It is advisable to eat when the summer climate is hot, upset and irritable, sultry and uncomfortable; Fever, dry mouth, polydipsia, and dysuria
Appropriate food.
Avoid cold winter melon, spleen and stomach qi deficiency, diarrhea and loose stool, and those with stomach cold and pain should not eat cold winter melon; Female menstrual cramps
During the period, people with cold dysmenorrhea should not eat raw winter melon.
Collocation should be avoided.
□ Appropriate gold collocation
√ Wax gourd+chicken = clearing away heat and reducing swelling
√ Wax gourd+kelp = lowering blood pressure and blood lipid.
√ Wax gourd+mushroom = clearing away heat and fire, relieving vexation and thirst, nourishing and beautifying.
√ Wax gourd+ham = enhancing immunity.
□ The taboo collocation of Xiang Ke
× wax gourd+crucian carp = increased urine output
× wax gourd+vinegar = reducing nutritional value
matters need attention
Wax gourd is cold and cold, and those who are prone to diarrhea due to spleen and stomach deficiency should use it with caution; Those who have been ill for a long time and have cold limbs due to yang deficiency should not eat.
Cooking related
Introduction of raw materials
Winter melon soup Winter melon is mainly produced in summer, so it is named winter melon because when the melon is ripe, there is a layer of white powder on the surface.
West, like frost in winter, is also the reason. Winter melon is also called white melon.
Wax gourd is an annual herb in Cucurbitaceae. Originated in southern China and India, it is cultivated in all parts of China, mainly
The supply season is summer and autumn. Wax gourd, the fruit is round, oblate or oblong, with different sizes and causal species, and the small one weighs thousands.
G, dozens of kilograms; The skin is green, and most varieties of mature fruits have white powder on the surface; The flesh is thick, white and vegetable.
Loose and juicy, light in taste, both young and old melons can be eaten.
The quality of wax gourd, in addition to the tender melon picked early, generally requires the old wax gourd picked late: full development,
Mature, firm meat, thick meat, small ventricle; The skin is bluish green, with hoarfrost, and the shape is correct, and the epidermis has no spots and external appearance.
Injured, the skin is not soft and does not rot.
Nutritional analysis
1.Heat-clearing and summer-relieving: Winter melon is cold and sweet, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, and relieving boredom in summer, which is especially suitable for taking in summer.
2. diuresis and detumescence: winter melon contains more vitamin C, and the content of potassium salt is high, and the content of sodium salt is low. Hypertension, kidney
Eating it by patients with diseases, edema, etc. can reduce swelling without hurting healthy qi.
3. Lose weight: Propanolic diacid contained in wax gourd can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat, plus wax gourd itself.
Does not contain fat and has low calorie, which is of great significance for preventing people from getting fat.