The temperature in summer is relatively high, especially during the summer heat, which is the easiest to consume gas and hurt yin. People often say that summer is "three-point deficiency without illness", so the food eaten in summer should be based on invigorating qi and nourishing yin, and eat less tonic food that is hot and dry.
You can eat three kinds of melons in summer. In this season, fruits and melons are fragrant and mass-marketed. All kinds of fruits and melons are rich in nutrition, which can help people balance their nutrition and can be eaten in large quantities.
Especially eat watermelon, bitter gourd, cucumber, these three kinds of melons have the same characteristics: they all have the best products to dispel summer heat in midsummer. Watermelon has a lot of water, which can prevent the body from heatstroke due to water loss. At the same time, watermelon is beneficial to urinating and can promote the heat discharge in the body. Bitter gourd has the function of reducing fire and appetizing, which is suitable for people's poor appetite in summer, and its bitter taste is cold and cold, so it is suitable for heating with cold to achieve the balance of the body. Cucumber is rich in protein and vitamins, which can effectively alleviate the occurrence of heatstroke in the dog days. The unique fragrance of cucumber is conducive to appetizing and improving people's appetite.
There are three kinds of porridge suitable for drinking in summer: Drinking porridge in summer is a custom with a long history in China. People call porridge that can be used for health care in hot weather "Summer porridge". From this name, it can be seen that the main functions of these porridge are to escape the heat and nourish, and help people resist the summer heat.
The most suitable porridge for summer is mung bean, lily and lotus seed porridge, chrysanthemum porridge with red dates and tremella, and tuckahoe yam porridge. These three nourishing raw materials are cooked together with coix seed or beans, japonica rice and other ingredients, all of which have the effect of relieving summer heat, and tuckahoe yam has the most remarkable effect of eliminating dampness and nourishing.