With the arrival of hot summer, many people's appetite will deteriorate and their digestive function will be weakened accordingly. And prone to fatigue, fatigue, gastrointestinal discomfort and other symptoms. Here, nutritionists remind everyone that the principle of summer diet is light and less greasy, with warm food as the main food.

However, it is ok to eat Chili in moderation. Pepper can promote human perspiration and increase the feeling of coolness and comfort. In addition, by eating spicy food, it can also help digestion, increase appetite and increase heat dissipation in the body, thus helping to prevent common phenomena such as decreased secretion of digestive juice and weakened gastrointestinal peristalsis under high temperature and high humidity. It can also improve heart function and promote blood circulation after eating. In addition, eating Chili regularly can reduce blood lipid and thrombosis, which has a certain preventive effect on cardiovascular diseases. At the same time, pepper is rich in ascorbic acid and carotene, which has anti-cancer effect. It also contains cobalt, which is an essential raw material for synthesizing vitamin B 12 and has the function of promoting hematopoiesis. It can also lower blood pressure, activate metabolism and inhibit the growth of malignant tumor cells.

However, when people eat Chili, try not to burn their mouths, which will make their taste more sensitive. In addition, pepper, pepper, mustard and other spices are also spicy condiments, which can be used interchangeably. Friends who like spicy food can match summer spicy food in the following ways.

It is best to choose cold ingredients.

Pepper can be used as a main course, as a side dish or soup. In summer, try to use pepper as a side dish, and choose foods with the functions of nourishing yin, reducing dryness and purging heat, such as duck, shrimp, crucian carp, lean meat, bitter gourd, towel gourd, cucumber, lily, Sophora japonica, Toona sinensis and kohlrabi.

Summer diet should constantly change patterns, staple foods should be miscellaneous, vegetables should be fresh, and color, fragrance and taste should be emphasized. When cooking, try to use methods such as stir-frying, stewing, steaming, cold salad and stir-frying, and use less stewing and try not to stir-fry. In addition, you can choose to eat some "antidote porridge" such as mung bean porridge, bean porridge, lotus leaf porridge, mint porridge and so on. They have a certain effect of expelling summer heat and promoting fluid production, and they are delicious.

So, how to choose and match spicy dishes in midsummer? The nutritionist recommended some spicy food combinations, such as garlic cucumber, fried vegetarian chicken with green pepper, hot and sour cucumber strips, hot and sour bean sprouts, chicken feet soaked with mountain pepper, sliced pork with ginger sauce, and cold bitter gourd preserved egg tofu. Protein comes from vegetarian chicken, gluten, eggs and a small amount of animal raw materials. Although the quantity is small, they are all high-quality protein. The combination of animal protein and plant protein ensures the intake of protein, vitamins, cellulose and other nutrients in the diet. Boiled chicken is a seasonal dish in summer and has no greasy feeling. Sauerkraut and pickled mustard tuber are also good condiments in summer.

It is best to eat less boiled fish and spicy shrimp.

Too spicy boiled fish and spicy shrimp are delicious, but eating too much pepper is not good for people's health. Many people feel sick after eating boiled fish and spicy hot pot. Nutritionists point out that too much capsaicin will seriously stimulate gastrointestinal mucosa, make it highly congested, accelerate peristalsis, cause stomach pain, diarrhea and other symptoms, induce gastrointestinal diseases, and lead to hemorrhoid bleeding.

It is particularly emphasized here that people with oral ulcers, gastric ulcers, constipation, high blood pressure, hemorrhoids, etc. are not suitable for spicy food. It is not advisable to eat vitamin K and hemostatic drugs; Not suitable for eating with carrots and animal liver at the same time; Patients with urinary calculi and patients with wind-heat are not suitable for eating.