First, healthy food.
1, shepherd's purse
In the spring around Tomb-Sweeping Day, people with hyperactivity of liver yang are particularly prone to headache and dizziness, and chronic tracheitis is also prone to attack in spring. Is that what Chinese medicine says? What are the diseases in spring? . After Tomb-Sweeping Day, shepherd's purse is one of the most suitable seasonal vegetables.
Shepherd's purse can lower blood pressure, strengthen stomach and promote digestion, dredge stomach and intestines, and treat stomach spasm, gastric ulcer, enteritis and other problems. In addition, shepherd's purse also has the functions of strengthening muscles and bones, improving eyesight, nourishing liver and moistening lung, and harmonizing middle energizer. Shepherd's purse has high nutritional value, and contains protein, carotene, calcium, iron, phosphorus and vitamins B 1, B2, C, etc. , help to enhance immune function, suitable for Tomb-Sweeping Day.
2.snails
Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, spring blossomed, the earth revived, and snails lurking and sleeping in the soil climbed out of the soil one after another. At this time, the snail meat is delicious, which is the best season to eat snails. Snails can be eaten in many ways. They can be fried with onion, ginger, soy sauce, cooking wine and sugar. You can also cook, pick snail meat, mix, drink, rot and simmer.
Snail meat is rich, delicate and delicious, and is known as? Pearl on the plate? The reputation of. Rich in protein eggs, vitamins, essential amino acids and trace elements, it is a typical natural animal health food with high protein, low fat and high calcium. Snails bought in the market should be kept for three days. Drop a few drops of sesame oil or vegetable oil in the basin to let the snail discharge the muddy dirt in the intestinal cavity. Change the water several times a day, brush it with a brush, twist off the tail, blanch it, heat it at high temperature, fry it and stew it thoroughly.
Step 3: shrimp
Yellow croaker in March, shrimp in April, and bitter gourd stew on May 3rd. ? About Qingming shrimp, there is a poem that describes it like this: after a night of east wind and rain, fish and shrimp grow in Jiangxinshui? . Just the clear sight of spring rain and the mouth-watering growth of river fresh. Now? Qingming shrimp? Just at the turn of the old and the new, there is plenty of rain. Is there a new shrimp? Sanchun? Fortunately, you can even see shrimp seeds in your stomach.
How to distinguish wild river shrimp from cultured river shrimp? Wild river shrimps are slim because they usually exercise more. It will keep swimming in the water, and its claws will be exposed when it is caught. The pliers are even more powerful than farmed shrimp. At the entrance, the meat quality of wild river shrimp is more sweet and crisp. Shrimp is not as big as possible, and the little finger is the right size. This kind of Qingming shrimp is simply fried and fried with Sanba sauce, which is first-class with wine.
4. Toona sinensis
Toona sinensis buds mixed with gluten and tender willow leaves mixed with tofu are the best products in Beijing during the Qingming period. Toona sinensis generally germinates before Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the terminal buds can be picked before and after Grain Rain. This kind of first-time picking, called the first-time Toona sinensis bud, is not only tender but also full of fragrance.
Toona sinensis is a famous seasonal product, which contains volatile aromatic organic compounds such as toosendanin, which can strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite. The volatile smell of Toona sinensis can penetrate the epidermis of Ascaris lumbricoides, so that Ascaris lumbricoides can not adhere to the intestinal wall and be excreted, which can be used to treat Ascariasis. Toona sinensis also contains vitamin e and sex hormones, which have the effects of anti-aging and strengthening yang and nourishing yin, so there are? Fertility hormone? Good name. Toona sinensis has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting diuresis and detoxifying, and is a good medicine for adjuvant treatment of enteritis, dysentery and urinary system infection.
5. mussels
It is said that, like snails, mussels around Qingming are the fattest. ? Drink a bowl of light vegetable soup in spring, without prickly heat and sores? . The common practice in old Yangzhou is that mussels burn tofu and bacon burns mussels, so that eyebrows will fall off. It shows that mussels are best eaten in spring, especially before Qingming. Because leeches and microorganisms in Tomb-Sweeping Day's forewater do not move frequently, mussels at this time are the cleanest, the most plump, and especially crisp and delicious.
After washing, mussel meat is cut into thin strips and mixed with various seasonings, such as mussel tofu and mussel bacon pot, which are the most common delicacies on the table of Jiangnan people in early spring. Fresh white thick soup, blue minced garlic, brown mussel meat and white tofu will make people's appetite greatly increase and be as happy as a fairy. Stir-fried leek, the first dish listed in spring, is the way strongly recommended by Suiyuan Food List for Yuan Mei.
Second, health recipes
1, mushroom cabbage
Ingredients: 250g Chinese cabbage, 3g dried Tricholoma, proper amount of soy sauce, sugar, refined salt, monosodium glutamate and vegetable oil.
Practice: wash the cabbage and cut it into 3 cm segments, and soak the mushrooms in warm water. After heating the oil in the pot, stir-fry the cabbage until it is 70% cooked, then put the mushrooms, soy sauce, sugar and salt in the pot, stir until it is cooked, then add monosodium glutamate and stir well.
