Every place has different customs. There is a saying in the north that jiaozi lies on the second floor and lays pancakes on the third floor. In other words, you should eat jiaozi on this day. Some places in Shandong eat raw cucumbers and boiled eggs to cure the pain of summer heat. Eat eggs in the morning and don't eat other food. In some areas in the south, people eat wonton heads. There is a tradition of "Fu Tou Wonton and Er Fu Tea". The dog days' diet is mainly cleansing, benefiting qi and nourishing yin, and promoting fluid production. Do you know what is the best food to eat in dog days? Let's take a look together.

What is the healthiest thing to eat after sleeping:

1, creature

The dog days are the hardest day of the year. People's appetite will drop and they can't eat anything. Jiaozi is an appetizer in the traditional customs of China. Therefore, people eat jiaozi in dog days to spend the summer safely.

2. Sweet potato

Sweet potato is also called sweet potato and sweet potato. It is rich in protein, starch, pectin, cellulose, amino acids, vitamins and various minerals. Sweet potato has the effects of anti-cancer, heart protection, prevention of emphysema, diabetes, weight loss and so on, and has the reputation of longevity food. Whether it is boiled or baked sweet potato, it not only tastes sweet, but also can detoxify and eliminate dampness, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and help defecation. In addition, sweet potatoes and millet or other grains are cooked together into porridge, and the dehumidification effect will be better.

Step 3: wax gourd

Wax gourd is also one of the most common foods for eliminating dampness in life, and eating wax gourd is also very helpful for eliminating dampness. Wax gourd contains protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, trace elements, vitamins and other ingredients, which are rich in nutritional value and can well supplement human needs. Summer is the ripe season of wax gourd, and it is also the best time to eat wax gourd. Carbohydrates in wax gourd can not only replenish water in the body, but also effectively clear away heat and relieve summer heat, strengthen the body and reduce swelling. Wax gourd is rich in potassium ions, which can help the body to eliminate dampness, diuresis and phlegm, clear away heat and toxic materials, and effectively protect the body.

4. adzuki bean

Red beans are also called red beans. Red beans contain a lot of protein, fat, amino acids, trace elements and vitamins. Red beans are flat, sweet and sour, non-toxic, and have the effects of nourishing and strengthening, dehumidifying and nourishing, and strengthening the body. After red beans are cooked into porridge, the nutrition of red beans is more easily absorbed by the human body and more effective for human nutrition. Red bean and barley porridge is a good choice. The specific method is to wash the red beans, put them in the pot with proper amount of coix seed, and then cook them into porridge. Before cooking, you can add appropriate amount of sugar according to your personal taste and eat it directly.

5. Lotus seeds

Eating more lotus seeds after an ambush can dispel fire. The heart is the most fragile in hot weather. People who are hot B are easily agitated and sad. Although the lotus seed core is bitter, it can clear the heart, reduce fire and lower blood pressure. Suitable for people with weak constitution, palpitation, insomnia and dreaminess. But for people with dry stools and bloating, it is best to eat less.

6. energy

As the saying goes: eat radish in winter and ginger in summer. Ginger has the effect of warming, so you can eat more ginger in dog days to supplement Yang Qi. Jiang Xin Wen Xin has the effects of dispelling cold and sweating, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, invigorating stomach and stopping vomiting. The best time to drink ginger tea in dog days is also here. Put 4 pieces of ginger, 4 pieces of jujube and a proper amount of brown sugar into a cup of boiling water to brew a cup of ginger jujube tea that warms the stomach and dispels cold. Drinking ginger tea is a simple and easy health care method, and now it seems to be more and more popular. Ginger tea can be drunk all year round, but summer is the best season to drink ginger tea.

Dietary precautions

1, benefiting qi and reducing fire

The hot summer not only brings us physical discomfort, but also easily causes more and more people to get angry, showing irritability, anxiety, excitement, insomnia and so on. These symptoms are medically known as summer mood disorder. Therefore, extinguishing fire is also a necessary task for summer food supplement. The best choice for summer food is bitter gourd, tomatoes and other cool and heat-clearing fruits and vegetables. At the same time, milk is slightly cold, which can replenish water and nourish yin, clear away heat and detoxify, and is also a good product for dispelling fire. Dog meat and duck meat is a good way to tonify in summer.

2, fresh and clean

Chinese medicine believes that the stomach is the foundation of the day after tomorrow. In summer, people often feel loss of appetite and the function of spleen and stomach is relatively dull. At this time, they might as well eat some fresh fruits and vegetables. The nutritional components of fresh fruits and vegetables are generally half of cellulose and sugar. It can not only effectively supplement the energy and water needed by the human body, but also make people eat it for a long time. Carrots, lemons and amaranth are the first choice; Eat more seasonal wild vegetables and vegetables. But be careful not to eat cold and unclean food to avoid dysentery and diarrhea.

3, hydrating health

The theory of traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the integration of yin and yang and five elements, with yin in winter, yang in summer and yin in summer. It is also a time when the human body's yang is strong. In summer, the human body's yang tends to rise, and the air conditioner in the body is in an easy state. In dog days, people will sweat a lot if they work or exercise a little, and then they will have a strong thirst. Therefore, hydrating health has become the top priority in dog days.