Autumn is a very important season in TCM health preservation, and there are many foods suitable for autumn, whether it is soup or medicated diet, which are especially suitable. Today, I will give you an inventory of foods suitable for soup in autumn. Let's take a look together. 1. Potato. Potatoes are rich in dietary fiber and other nutrients, which can stimulate intestinal peristalsis and relieve constipation after eating. Fresh potatoes can still be lumpy in water after being cooked, which is very good in taste and suitable for making soup. The most common is the red vegetable soup in western food, also called Luo Songtang. Boil potatoes, carrots, seaweed heads, onions and beef together to make it sweet and sour. In addition, potato beef soup is also one of the most classic collocation, full of flavor, but also can strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach.

2. Chinese yam. Yam is rich in vitamins, amino acids and minerals, and has health care functions such as enhancing human immunity, benefiting the heart and calming the nerves. Yam is suitable for soup with meat, which not only doubles the nutrition of broth, but also helps to absorb the nutrition of broth. Meat often paired with yam includes ribs, beef, duck, mutton and so on.

3. Lotus root. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that raw lotus root is cold and has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving annoyance. It changes from cold to warm after cooking, and has the effects of nourishing stomach, nourishing yin, invigorating spleen and benefiting qi. Lotus root and kidney bean soup can improve sleep quality, and pork ribs soup can strengthen spleen and stimulate appetite, which is suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach to nourish and preserve health. Need to be reminded that it is best to stew lotus roots with ceramic or stainless steel utensils for a long time, avoid using iron pots, and try not to cut lotus roots with iron knives to avoid oxidation and blackening.

4. white radish. White radish is good for stomach, qi and digestion. It can promote bile secretion and help digest fat. Among them, mustard oil and dietary fiber can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and help excrete waste in the body. Therefore, white radish with pork ribs, beef and mutton, pig's trotters and other soups can not only regulate qi and qi, but also reduce greasy feeling. Don't cover the soup too tightly if you don't want the white radish to be too spicy.

5. winter melon. Winter melon is cold, which has the effects of moistening lung, promoting fluid production, clearing heat and diuresis. Propylene glycol contained in it can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat, and wax gourd is a dietetic vegetable suitable for patients with diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and coronary heart disease. There are many ingredients suitable for winter melon soup, such as ribs, old duck, shrimp skin, mushrooms and so on. Need to be reminded that it is best to take the skin of winter melon soup, because the skin not only contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, but also contains a variety of volatile components, which has the health care functions of relieving summer heat and strengthening the spleen.

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