By June or so, watermelons were on the market in large quantities. Contains nutrients needed by the human body. In hot summer, eating an iced watermelon is not only sweet, but also can prevent heatstroke and cool down.
Watermelon is cold, sweet, heart-warming, stomach and bladder meridian. It has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, and promoting diuresis. Watermelon can stimulate appetite, which is beneficial to the maintenance of the spleen and stomach. You should eat more watermelons in summer. Moreover, you can wash the watermelon skin and eat it together.
2. Litchi
Mid-June is the best season for litchi, and many excellent varieties are on the market. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, litchi has the effects of "invigorating spleen and liver, promoting fluid production to stop cough, relieving swelling and pain, relieving cough and nourishing heart", which is more suitable for women with postpartum blood deficiency and the elderly who are weak and sick.
Litchi meat contains glucose, sucrose, protein, fat, carotene, vitamin B 1, B2, C, folic acid, citric acid, malic acid, calcium, phosphorus, iron, arginine and tryptophan. Litchi is rich in vitamins, which can promote blood circulation of tiny blood vessels, prevent freckles and make skin smoother.
3. Hami melon
Hami melon meat contains dry matter 18% and sugar content 15%. Every 1 00g of melon meat also contains 0.4g of protein, 0.3g of fat, 2g of ash, 0.4mg of calcium/kloc-0, 0mg of phosphorus/kloc-0, and 0.0mg of iron/kloc-0. Among them, the iron content is two or three times more than chicken and 17 times higher than milk.
A mature cantaloupe has a very fresh and sweet taste, and summer is its mature season. Low-calorie and delicious cantaloupe is definitely a good choice to lose weight. Hami melon is cool and should not be eaten too much to avoid diarrhea.
4. Pineapple
Pineapple contains a lot of nutrients such as fructose, glucose, vitamins A, B, C, phosphorus, citric acid and protease. It is sweet and warm, and has the functions of quenching thirst, promoting digestion and stopping diarrhea. The vitamin B 1 contained in pineapple can promote human metabolism and effectively remove fatigue.
When eating pineapple, you should be careful not to overeat on an empty stomach. You should clean the peel, scaly whiskers and diced fruit. After slicing the pulp, you must soak it in salt for a few minutes before eating it.
5. Pitaya
Pitaya is a kind of fruit growing in tropical areas, originating from Indonesia and other countries, and then introduced to China. Pitaya has many functions and benefits, and it is people's favorite summer fruit. Pitaya is delicious and sweet, and many people like to eat it. Eating more Pitaya can whiten skin, treat constipation and enhance gastric motility.