1, summer diet precautions
1, light
In summer, most people's appetite will decrease, and the spleen and stomach function is relatively slow. At this time, it is suitable to eat some light food. At this time, light food will help to stimulate appetite, strengthen the spleen and help transport. If you eat too much fat, it will cause stomach stagnation and spleen injury, affect nutrient digestion and absorption, and be harmful to health. Therefore, the summer diet should pay attention to the selection of mung beans, white lentils, watermelons, lychees, lotus seeds, silkworm worms, buckwheat, jujube, pork tripe, pork, beef, tripe, chicken, pigeon meat, quail meat, crucian carp, turtle, royal jelly, honey, duck meat, milk, goose meat, tofu pulp, sugar cane, pears and so on.
2, diuresis soaks food
Because summer is hot and hot, the temperature is high, and the humidity is heavy, it also invades the human body. Because it is hot, likes cold drinks, drinks a lot of water, and the outside is wet, which makes the water wet and strengthen the spleen, the spleen and stomach rise and fall, and the transport function is hindered, and water will accumulate. Eating foods that promote diuresis and moisten can strengthen the spleen, and the spleen can recover its function of ascending, descending, transporting and transforming, so it can be wet.
3. Bitter food
Summer is hot and stuffy, eat more bitter food, clear away summer heat, and dry its dampness, so as to strengthen the spleen and increase appetite. And the food with sour taste can be astringent, and sweating in summer is easy to hurt the yin. Eating acid can astringe the sweat and stop diarrhea. Tomatoes have this effect, such as promoting fluid production to quench thirst, clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and calming blood. Eating more in summer is beneficial.
4, thick and thin collocation
Eat coarse grains three or four times a week. The combination of coarse grains and flour and rice has moderate dryness and is better for your health. In summer, it is advisable to eat two thins, pasta and soybean milk in the morning, dry rice in Chinese food and porridge in the evening. Vegetables such as vegetables, melons and beans should be given priority to in summer, supplemented by vegetarian food. Meat is preferably lean pork, beef, duck and fish and shrimp. The elderly are mainly fish, supplemented by lean pork, beef and duck.
5. Eat more sterilized vegetables in summer.
In summer, the diet is miscellaneous, and there are many bacterial infections. Eat more sterilized vegetables to prevent bacterial infections. This kind of vegetables include: garlic, onion, leek, green onion and so on. These onion and garlic vegetables are rich in broad-spectrum fungicides, which can kill and inhibit various cocci, bacilli, fungi and viruses. Among them, the most prominent role is garlic, which is best eaten raw.
6. Drink some salt water
In summer, when you sweat a lot, your body loses more salt, so potassium ion will be lost. So we should supplement the salt lost from your body, and we can drink a proper amount of salt boiled water every day to achieve the balance of your body. We can also eat a proper amount of fruits and vegetables rich in potassium ion, such as strawberries, apricots, plums, celery and edamame. In addition, tea also contains potassium ion, so we can drink more herbal tea in summer.
7. Don't eat watermelon for a long time.
When it is really in a hot and high temperature environment, whether it is a complete half-piece or a watermelon cut into small pieces, if there is no protection, "countless" bacteria will grow within 6 hours. Therefore, the cut watermelon should not be stored for more than 4 hours, and the unfinished watermelon should be refrigerated as low as possible, and the integrity should be guaranteed as much as possible. Therefore, it is best to buy and eat watermelons now. If it is warmer when you buy it, you might as well turn up the temperature of the refrigerator and refrigerate it again. The best flavor is within two hours.
In addition, it should be noted that when cutting watermelons, the watermelons, knives and chopping boards must be cleaned in advance. Watermelons should be cut and eaten now, and those that can't be eaten should be covered with thin plastic wrap as soon as possible or put directly in the refrigerator for refrigeration. When you take the watermelon out of the refrigerator to eat, you can first cut off the surface of about 1 cm.
8. Don't overdo it in summer.
Many people will drink mung bean soup and red bean soup because they can't eat, but these foods are sugar like rice, and they will get fat if they eat too much. The smart choice should be to replace rather than add more. If you want to drink a bowl of mung bean soup after meals, remember to eat less 1/4. If you want to eat mung bean soup as a meal, you can put less sugar, add low-fat milk and cut some fruits to achieve similar nutrition to dinner.
9. Don't overeat.
If you can overeat, you can't be full, especially at dinner. The proverb says, "Eat less and live to ninety-nine." Huangdi Neijing? Su Wen pointed out that "diet is moderate" and "there is no way to overdo it". Old people and children's digestive power is not strong, but it is even worse in summer. If they eat too much, they can't digest it, which will easily damage the spleen and stomach and lead to stomach problems. If you eat 80% full, your appetite will continue to increase.
10, try to eat less leftovers.
