Autumn is the transitional season of hot summer and cold winter, and it is the time when people's resistance is relatively weak. Therefore, in autumn, we should eat more foods that can enhance the body's resistance and immunity. At the same time, the autumn climate is relatively dry, and people's mouth, nose, skin and other parts often have different degrees of dryness, so we should eat more foods that promote fluid production, nourish yin and moisten dryness, and eat less spicy and fried foods.

Autumn dryness consumes yin and damages essence, and mutton and dog meat are warm and dry, which easily leads to symptoms such as excessive internal heat, oral ulcer, insomnia and constipation. Therefore, autumn tonic might as well eat more cold food.

Duck is the most suitable meat to eat in autumn, jujube, medlar, lily and sweet potato are the four treasures of autumn tonic, and taro, lotus root, sweet potato and cabbage are also the four treasures of autumn tonic vegetarian food. There are also some vegetables and fruits, such as eggplant, white radish, wax gourd, pumpkin, loofah, rape, spinach, amaranth, orange, apple, pear, chestnut, loquat, orange, water chestnut, mushroom, etc., which are also suitable for autumn consumption.

Exercise:

1. Soak tremella in water, remove roots and tear into small flowers;

2. After the casserole is boiled, add rice and tremella to boil, and continue to cook for half an hour on low heat;

3. Add chrysanthemum, seedless golden jujube and medlar, and continue to cook for half an hour;

4. Cool the cooked porridge to below 60 degrees, add honey and mix well.

First, chrysanthemum jujube wolfberry porridge:

Chrysanthemum is the "fairy among flowers" in autumn. China has a long history of eating chrysanthemums. As early as the Warring States Period, the patriotic poet Qu Yuan chanted "Drinking Mulan in the morning and dew in the evening, eating chrysanthemum in the evening". Chrysanthemum has a fragrant smell and can cook all kinds of delicious food. Chrysanthemum can help the human body to invigorate qi, strengthen, dry dampness and detoxify. Modern medicine has proved that chrysanthemum has a good conditioning effect on modern people's chronic diseases such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension and sub-health.

Lycium barbarum has the effects of relieving fever, treating diabetes, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. Lycium barbarum root decoction can lower blood pressure. Gouqi tea has the functions of treating constitution deficiency and cold, invigorating stomach, liver and kidney diseases, tuberculosis, constipation, insomnia, hypotension, anemia, various eye diseases, alopecia, stomatitis and beautifying. People with weak constitution, frequent colds and poor resistance had better eat it every day. Lycium barbarum has a strong warming effect, and people with high blood pressure and impatience had better not eat it.

Jujube is sweet and flat, and it has the effect of nourishing qi and blood when it enters the spleen and stomach. It is a good product for invigorating spleen and benefiting qi. Chinese medicine often uses jujube to treat spleen and stomach weakness, qi and blood deficiency, insomnia and other diseases. Jujube has the function of protecting liver and lowering blood fat. Although jujube is sweet and non-toxic, it is hot and humid, so you can't eat more, especially hot and humid. If you eat too much, you will have adverse reactions such as cold, heat, thirst and bloating.

Second, mung bean barley duck soup

Duck meat is cold, which can not only replenish fatigue, nourish yin and stomach, but also disinfect and clear heat, diuretic and eliminate sores, which is rare for most warm meat birds. Therefore, eating old duck in early autumn has the best effects of nourishing yin, clearing away heat, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. However, experts warn that people with duck meat cold, spleen and stomach deficiency cold, abdominal cold pain, diarrhea and cold dysmenorrhea should not eat more.

Third, steamed pork ribs with taro powder

Taro is rich in starch and nutrition, mainly containing protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamins. Soft, smooth and easy to digest, it has the function of strengthening the stomach. It is especially suitable for patients with spleen and stomach weakness, intestinal diseases, tuberculosis and convalescence, and is a good food for infants and the elderly.

Four, sweet potato cake with bean paste

Sweet potato is rich in essential nutrients such as starch, vitamins and cellulose, as well as mineral elements such as magnesium, phosphorus and calcium and linoleic acid, which can maintain vascular elasticity and is very effective in preventing and treating habitual constipation in the elderly. In addition, sweet potato is an ideal diet food.

Five, garlic mixed with eggplant

Modern medicine believes that due to the gradual aging and hardening of blood vessels, "senile plaques" (senile plaques) will appear on the skin of the elderly, and eating eggplant in autumn will obviously reduce senile plaques.

