The temperature is high in summer, especially during the summer heat, which is the easiest to consume gas and hurt yin. People often say that summer is a "three-point nihilism", so the food eaten in summer should be mainly based on invigorating qi and nourishing yin, and eat less hot and tonic food.
You can eat three kinds of melons in summer. This season, melons and fruits are fragrant and listed in large quantities. All kinds of melons and fruits are rich in nutrition, which can help people balance nutrition and can be eaten in large quantities.
Especially eating watermelon, bitter gourd and cucumber, these three kinds of melons have one thing in common: they are all good products for removing summer heat in midsummer. Watermelon contains a lot of water, which can prevent the body from heatstroke due to water loss. At the same time, watermelon is beneficial to urination and can promote the discharge of heat in the body. Bitter gourd has the function of reducing fire and appetizing, which is suitable for people with poor appetite in summer. Its bitter taste is cold and cool, and it is suitable for clearing heat with cold to achieve the balance of the body. Cucumber is rich in protein and vitamins, which can effectively relieve the occurrence of heatstroke in dog days. The unique fragrance of cucumber is conducive to appetizing and improving people's appetite.
There are three kinds of porridge suitable for drinking in summer: drinking porridge in summer is a custom with a long history in China. People call porridge that can be used for health care in hot weather "summer porridge". As can be seen from this name, the main function of these porridge is to clear away heat and nourish and help people resist summer heat.
The most suitable porridge to drink in summer is mung bean lily lotus seed porridge, red date tremella chrysanthemum porridge and poria cocos yam porridge. These three nourishing raw materials, cooked with coix seed or beans, japonica rice and other ingredients, all have the effect of relieving summer heat, and the effect of eliminating dampness and nourishing poria cocos and yam is the most obvious.