In summer, the sun is abundant. From the summer solstice, Yang is in Yin, and Yin is included. Therefore, after the summer solstice, the diet should be aimed at clearing away heat and appetizing. So eat more bitter and make up for it. Let's talk about the health and food supplement of the summer solstice!

Xiazhi health shibu

As summer approaches, we recommend four healthy recipes suitable for this solar term:

Lotus leaf porridge

Ingredients: lotus leaf (fresh or dried) 1 tablet, 50 grams of poria cocos, 0/00 grams of japonica rice or millet/kloc-0, and appropriate amount of sugar.

The practice is to remove the residue from the lotus leaf soup, add poria cocos, washed japonica rice or millet to the medicinal soup, cook it into porridge together, and add sugar before cooking.

The effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer-heat, calming the heart and calming the nerves, and stopping diarrhea and dysentery (also effective for cardiovascular diseases and neurasthenia).

Mixed lettuce

Ingredients: fresh lettuce 350g, onion, sesame oil, monosodium glutamate, salt and sugar.

Practice: Wash and peel the lettuce, cut it into long slices, put it in a plate, add salt and stir, marinate 1 hour, decant to remove water, add monosodium glutamate and sugar and mix well. Cut green onions into chopped green onions and sprinkle them on lettuce. Heat in a pot and add sesame oil. When the oil is hot, pour them on the chopped green onions and stir well.

Meridian is beneficial to five zang-organs and meridians.

Cream winter melon balls

Ingredients: 500g wax gourd, 20g condensed milk, cooked ham 10g, refined salt, fresh soup, sesame oil, water starch and monosodium glutamate.

Practice melon peeled, washed and cut into small balls. After boiling in boiling water, pour in cold water to cool. Put the winter melon balls in a large bowl, add salt, monosodium glutamate and fresh soup, put them in a cage, and steam them for 30 minutes. Put the winter melon balls into the pot, pour the soup into the pot, add condensed milk, boil, thicken with water starch, pour the winter melon balls into the pot, sprinkle with sesame oil, stir well, and finally sprinkle with ham powder.