In summer, we should eat more fresh food, try to avoid eating overnight leftovers, and it is best to eat as much as we can every day. If there are leftovers that can't be dumped for economical reasons, we must keep them well to prevent the growth of bacteria. It is best to put them in the refrigerator after freezing, but the refrigerator is not omnipotent, and it is best not to keep them for more than 6 hours.
2. Tips for eating in summer
Tip 1:
Pay attention to nutrition. Sweating in hot weather not only loses a lot of water, but also a lot of amino acids, potassium, sodium, vitamin B and vitamin C. High temperature also accelerates the decomposition of protein in human body. Therefore, it is necessary to eat more foods rich in protein, vitamins, inorganic salts and crude fiber (such as lean meat, tofu, milk, eggs, soft-shelled turtle, fresh vegetables and fruits, etc.) in summer. In order to increase appetite, in addition to properly changing the pattern of meals and striving to cook excellent and delicious dishes, garlic, rice vinegar, ginger and other condiments can also be skillfully used. Attention should also be paid to food hygiene. In case of "illness from the mouth".
Tip 2:
Often eat cool vegetables and fruits (such as bitter gourd, wax gourd, watermelon, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, tremella, bananas, pears, etc.) to enhance the body's ability to resist heat and poison, and reduce the harm of summer heat and poisons to the human body. It is better to have a clear mouth, appetizing and nutritious diet, and you can't eat too much cream.
Trick 3:
Drink more cool drinks (such as boiled water, light salt water, sour plum soup, light tea, soybean milk, mung bean soup, chrysanthemum tea, mint water, etc.) to supplement sweating consumption and promote the discharge of summer heat from urine. But avoid raw water or fake soda, and don't be greedy for cold drinks such as snow sticks and ice cream.
3. Methods of keeping in good health in summer
1. Work and rest: go to bed late and get up early. In summer, the sunshine time is prolonged, and the days are longer and the nights are shorter. At this time, we should adapt to the changes of yang excess and yin deficiency in nature, and we should also "sleep late" and "get up early" relatively. It is recommended to go to bed before 10 in the evening and get up around 6: 00 in the morning. Master the principle of "meridian sleep", that is, sleep at noon and take a nap at noon. But the nap time should not be too long, generally half an hour is appropriate. Don't get up to work or study immediately after waking up from a nap, because the blood supply to the brain is insufficient at this time, and there will be temporary brain dysfunction, which will make people feel dizzy. It is best to lie still 10 minutes before getting up. Once the schedule after long summer is determined, self-discipline should be done to protect the biological clock from disorder.
2. Diet: increase acid and reduce pungent. In summer, the liver qi of human viscera is getting weaker and the heart qi is getting stronger. You can eat some sour foods in your diet, such as tomatoes, lemons, strawberries, grapes, pineapples, mangoes, etc., in order to tonify the kidney, help the liver, and regulate the stomach. Their sour taste can astringe sweat, eliminate dampness, promote fluid production and quench thirst, and strengthen the stomach and digestion. Eat as little spicy food as possible. Because of the rising sun's spirit in summer, foods that are easy to get angry will cause heat inside and outside the body, resulting in acne, oral ulcers, constipation and other diseases.
3. Emotion: Calm down and nourish your spirit. In summer, old people are easily agitated, so long summer should "nourish the heart" for health preservation. First, "abstain from dryness and anger", and the elderly should keep their spirits quiet and feel comfortable as much as possible. When the temperature is too high, it is best to go out less and avoid moderate and high-intensity exercise. Second, eat less high-fat and thick flavor in the diet, and eat more soy products, chicken, lean meat, etc., which not only supplements nutrition, but also plays a role in strengthening the heart.
4. Health care: spleen and dehumidification. Summer is hot and humid, and the elderly are prone to spleen deficiency. It is recommended to eat red bean sparerib soup, red bean coix seed porridge and yam lotus seed soup once or twice a week, which can improve mental fatigue, loss of appetite and loose stools caused by spleen deficiency. In addition, don't overeat cold food such as watermelon and bitter gourd, otherwise it will hurt the spleen and stomach and promote "internal dampness", which is not conducive to health. Old people should not stay in air-conditioned rooms for a long time, and should not sit and lie on wet stools and grass. After bathing, wait for your hair to dry naturally or completely before going to bed. Proper exercise and sweating are beneficial to the discharge of internal dampness, such as walking slowly, yoga and Tai Chi.
5. Disease prevention: winter disease is cured in summer. In dog days, the sunshine lasts for a long time, and the yang in nature is the most vigorous. At this time, acupoint application of traditional Chinese medicine can strengthen the body resistance and prevent and treat "winter disease", which can achieve remarkable curative effect. Common diseases suitable for "treating winter diseases in summer" include colds, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive emphysema, allergic rhinitis, rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis, and spleen and stomach deficiency and cold diseases. In addition, summer is also a season for the external use of traditional Chinese medicine. For example, bathing with decoction of traditional Chinese medicine can prevent and treat various skin diseases.