The snowy solar term is suitable for eating mutton, lotus root, red sticky porridge and other foods. There is an ancient proverb: "Make up in winter, kill the tiger in early spring", so the arrival of the solar term of heavy snow is to remind people to start making up. The function of tonic is to improve human immune function, promote metabolism, improve the phenomenon of chills, and spend the winter healthily. Mutton has the effects of warming the middle energizer, keeping out cold and removing dampness, and has always been considered as a good product for keeping out cold and nourishing in winter, so it can be eaten often in winter.

What are the foods suitable for heavy snow and solar terms?

1 zucchini

When it is cold, people tend to overeat. A study by the University of Bastille in the United States found that eating more dietary fiber can help prevent the body from getting fat. Foods rich in dietary fiber, such as zucchini, have relatively low calories, slow digestion and long satiety time, thus preventing overeating in winter. Zucchini also contains carotene, which is good for fighting cancer and heart disease. Zucchini eaten raw is better than cooked food, and it can also be used as vegetable soup.

Step 2 water chestnut

Eleocharis tuberosa is purple and black in skin, white in flesh, sweet and juicy, crisp and delicious, and has the reputation of "underground Sydney", also known as "Jiangnan Ginseng". Water chestnut is cold, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood, promoting fluid production, promoting diuresis, relaxing bowels, eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm, promoting digestion and relieving bloating. Can be used for treating jaundice, dysentery, poliomyelitis, constipation and other diseases, especially after meals.

3. Grapefruit

Heavy snow and solar terms, many people are busy taking supplements, and it is easy to get fat at this time. Grapefruit can satisfy your desire to lose weight. Grapefruit is rich in vitamin B 1, vitamin B2 and vitamin C, and is often used in diet because of its low calorie. In addition, grapefruit is very rich in citric acid, sodium, potassium and calcium. Citric acid is helpful to the digestion of meat and prevents people from eating too much fat.

4. Sugar cane

Winter is a season that needs water supply. Sugarcane is rich in sugar and water, and also contains a variety of vitamins, fats, protein, organic acids, calcium, iron and other substances that are very beneficial to human metabolism. Sugarcane can not only add sweetness to food, but also provide nutrients and calories needed by human body.

5. Mutton

What should I eat for health in snowy days? Mutton is more tender than beef and pork, with relatively less fat and cholesterol. Mutton is warm in nature, benefiting qi and nourishing yin, warming the middle and tonifying deficiency, appetizing and strengthening the body. In Compendium of Materia Medica, it is called warming tonic, nourishing yang and blood, and warming tonic, which is most suitable for winter consumption, so it is called winter tonic. L-carnitine contained in mutton can be used to protect cells and prevent lactic acid accumulation.