Slight cold solar terms in diet: Eat as many foods rich in carbohydrates and fats as possible, such as beef, mutton and chicken. ; Eating more foods rich in starch, vitamins and minerals will help improve the body's cold resistance.

In traditional customs, Xiao Han has five delicious dishes that can't be missed, which not only helps the body to keep warm from cold, but also helps to improve the body's disease resistance.

First, Laba porridge

Laba is in the mild cold season, so the biggest feature of northerners in the mild cold diet is Laba porridge. The custom of drinking Laba porridge was very popular in the Song Dynasty. On Laba Festival, Laba porridge is cooked by the court, government, temples and people's homes.

The earliest Laba porridge was boiled with red beans; In the Ming Dynasty, glutinous rice, ginkgo, walnuts and chestnuts were added to cook porridge. After evolution, combined with local characteristics, the material is gradually enriched. Besides glutinous rice, millet and other miscellaneous grains, the famous Beijing Lama Temple Laba porridge also contains diced mutton and cream. The porridge noodles are sprinkled with red dates, longan, walnuts, raisins, melon seeds and shredded pork.

Second, vegetable rice.

Old Nanjing people want to eat paella in the cold season. The ingredients in it include: fat and thin bacon, slightly sweet vegetables after frost, delicious white rice harvested after autumn, and bacon paella cooked with three main ingredients. Although simple and simple, it tastes delicious! Can be said to be the most common food in winter.

Third, glutinous rice.

In southern Guangzhou and other areas, on mild and cold days, a bowl of glutinous rice is served, which contains main ingredients such as bacon, sausage, shrimp skin, mushrooms and peanuts. Paired with glutinous rice, it is not only moist but also helpful for enriching blood, strengthening spleen and warming stomach. More importantly, eating glutinous rice has a good omen, which means it is warm all the year round.

There are also instant-boiled mutton and chicken soup, which are also essential foods in the slight cold season.