The weather in winter has changed, which is the best time for people to nourish. As the saying goes, "make up this winter and be as strong as a tiger next year." In the cold winter, the human body needs to supplement food to improve its ability to keep out the cold. Nourishing the body can also help you relieve some diseases. So which dishes are more suitable for nourishing in winter?

Steamed lily with honey, tremella and fire

Dry mouth and throat, hoarse voice, constipation and dryness ... Many people will have symptoms of "getting angry" in winter, mostly because of yin deficiency. In addition, yin deficiency is also manifested as hand, foot and heart fever, especially night sweats.

Best dish: Tremella. Tremella is called "the bird's nest of ordinary people". It not only has the effect of invigorating spleen and appetizing, but also has the effect of invigorating qi and clearing intestines, and can also nourish yin and moisten the lungs.

Best fruit: Sydney. Sydney is sweet and cold, containing malic acid, citric acid, B vitamins, vitamin C and so on. Has the effects of promoting fluid production, moistening dryness, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm. Pears can be eaten raw, steamed or made into soup and soup. In addition, kiwifruit, apples and so on. It is also very helpful for nourishing yin.

Best meat: duck. Duck meat is cold and sweet, which can greatly supplement fatigue, nourish the yin of the five internal organs, clear away the heat of fatigue, replenish blood and promote blood circulation, nourish the stomach and produce fluid. Stewed duck and kelp can soften blood vessels; Bamboo shoot stew can relieve hemorrhoids constipation. In addition, geese, turtles and turtles are also suitable for people with yin deficiency.

Best drink: chrysanthemum tea. Chrysanthemum tea is sweet, bitter and slightly cold, and has the effects of dispersing wind and heat, clearing liver and improving eyesight, and clearing away heat and toxic materials. If you want to increase the effect of reducing weight and blood fat, you can add a few pieces of hawthorn to chrysanthemum tea, and the effect is better. Besides chrysanthemum tea, green tea and honey water are also excellent drinks for people with yin deficiency.

Recommended diet: steamed lily with honey and tremella. Mix lily120g, honey 30g and tremella 30g evenly, and steam until soft. This dish is sweet, clear the heart and moisten the lungs, and is suitable for people with yin deficiency.

Afraid of frying walnuts with leeks

Fear of cold is the most painful thing in winter. In fact, fear of cold is mainly caused by yang deficiency. In addition, people with yang deficiency will have symptoms such as cold pain in the waist and knees, cold limbs, frequent urination, loose stool, impotence and premature ejaculation. Winter is the best time for people with yang deficiency to take tonic.

Best dish: leek. Leek, also known as Populus euphratica, is sweet in taste and warm in nature, which can tonify kidney and help yang, warm the middle warmer to stimulate appetite, reduce adverse flow and disperse silt. Leek is suitable for frying and stuffing.

Best fruit: walnut. Walnut is sweet in taste and warm in nature, which can tonify kidney and strengthen yang, replenish lung and astringe lung, moisten intestine and relieve constipation. It is rich in fatty acids, protein, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Raw food, stir-fry, porridge and soup are all good.

Best meat: mutton. Mutton is best for winter. It is rich in protein and fat, which can be well absorbed by human body. It has a good effect of warming and nourishing yang, and has therapeutic and nourishing effects on common cold and cough, abdominal cold pain, physical weakness and chills, soreness of waist and knees, and physical weakness after illness or postpartum. In addition, dog meat and pigeon meat are also good.

Best drink: medlar black tea. People who are afraid of cold due to yang deficiency can drink some black tea instead of green tea, because green tea has the effect of clearing away heat and reducing fire. If you want to increase the effect of "aphrodisiac", you can add medlar and red dates to black tea.

Recommended diet: Fried walnuts with leeks. First, the walnut kernel is fried to brown, and then the leek and salt are added to fry until cooked, which has the effect of tonifying kidney and strengthening yang.

Fatigue-black chicken soup

Weakness is often a sign of qi deficiency. People with qi deficiency often feel weak, tired and unwell, short of breath, lazy voice, poor diet or loose stool, and often catch a cold.

Best dish: yam. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that yam can "benefit kidney qi, strengthen spleen and stomach, stop diarrhea, eliminate phlegm and produce fluid, and moisturize skin". It has a good therapeutic effect on weakness of spleen and stomach, listlessness and loss of appetite.

Best fruit: longan. Longan is warm and sweet, benefiting the heart and spleen, nourishing qi and blood, and has a good therapeutic effect on insomnia, forgetfulness and dizziness caused by deficiency of qi and blood. Eat it raw, or make soup or porridge.

Best meat: chicken. Sweet, slightly warm. It can warm spleen, replenish qi and nourish blood, tonify kidney and replenish essence, and stew soup is the best.

Best drink: longan jujube tea. Cut open two red dates, put five or six longan slices, and rinse them with boiling water.

Recommended diet: black-bone chicken soup. Wash the black-bone chicken blood bubble, put it into the pot, and add onion, ginger, etc. And stew. If conditions permit, some nourishing medicinal materials such as Radix Codonopsis, Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Radix Astragali can be added. If there is no black-bone chicken, Chai chicken can be used instead.