulation and enhance cold resistance. In winter, mutton restaurants all over the street are also the most lively.

Recommended food: jiaozi with mutton stuffing, mutton soup, etc.

The second red: peanuts

Fried peanuts are the most classic side dishes. Eating peanuts can supplement nutrition and resist the cold. This is because it is a dried fruit rich in protein, which contains eight essential amino acids. The content of arginine is higher than other dried fruits, and the oil content is as high as 50%. Eating proper amount of peanuts every day has a good health preserving effect. Peanut was called longevity fruit or longevity fruit in ancient times, so it is rich in nutrition. In cold winter, you can eat peanuts in moderation, which is not only nutritious.

Recommended food: fried peanuts

The third red: sweet potato

As the saying goes, "If an official is not for the people, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes." Speaking of sweet potato, it is rich in protein, starch, pectin, vitamins, amino acids, dietary fiber, carotene, potassium, iron, calcium, selenium and other essential trace elements. Therefore, it is called a healthy food with the most balanced nutrition by nutritionists, which has the effects of delaying skin aging, supplementing iron, enriching blood and enhancing human immunity. In the cold winter, eating a hot roasted sweet potato is both warm and nutritious.

Recommended food: baked sweet potato and steamed sweet potato.

3 What is black?

The first black: black beans

Black beans belong to the black seeds of plant soybeans and are called black adzuki beans and broad beans. The skin is black, the kernel is yellow and white, the gas is weak, the taste is sweet and the sex is flat. The protein content of black beans is as high as 36%, the fat content is 16%, and it also contains unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, egg yolk and melanin, which plays a great role in maintaining human function and preventing diseases. Therefore, the Compendium of Materia Medica records that. Especially for middle-aged and elderly people, eat more black beans in moderation in winter.

Recommended food: black beans soaked in vinegar

The second black: Auricularia auricula

Auricularia auricula is known as "the king of edible fungi". Rich in carbohydrates, cellulose and other nutrients. Eating black fungus can benefit the stomach, promote digestion and increase resistance, which is very suitable for eating in winter.

Recommended food: fried fungus with eggs

The third black: black sesame

Black sesame has a mild smell, neither too hot nor too cold, and is beneficial to the spleen and stomach. It is rich in high-quality fats such as oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid and arachidic acid, and also contains nutritional elements such as sesamin, sesamol, folic acid, protein, vitamins and dietary fiber. Shennong Materia Medica records that "injury deficiency can overcome, five internal organs can supplement, qi can be strong, muscles can grow and marrow can be filled". Tao Hongjing, an ancient medical scientist, said: "Among the eight valleys, this is the only one that is good, and the fairy family cooks it as bait, so you can live long after breaking the valley." It can be seen that although black sesame is small, it does have a lot of nutrition.

Recommended food: black sesame jiaozi.