Beef and mutton belong to red meat, and Chinese medicine believes that they are warm and have nourishing and health-preserving effects. Beef and mutton are rich in protein, which can help to enhance human immunity. Beef and mutton are rich in minerals, especially iron, which can help human body to replenish qi and nourish blood, drive away cold and warm up, help to relieve symptoms such as cold hands and feet in winter, and help to fight against the cold. Therefore, it is indispensable for beef and mutton to keep healthy in heavy snow.

2. Edible fungi

Mushrooms and other edible fungi contain a lot of protein, vitamins and minerals. Edible fungi have been precious health food since ancient times. Modern science has proved that lentinan, nucleic acid, lentinan, vitamins and minerals such as zinc and selenium in edible fungi can inhibit the absorption and synthesis of cholesterol, prevent cholesterol from depositing on the blood vessel wall, and keep blood vessels young and elastic.

So as to improve and prevent cardiovascular diseases. Winter is a period of high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, so eating more edible fungi is helpful to health care.

3. Lotus root

Lotus root is rich in protein, vitamins, dietary fiber, starch, sugars, polyphenols, calcium, iron, phosphorus and other nutrients. When eaten raw, it can promote fluid production and clear heat, stop bleeding and cool blood, and when cooked, it can strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite, stop diarrhea and strengthen the body and tonify deficiency. It is one of the tonic vegetables in winter and the first choice side dishes of hot pot.

4. Chinese yam

Yam enjoys the reputation of "the food of the gods", which is rich in nutrition and also has rich medicinal value. Among the 18 amino acids needed by human beings, yam contains 16 amino acids. Yam can tonify deficiency and strengthen spleen and stomach, and it has a good tonic effect on patients who eat less and are tired. "Rihuazi Materia Medica" says that yam "helps the five internal organs, invigorates the bones and muscles, calms the nerves, and is mainly used for discharging semen and forgetfulness". Friends with poor memory can also eat more yam.

5. Drink sweet potato porridge

There is a saying among the people in northern Shandong that "when the door is blocked, people only drink red sticky porridge", which means that it's cold and no longer visits, but only drinks warm sweet potato porridge at home.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" has the saying: "Sweet potato can tonify deficiency, invigorate qi, strengthen spleen and stomach, and strengthen kidney yin". Sweet potato contains lysine, which is deficient in rice and flour. Lysine can promote the maturation of human epithelial cells. The combination of anti-cancer factors and protein in cells can improve human resistance. Eating sweet potato in autumn and winter also has the effect of preventing dryness, but you can't eat more.

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