The ancients believed that once you passed beginning of winter, the yang would be hidden and everything would be dormant. At this time, everything in the world is hidden. All autumn grain has been harvested and put into storage; Small animals have also prepared food for the winter, and some animals have started to hibernate directly. Everything tends to stop, save your strength and wait for the next spring.
So winter is a season to collect and accumulate energy. The human body adapts to the four seasons. What should we do at this time? We should follow the principle of "hiding": we need to go to bed early at night to recharge our batteries; At the same time, reduce the consumption of emotions, such as tension, anxiety, anger and other emotions will seriously consume the mind. In winter, we should abide by the principle of "God hides inside", keep a calm mind, be more tolerant, understand more and be less angry.
Corresponding to the diet, it is not advisable to eat excessively spicy and stimulating food in winter, and it is advisable to eat some warm and nourishing food for food supplement. There is an old saying: "There is food in winter, and the tiger will flourish in the coming year."
1. You should eat warm food.
Winter is cold, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the human body consumes more energy. This season, we need to eat more warm food to replenish energy. Foods suitable for winter are: white radish, yam, chestnut, lotus root, peanut, jujube, black sesame and so on.
Among them, chestnut is not only delicious, but also very good for stew and direct cooking. Chestnut belongs to nuts and is rich in vitamin E. At the same time, it has a good nourishing effect on the body and is a good health care product in winter.
Yam, lotus root and white radish are "three treasures underground". As the old saying goes, "beginning of winter radish ginseng soup, the doctor doesn't have to open it." If you feel cold in winter, you can drink some white radish soup to improve it. Yam and lotus root are treasures, especially friends with bad spleen and stomach, so you can drink more lotus root yam soup.
It is not advisable to eat cold seafood in winter.
Seafood is cold and it will be more difficult to digest in winter. If you want to eat seafood, it is best to eat it with hot food such as ginger, which can alleviate its coldness.
It is not advisable to eat spicy and sweet food in winter.
Spicy and irritating food will have divergent effect, suitable for winter collection, and should not eat too irritating food. Most sweet and greasy foods are rich in oil, sugar and fat. Eating more is not only easy to gain weight, but also reduces human immunity. For example, chocolate, ice cream and all kinds of fried foods are not suitable for winter.
I've arranged some recipes for complementary food in winter for you. You can collect, share and keep them. Winter food supplements are in place, and the next year will be healthier. We should eat more nutritious food, so that we will be strong and energetic in the new year.
1. red date pumpkin glutinous rice paste
Ingredients: pumpkin, glutinous rice and red dates.
Steps:
1. Clean the ingredients and cut the pumpkin into small pieces.
2. Put the pumpkin, glutinous rice and red dates into the soymilk machine.
3. Add the right amount of water and press the confusion key.
4. If you don't have a soymilk machine, you can also cook with the porridge function.
2. Chestnut lotus root soup
Ingredients: lotus root, chestnuts and raisins.
Steps:
1. Wash lotus root and slice it. Chestnuts are shelled and peeled for later use.
2. Put the lotus root, chestnuts and water into the pot, heat it on the fire until it boils, and then simmer it for 40 minutes on medium fire.
3. longan meat lotus seed and egg soup (most suitable for those who soothe the nerves and moisturize insomnia)
Ingredients: longan, lotus seeds, two eggs, ginger and red dates.
Steps:
1. Steamed eggs, cleaned other ingredients and sliced ginger.
2. Put water in the pot, bring it to a boil with high fire, then add the ingredients, cook for two hours on medium fire, and add a little salt to taste.