The Great Heat is in the "mid-dormant" stage of the Dog Days. There is a farmer's proverb that says, "Small Heat is not considered hot, but Great Heat is the Dog Days." This means that during the Great Heat, we will usher in the hottest period of the year.

So do you know what to eat during the hot weather?

What’s the best thing to eat to stay healthy during the hot summer?

As the saying goes about noodles, "Dumplings in the first month, noodles in the second period, pancakes and eggs in the third period." Noodles are indispensable in the second period. There is actually a saying for eating noodles in the second period. Because the temperature in the middle period is high and the heat is unbearable, people often have an appetite.

Compared with rice, pasta is easier to digest and absorb by the body. It can well supplement sugar, vitamins, and minerals, and provide our body with sufficient energy!

Watermelon The temperature is high before and after the Great Heat Festival, which makes people feel unbearably hot!

Watermelon contains sufficient water and a variety of nutrients, and has many functions such as relieving heat and irritability, quenching thirst and diuresis.

Although the current market price of watermelon is not as cheap as before, everyone can still afford it.

It should be noted that if you have a cold constitution, it is recommended to soak the watermelon in cold water to cool down, and do not put it in the refrigerator before eating.

Watermelon is a cooling fruit, not a cold food that can be refrigerated or frozen. This is the saying "eat cold, not cold"!

Mung Bean Sprouts Mung bean sprouts are inexpensive and high quality and can be incorporated into a wide range of dishes.

Mung bean itself is a cooling and antipyretic food. Even if it grows into mung bean sprouts, its efficacy does not change, so it is very suitable for summer consumption. Mung bean sprouts also have the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, diuresis and dehumidification, which is very suitable for those who suffer from dampness and heat during the summer.

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By the way, the hot season is often also the season for weight loss. For those who want to lose weight, it is also recommended to eat mung bean sprouts, because mung bean sprouts have very low calories and high water and fiber content, which can reduce caloric intake.

At the same time, it promotes gastrointestinal motility, speeds up digestion, and helps improve the efficiency of weight loss.

Bitter Foods What are the bitter foods?

Bitter melon, bitter herbs, radish leaves, chrysanthemum tea, lotus seed cores and other ingredients all have an inherent bitter taste!

Bitter foods have always been recognized by everyone, because most bitter foods have the effect of "clearing the heart and reducing fire".

It can resist the "heat" brought by the dog days of summer and help us spend the whole hot dog days healthily.

The alkaloids contained in bitter foods have the effect of relieving heat and clearing away heat. They are foods not to be missed in summer, so don’t ignore them!

Chrysanthemum tea and lotus seed cores can be used as thirst-quenching tea in summer, and stir-fried bitter melon and bitter vegetables can be used as refreshing summer delicacies.

Lotus root In fact, after entering the Great Heat period, we can try to eat some lotus root. Lotus root clears away heat and promotes body fluids, moistens the lungs and relieves coughs, strengthens the spleen, and has certain benefits for physical health.

Especially after the Great Heat, eating lotus root regularly can prevent gastrointestinal discomfort, which has certain benefits for the body and helps improve health.

Duck meat: Jiangxi people pay attention to "eating chicken first and duck second." The fat content of duck meat is lower than that of pork. Moreover, it also contains B vitamins, vitamin E, potassium, copper, iron, zinc and other trace elements.

Eating duck meat in summer is nourishing, nourishing the stomach and increasing appetite.

In addition to braised, stewed and steamed at home, various delicacies such as roast duck, lotus blood duck, beer duck, old duck vermicelli soup, old duck pork belly soup, braised duck skull and other delicacies in restaurants attract people in groups.

Let's go eat duck together.

During the dog days of winter melon, it is very easy to be dehydrated when the weather is hot. In addition to drinking more water every day, we also need to eat more vegetables with sufficient water. Among many vegetables, winter melon can be said to have the highest water content.

More than 90% of the ingredients in winter melon are water, so eating 500 grams of winter melon is equivalent to drinking 450 ml of high-quality water!

In addition, winter melon in summer is very cheap, can be eaten freely, and basically can be eaten by the elderly and children!

Beans: Summer and severe heat are coming one after another, and the heat is unbearable. We should eat more beans, which can clear away heat and relieve heat. Especially in the dog days of summer, eating beans regularly can help increase appetite.

Legumes are rich in protein and nutrients needed by the human body. Legumes suitable for summer include cowpeas, mung beans, red beans, peas, edamame, broad beans, etc. Fresh legumes such as cowpeas and edamame can be cooked into table delicacies.

Ingredients such as mung beans and red beans can be cooked into porridge to quench thirst and relieve fatigue, which is much better than ice cream and cold drinks.