Yam belongs to potato and is rich in carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamins, including carotene, vitamin B 1 and B2, and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, iron, zinc and copper.
From a health point of view, yam has two best cooking methods. One is steamed yam. Can ensure the original flavor, nutritional value can be well preserved, secondly, fried yam with fungus. Auricularia auricula has the functions of clearing away and moistening lung, enriching blood and benefiting qi, and it has higher nutritional value when combined with yam. It is very popular in Xian Yi, suitable for all ages.
Lotus root is rich in protein, vitamins and minerals. It is a good food for invigorating stomach and spleen in autumn. If you want lotus root to have the effects of nourishing stomach and yin, strengthening spleen and benefiting qi, you must process it well. This is because although the lotus root can be eaten raw or cooked, the raw lotus root is cold and will hurt the spleen and stomach. However, if cooked and eaten, it is beneficial to the spleen and stomach, and has the effects of nourishing the stomach and yin, nourishing the blood and stopping diarrhea.
Radish is very beneficial to human body, and autumn is the season when radish matures. Eating radish in autumn can eliminate phlegm, relieve cough and detoxify. Chinese medicine believes that radish is cool and sweet. When it enters the lung and stomach meridians, it can eliminate food stagnation, eliminate phlegm and heat, ventilate the lower qi, and detoxify. It is used for food retention, fullness, and dysuria. If you eat too much big fish and meat, you can eat a little radish, which has a good effect on promoting digestion.
Because the weather is dry in autumn, the skin is prone to lack of water, which leads to dry skin and accelerates aging. Tomatoes contain more water and various antioxidants, which can fight free radicals and reduce the damage caused by ultraviolet rays in summer. In addition, tomatoes are cold fruits. Eating tomatoes can clear away heat and prevent a series of symptoms such as getting angry due to autumn dryness.