Eggplant is rich in vitamin A, vitamin B 1, vitamin C, vitamin D, protein and calcium, which can soften human blood vessels. Eggplant can also dissipate blood stasis, so it can reduce the chance of vascular embolism. In addition, eggplant has the following functions:

First, it can prevent and treat hemorrhagic diseases. Purple eggplant is rich in vitamin P, which can improve capillary fragility and prevent small blood vessel bleeding, and has certain preventive and therapeutic effects on hypertension, arteriosclerosis, hemoptysis and purpura.

Second, it can prevent and treat hypercholesterolemia. Saponins contained in eggplant fiber can reduce cholesterol.

Third, prevent cancer. Solanine is contained in eggplant, which can inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells in digestive tract, especially for gastric cancer and rectal cancer.

Fourth, it can prevent and treat internal hemorrhoids and hematochezia. Eggplant has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling and relieving pain.

Six, osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root

From summer to autumn, the digestive function of the human body gradually declines, and the intestinal disease resistance is also weakened. Cooked lotus root benefits the spleen and stomach, can strengthen the spleen and stomach, nourish yin and moisten dryness, and has the effects of nourishing stomach, nourishing yin and stopping diarrhea. Dryness is the main qi in autumn, which is prone to dry cough, while lotus root can clear away heat and moisten the lungs. Therefore, autumn is especially suitable for eating lotus roots.

Seven, melon meatball soup

Wax gourd contains more protein, sugar, and a small amount of minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron, and vitamins B 1, B2, C and nicotinic acid, among which vitamin B 1 can promote starch and sugar in the body to be converted into heat energy instead of fat, so wax gourd is helpful to lose weight. Wax gourd is different from other melons and vegetables. It contains no fat, low sodium and low calories. The seeds of wax gourd contain urine alcohol, adenosine, histidine and trigonelline. The pulp of wax gourd contains adenosine and histamine.

Eight, cold spinach fans

Spinach can improve iron deficiency anemia and make people look rosy and radiant, so it is known as a beauty product.

Spinach leaves contain chromium and an insulin-like substance, which is very similar to insulin and can keep blood sugar stable.

Rich B vitamins can prevent the occurrence of vitamin deficiency such as angular stomatitis and night blindness.

Spinach contains a lot of antioxidants, such as vitamin E and selenium, which have anti-aging and cell proliferation effects. It can not only activate brain function, but also enhance youthful vitality, which helps to prevent brain aging and Alzheimer's disease.

A study by Harvard University also found that middle-aged and elderly people who eat spinach 2-4 times a week can reduce the risk of retinal degeneration by taking vitamin A and carotene, thus protecting their eyesight.

Nine, fragrant pear double silk

In autumn, the air is crisp and the moisture in the air is reduced. People at this time are prone to dry throat, dry nose, dry mouth, cough without phlegm, dry skin and other "autumn dryness" symptoms. Pear, known as the "Sect of Hundred Fruits", has its own unique effect on autumn dryness.

Pear is slightly cold and sweet, which can produce fluid to quench thirst, moisten dryness and phlegm, moisten intestines and relieve constipation. Mainly used for fever, body fluid injury, vexation and thirst, lung dryness and cough, dry throat and tongue, or hiccup and nausea, dry stool and excessive drinking. Eating two pears a day in autumn can prevent autumn dryness to some extent. Pears also have the effect of clearing away heat and calming the nerves, and have a good auxiliary effect on patients with hypertension, heart disease, thirst and constipation, dizziness, insomnia and dreaminess. Pear is also a health fruit for patients with hepatitis and kidney disease in autumn.

Eating radish in early autumn can dispel the fire in midsummer. There is an agricultural proverb that "radish falls on the head and vegetables fall on the head". There is also a saying that "radish is tea, and the doctor is so angry that he climbs all over the floor."

Radish has many medicinal values, for example, its seeds can help digestion, eliminate phlegm and relieve asthma; Leaves can stop diarrhea; The root of radish, which bears seeds and dies of old age, is called Dikuluo, which can induce diuresis and reduce swelling. This is the origin of the popular "radish cough relieving and digestion promoting water". This medicinal effect of radish and tea complement each other, which is really rare. Eating radish and drinking good tea in autumn has a medical basis for eliminating the accumulated heat poison in the human body in summer and restoring refreshed. It is also worth mentioning that Zheng Banqiao, one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou", also mentioned radish and tea: "green vegetables, radish, brown rice, casserole, Tianshui chrysanthemum tea". This old gentleman probably lived long by "radish and tea"!

Ten, sand tea ribs pumpkin pot

The climate in autumn is dry, and eating more foods rich in vitamin A and vitamin E can enhance the body's immunity and greatly improve the symptoms of autumn dryness.

