1 Apple

Nutritional efficacy: beginning of winter is dry in solar terms. Eating apples is a good way to moisten dryness. Apple contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, malic acid, tannic acid and fine fiber. Apple is also rich in sugar and potassium salt, which has the functions of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, moistening lung and strengthening spleen, nourishing heart and benefiting qi, promoting gastrointestinal peristalsis, regulating stomach and intestines, treating constipation, helping digestion, keeping blood sugar stable, lowering cholesterol and preventing gallstones.

How to eat for health: Steamed apples have a good antidiarrheal effect. Wash the apple, cut it into small pieces with skin (pectin content near the peel is rich, which has better antidiarrheal effect), put it in a small bowl, steam it for 5 minutes, and eat it after cooling slightly.

2.persimmons

Nutritional efficacy: Chinese medicine believes that persimmon is cold, sweet and astringent, and has many effects such as moistening lung and resolving phlegm, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, astringing intestine and stopping dysentery, invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. Dry in winter, it can be effective for diseases such as dry mouth, dry nose and dry throat. Persimmon can replenish human nutrition and intracellular fluid in time, and has the functions of clearing away heat and moistening lung, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Moreover, the organic acids in persimmons contribute to gastrointestinal digestion and increase appetite.

How to eat health: Be careful not to eat persimmon skin when eating persimmons. Persimmon peel generally contains too much tannic acid, and most of these tannic acids are concentrated in the peel. When the persimmon is astringent, it is impossible to remove all the tannic acid. If you eat it together with the skin, it is easier to form stomach persimmon stones.

Step 3 water chestnut

Nutritional efficacy: when water chestnut is tender, the skin is crisp and the meat is beautiful, and the food is fragrant. Water chestnut, as a raw fruit, can clear away heat and promote fluid production, relieve summer heat and quench thirst; Cooked food can replenish qi and strengthen the spleen, eliminate diseases and strengthen the body. When ripe, the meat is thick and sweet, and it is a high-calorie food with nutritional value comparable to chestnuts. When traveling in autumn, you can buy some Hong Ling raw food to quench your thirst and relieve fatigue.

How to eat in good health: Water chestnut is usually eaten after being cooked, or chopped into fine particles after being dried, and cooked in porridge. Boiled water chestnut with beef is not only delicious, but also a seasonal tonic, which has a good therapeutic effect on relieving neuralgia, headache, joint pain, lumbocrural pain and other diseases.

4. Fresh dates

Nutritional efficacy: After beginning of winter, people will stay in the environment of alternating cold outdoors and warm indoors for a long time, which will easily lead to decreased immunity. At this time, you may wish to eat seasonal winter dates, which can supplement your body with vitamin C and improve your immunity. Because the vitamin C content of winter jujube is particularly rich, reaching 352 mg/100 g, which is 70 times that of apple and 0/00 times that of pear, it has the reputation of "living vitamin pill". To relieve stress, you can eat 3 to 5 fresh dates every day.

Healthy eating method: fresh dates are washed and eaten directly, but steamed dates are easier to digest than raw dates. People with weak spleen and stomach function can put it in a bowl and steam it directly before eating. For people with deficiency of both qi and blood and deficiency of liver and kidney, you can also steam Chinese dates with medlar and eggs.

5.pierce

Nutritional function: Pear is the most common fruit in winter. Chinese medicine believes that pears contain malic acid, citric acid, glucose, fructose, calcium, phosphorus, iron and various vitamins. Eating pears has the functions of moistening the throat, promoting fluid production, moistening the lungs, relieving cough and nourishing the stomach. It is most suitable for patients with fever in winter and spring. It is especially suitable for cough due to lung heat, cough due to wind heat in children, dry throat and sore throat, and dry stool.

Health: Pears can be eaten raw. If you have a bad stomach, you can steam it. Cooked pears can also play a role in clearing away heat and relieving cough, but it is best to boil pear water and eat pear meat to ensure adequate nutrient intake.

6. orange

Nutritional efficacy: Oranges have high water content and rich nutrition, and contain a lot of more than ten kinds of nutrients such as vitamin C, citric acid and glucose. According to research, eating three oranges a day can meet a person's daily vitamin C requirement. If eaten properly, it can nourish the body, especially for patients with chronic hepatitis and hypertension. Eating more oranges can improve the detoxification ability of the liver, accelerate the transformation of cholesterol and prevent arteriosclerosis.

How to eat healthily: Hot oranges are ideal. First, wash 1-2 oranges and soak them in warm water at 40℃-50℃ for about 1 min. Then air-dry the orange until the skin is completely moisture-free, and heat it in the microwave oven for 1-2 minutes until it is slightly burnt. In this way, volatile oil, hesperidin, B vitamins, vitamin C and so on. It can penetrate into oranges in orange peel, which not only achieves the beauty effect, but also won't get angry.

7.pomegranate

Nutritional efficacy: Pomegranate is considered to be the most beneficial fruit for women. Pomegranate is rich in natural estrogen and has the function of keeping skin firm and prevent wrinkles. It is also rich in minerals and vitamins, making your skin look younger, fresher and more elastic. The naturally occurring α hydroxy acid of pomegranate can improve the texture and surface of skin, and pomegranate has anti-aging effect besides skin care.

How to eat for health: The acidity of pomegranate makes people with poor appetite, especially those with hyperacidity, difficult to eat, so experts suggest that it is best to eat it after meals 1 hour. If it is difficult to digest at night, you can also eat it between meals during the day, but never eat it on an empty stomach. One big pomegranate a day and two small pomegranates a day, and the peeled pomegranate grains are about 150g.

8. water chestnut

Nutritional efficacy: Water chestnut is abundant in 1 1 and1February every year. Its skin is purple-black, its meat is white, and it tastes sweet and juicy, crisp and delicious. It can be used as fruits and vegetables. Since ancient times, it has been called "underground Sydney", while northerners regard it as "Jiangnan Ginseng". Chinese medicine believes that water chestnut is a cold food, which can not only clear away heat and purge fire, but also supplement nutrition. It has a very good antipyretic effect on patients with early fever, about 10 tablets each time, but it is not suitable for eating during high fever.

How to eat health: water chestnut is a cold food, which has the function of clearing fire. If you feel dry or have some internal fire in winter, you might as well drink some water chestnut sugar cane. The method is simple. Peel the sugar cane and cut it into small pieces. Peel the water chestnut and boil the water together.