Efficacy: clearing away heat and vexation, benefiting stomach qi and reducing blood fat. It is suitable for patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease and gingival bleeding.
2, leek rolling dog belly fish soup
Ingredients: leek100g, 50g of vermicelli, 600g of dog belly fish and 3 slices of ginger.
Practice: Wash leeks and cut into sections; Soak vermicelli in water and cut into sections. Wash the dog belly fish, sprinkle a little salt and marinate 10 minutes. Heat a wok, saute ginger slices, add1250ml water (about 5 bowls of water), put down the fish, simmer for 5min, simmer for10min, add vermicelli and simmer for a while, then add leeks, bring to a boil, and add appropriate amount of salt. Sprinkle a little pepper into the soup.
Efficacy: Green spring leek is not only a good vegetable, but also a good medicine. It has the functions of warming the middle warmer, promoting qi circulation, invigorating the stomach and helping the liver, and also has the function of disinfection in the intestine, so it treats enteritis and diarrhea. Li Shizhen once said that leeks can cure the Ming Dynasty? Frequent urination and enuresis? This soup is suitable for keeping in good health in spring.
Step 3 stir-fry snails
Ingredients: 500g snail, a little onion, ginger, sugar, salt, soy sauce, oil and pepper.
Practice: put the snails in clear water and drop a few drops of sesame oil for one day, so that the snails spit out all the sediment; The next day, the snail tail shell is cut off, raised for about 2 hours, washed and drained for later use. Heat the pan, add oil, add onion and ginger until fragrant, stir-fry snail 1 min, add cooking wine, soy sauce and sugar, finally add a small bowl of hot water, cover the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes, then sprinkle with pepper and chopped green onion.
Efficacy: Tomb-Sweeping Day is the best season to eat snails. At this time, the snail tastes the most plump, so it has been there all the time? A clear snail is worth a goose? Speaking of which. Snails are cold and have the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis and improving eyesight.
4. Mulberry white steamed bread
Ingredients: 30g of Mulberry, 20g of Ligustrum lucidum, 30g of Eclipta prostrata, 500g of eggs, 50g of sugar, 2000g of flour and proper amount of yeast powder.
Practice: Wash Mulberry, Ligustrum lucidum and Eclipta prostrata, put them in a casserole, add some water and boil them with strong fire, then turn to low heat for 20 minutes, and remove residues and leave juice for later use. Put flour, medicinal juice, sugar and eggs into a basin, add yeast powder and knead evenly, knead into dough, make white steamed bread and steam in a cage.
Efficacy: It has the effect of nourishing liver and kidney.
5, pork liver spinach soup
Ingredients: 250g fresh pork liver, 200g spinach, clear soup, sesame oil, monosodium glutamate and refined salt.
Practice: Wash the pork liver and spinach separately, cut the pork liver into even slices, cut the spinach into sections, put the clear soup into a pot to boil, then add the pork liver and spinach, add monosodium glutamate and refined salt, and pour a little sesame oil on the soup when boiling. Eat in moderation when eating.
Efficacy: nourishing blood, nourishing liver and improving eyesight. It is suitable for patients with liver blood deficiency, such as dizziness, dry eyes, blurred vision, decreased vision, tears in the wind, anemia, night blindness, central retinitis, etc.
Third, healthy exercise.
One: Leisure fun type
Hiking and hiking can practice foot strength and drive the great circulation of the body. For those who have some difficulties in hiking or hiking, or are limited by time, they can choose to fly kites as a way of integrating leisure, entertainment and exercise.
Second: moderate exercise.
On a warm spring day in bloom, walking, jogging and other relatively quiet sports are more suitable for you who have just come from the cold winter. Moreover, walking and running can be fast or slow. This kind of walking or jogging with stop-and-go and alternating speed can stabilize mood, eliminate fatigue, and also have health care functions of improving cardiopulmonary function, reducing blood lipid and improving body metabolism.
Three: health care type
Spring training may be easier for young friends, but it is more scientific, reasonable and targeted for middle-aged and elderly people. Therefore, it is suggested to choose some qigong techniques with health care and health preservation functions, such as Taiji, Wuqinxi, Baduanjin and so on.
In spring, people's qi and blood flow from the inside out, and the whole nature is also the time when everything is born. Huangdi Neijing says, before and after Qingming Festival, you must remember, do you want it? Lying at night and getting up early, the court is wide. ? Sleeping at night means sleeping after dark; Getting up early means getting up early in the morning. This is because qi and blood go out in spring, so going to bed early at night is conducive to the recovery of qi and blood. ? Marching in court? Always go out for a walk and feel the breath of all things in nature. Nature and nature form a harmonious state.
In addition, Tomb-Sweeping Day should pay attention to breathing before and after, and learn from the tortoise about the breathing method. When breathing, try to expand your chest and inhale, and then further mobilize your abdominal muscles for abdominal breathing, so that the air can be sent down from your chest and abdomen to your abdomen, and then spit out deeply through your nose. This is chest plus abdomen breathing.