Mung beans are sweet and cool, and have the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials. In summer, people sweat a lot, body fluids are lost, and the electrolyte balance in the body is destroyed. It is the most ideal way to supplement it with mung bean soup. It can not only clear away heat and relieve summer-heat, replenish qi to quench thirst and induce diuresis, but also replenish water and inorganic salts in time, which is of great significance for maintaining water-liquid electrolyte balance.

Boil mung bean soup for a long time. Because the active ingredients of mung bean for heatstroke prevention may mainly be polyphenol antioxidants, it is very important to maintain its activity for the heatstroke prevention effect of mung bean. Cover the lid when cooking to minimize the contact area with oxygen. At the same time, when cooking, you might as well take out the soup cooked in 10 minutes and drink it alone.

2, what to eat in summer: lotus root.

There is a folk custom of "eating lotus roots in summer" in China. As early as the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, lotus root was designated as a royal tribute. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that raw lotus root has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, moistening lung and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and stopping bleeding, and can be used to treat fever, polydipsia, vomiting blood and gonorrhea. Cooked food has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, promoting digestion and stopping diarrhea, and solidifying essence.

It should be pointed out that iron should not be used when cooking lotus roots, so as not to cause food to turn black; The uncut lotus root can be stored for one week at room temperature, but because the lotus root is easy to turn black and the cut part is easy to rot, the cut lotus root should be wrapped with plastic wrap and refrigerated for about one week.

3, what to eat in summer: mung bean sprouts.

The third treasure of summer solar terms is mung bean sprouts. Eating mung bean sprouts often can clear the stomach, clear away heat and toxic materials, remove damp heat and clean teeth, which has a good health care effect. Clinically, mung bean sprouts decoction is used to treat traumatic infections such as furuncle and scald. Riboflavin contained in mung bean sprouts can be used to treat oral ulcers, regulate five internal organs, dredge meridians and relieve toxins, and can be used for excessive drinking, damp-heat stagnation, anorexia and physical weakness.

In cooking, when frying bean sprouts, use a hot pot to fry them quickly, so that the damage of vitamin C is less. Mung bean sprouts are cold, so cook with a little ginger to neutralize their coldness. Adding a little vinegar to stir-fry mung bean sprouts can not only prevent the loss of vitamin B 1, but also enhance the weight loss effect.

4. What to eat in summer: eel.

There is a folk saying that "Monopterus albus participates in summer". Monopterus albus is the most nourishing recently. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Monopterus albus is warm and sweet, and has the functions of invigorating the middle warmer, benefiting qi, nourishing the liver and spleen, expelling wind and dampness, and strengthening bones and muscles. It is best to eat Monopterus albus in summer, which can prevent diarrhea caused by indigestion in summer and protect the cardiovascular system.