Spring is a good season to eat shellfish such as clams and clams. Clam is so delicious that it is called "the freshest in the world" and "the best in all flavors", and its nutrition is also comprehensive. It contains many ingredients such as protein, fat, carbohydrate, iron, calcium, phosphorus, iodine, vitamins, amino acids and taurine, which is low in heat energy, high in protein and low in fat, and can prevent and treat chronic diseases of middle-aged and elderly people. It is a cheap seafood.
Chinese medicine believes that clams taste salty and cold, and have the functions of nourishing yin, moistening dryness, inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, softening hard mass and resolving hard mass. It is recorded in "The Classic of Materia Medica" that: "Clams moisten the body fluid, so they can moisten the five internal organs, quench thirst and stimulate appetite. Salt can enter the blood and become soft and firm, so the housewife's blood clots and old addiction are also cold and heat. " However, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and diarrhea should eat less of this kind of seafood.
2. Squid
Squid has the advantages of high protein, low fat and low calorie. It is not only rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and trace elements such as calcium/selenium, iodine and manganese, but also rich in highly unsaturated fatty acids such as DHA (commonly known as brain gold) and EpA. In addition, a large amount of taurine contained in meat can effectively reduce the cholesterol accumulated in the blood vessel wall, which has a good curative effect on preventing arteriosclerosis and gallstones, and can also supplement brain power and prevent Alzheimer's disease.
but it should be noted that although squid is delicious, it is not suitable for everyone. Patients with hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, arteriosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases and liver diseases should eat carefully. Squid is cold in nature, and people with spleen and stomach deficiency should also eat less. Squid is a hair product, and people suffering from eczema, urticaria and other diseases should not eat it.
3. Prawn
The season of prawns is spring and autumn, and the meat is crisp and delicious before and after Qingming, which is suitable for blanching and frying. Shrimp is warm and sweet, slightly warm, and enters the liver and kidney meridians; Traditional Chinese medicine believes that shrimp meat has the functions of tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, promoting lactation and resisting toxicity, nourishing blood and solidifying essence, removing blood stasis and detoxifying, benefiting qi and nourishing yang, dredging collaterals and relieving pain, stimulating appetite and resolving phlegm. Moreover, prawns are rich in magnesium, which plays an important role in regulating heart activity and protecting the cardiovascular system. It can reduce the cholesterol content in blood, prevent arteriosclerosis, dilate coronary arteries and help prevent hypertension and myocardial infarction.