Mutton is the most nutritious when eaten in the dog days. The summer heat is in the dog days, and the heat accumulates in the human body. At this time, drinking mutton soup and drinking Chili oil, vinegar and garlic into the stomach will inevitably lead to sweating all over. This sweat can take away the heat accumulated in the five internal organs and expel toxins from the body, which is beneficial to health. In the mutton soup before the summer, because the grass on the mountain has just been green, when the sheep eat the green grass, there are many toxins left in their bodies.
In the hot summer, drinking mutton soup can stimulate the appetite, protect the stomach and increase appetite, especially for women who eat it after childbirth, which can play a complementary role. Mutton is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins Bl and B2, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Its nature warms the middle-warmer, dispels cold, relieves stagnation, strengthens glands and qi, and warms and tonifies kidney-yang. Mutton soup is not as hot as chicken soup. Mutton soup is warm and tonic, and it is good for people who are weak to drink mutton soup.
2. Precautions for drinking mutton soup in hot summer
Mutton is delicious and mutton soup is delicious, but eating more in summer is not the better, and it is not suitable for everyone. Eating mutton also scores physical fitness. Some people have a cold constitution, and they can eat mutton in summer without any discomfort. For most people, especially those who always stay in air-conditioned rooms and love cold drinks, eating some mutton is also an option in dog days.
However, for people with hot constitution, don't eat mutton soup, and mutton is rich in protein, and some people will be allergic if they eat too much. "Eating sheep in the dog days" should be analyzed according to different physical conditions and specific problems. If people have symptoms of getting angry such as fever, toothache, sore mouth, high blood pressure and diabetes, they should try to eat less or even not eat mutton in the dog days. People with colds and coughs, skin diseases and hemoptysis are also not suitable for eating.
In addition, we should also pay attention to controlling the consumption of "sleeping sheep" and "drinking mutton soup". Take people whose hands and feet are cold in winter as an example. It is suggested to eat one kilogram to one and a half kilograms of mutton during the dog days, usually from the first three days to the day of lodging. These three days are better tonic opportunities. If you have abdominal distension after eating mutton, you can drink mulberry leaf tea in moderation to relieve it.