Pumpkin contains sugar, protein, cellulose, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2 and mineral salts such as calcium, potassium and phosphorus. Pumpkin fruit contains 7~ 17% pectin, which has strong adsorption, can bind and remove bacteria and their toxic substances in human body, protect digestive tract mucosa, have certain curative effect on digestive tract ulcer, and can also bind cholesterol to prevent arteriosclerosis. There is a special substance in pumpkin pulp, which can promote insulin secretion and reduce blood sugar level, and has special effects on preventing and treating diabetes. The rich vitamins in fruits have the function of protecting mucous membranes, and have a certain effect on protecting eyesight, preventing eye diseases, beautifying and losing weight.

Need to be reminded that eating too much pumpkin and taking too much beta carotene is easy to get carotene yellowing. Therefore, don't eat more than one staple food every day.

Eleven, braised chestnut chicken

Chestnut, also known as chestnut, not only contains a lot of starch, but also is rich in protein, fat, B vitamins and other nutrients, with high calories. It has nourishing effects on human body, such as nourishing stomach, invigorating spleen, tonifying kidney, strengthening waist, strengthening tendons, promoting blood circulation, stopping bleeding and reducing swelling. But don't eat too much at once. Eating too much raw is difficult to digest; Too much cooked food clogs the stomach.

Twelve, fried shrimps with loofah

Luffa contains a variety of nutrients in melon food, and special substances such as saponin, bitter substance of Luffa, mucus, wood glue, citrulline, xylan and interferon have certain special functions. Luffa contains vitamin B 1 for preventing skin aging and vitamin C for whitening skin, which can protect skin, eliminate plaque and make skin white and tender. It is a rare beauty product, so Luffa juice is called "beauty water". Pay attention to eating more loofah in your diet, which is helpful for regulating irregular menstruation. Luffa is sweet, and has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, cooling blood and detoxicating, relaxing bowels, dispelling wind and resolving phlegm, moistening skin and caring skin, dredging channels and activating collaterals, and promoting blood circulation and milk ejection. Luffa has the effect of clearing away heat, resolving phlegm and dredging collaterals.

Autumn diet should follow the principle of "nourishing yin and preventing dryness", and diet should nourish yin and moisten dryness. The specific scheme is as follows:

First, it is very important to nourish the lungs.

Autumn breath should be in the lungs. Lung is an important respiratory organ of human body and the source of qi, and the rise and fall of lung qi is related to the length of life. The dry climate in autumn is easy to hurt lung yin and make people suffer from respiratory diseases such as dry nose, sore throat, cough and chest pain, so pay attention to nourishing the lungs in diet. Eat foods that nourish yin and moisten dryness, such as tremella, sugar cane, bird's nest, pear, sesame, lotus root, spinach, black-bone chicken, pig lung, soybean milk, caramel, duck eggs, honey, black-bone fish and olives. Eat more sesame seeds, walnuts, glutinous rice, honey, sugar cane, etc. It can nourish yin, moisten lung and nourish blood. In addition, you can also eat some medicated diets appropriately, such as: Shenmai Tuanyu, honey steamed lily, olive sour plum soup and so on.

Second, it is less irritating and more acidic.

In autumn, the lung function is on the high side. Eating too much spicy food will make the lung qi more vigorous and further hurt the liver qi, so eat less spicy food in autumn, such as onions, ginger, garlic, leeks and peppers. On this basis, eat more sour food, such as apple, pomegranate, grape, mango, cherry, grapefruit, lemon, hawthorn, tomato, water chestnut and so on.

Third, eat more porridge.

The weather is still hot in early autumn, the air is humid and sultry, and the fruits and vegetables are ripe in autumn, so it is difficult to protect people from overeating and damage the spleen and stomach. Therefore, eating more porridge in autumn morning can not only strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, but also bring a refreshing day. In autumn, we often eat porridge: hawthorn rice porridge, pear rice porridge, rabbit rice porridge, white radish rice porridge, almond rice porridge, orange peel rice porridge, persimmon rice porridge and so on.

Fourth, it is advisable to make up the fitness soup.

Autumn diet is based on nourishing yin and moistening dryness. On this basis, drinking some fitness soup at lunch and dinner every day can moisten the spleen, nourish yin and prevent dryness, on the other hand, it can supplement nutrition and strengthen the body. Common soups eaten in autumn are: lily winter melon soup, pigskin tomato soup, hawthorn sparerib soup, carp hawthorn soup, silver carp head soup, eel soup, red bean crucian carp soup, duck rack tofu soup, wolfberry leaf tofu soup, oyster mushroom tofu soup, oyster mushroom egg soup and mushroom laver soup.