Tomorrow, we are about to usher in the last solar term of spring - Grain Rain. The arrival of this solar term reflects that the cold wave weather in winter and spring is completely over. Rainfall changes have also increased significantly, and temperatures have gradually increased, slowly approaching summer.
It is also the best time for farmers to sow, transplant, and plant melons and beans.
However, with the arrival of the Grain Rain solar term, rainfall increases and air humidity increases, which makes the human body more moist, prone to excessive anger, weakened appetite, and worsens spring sleepiness, which makes it easy to lose energy and fatigue. Therefore, the health regimen of the Grain Rain solar term is recommended to be based on "healthy and healthy".
Focus on "dehumidifying the spleen" and carry out food supplements to maintain health.
Tomorrow is Grain Rain. In the diet, we should pay attention to "strengthening the spleen and removing dampness". Use 5 kinds of soups to make soups, and eat accordingly to be healthier. This will lay a good physical foundation for the upcoming summer, make you healthy and energetic, and spend the summer peacefully.
The first thing: yam. Yam can be said to be an ancient and well-known medicinal and food material. After being sliced ??and dried, it is often called "Huaishan". Yam contains a variety of amino acids, starch, vitamins, dietary fiber, trace amounts
Elements, polysaccharide proteins and other ingredients have high nutritional value and can strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote digestion, and replenish qi and yin. It is one of the best nutritional ingredients for daily conditioning of the spleen and stomach. In addition, it is low in fat and low in calories, so even if you eat more,
It will not put a heavy burden on the body. It has a meaty texture, a glutinous taste and a sweet taste. Whether it is used to stew chicken soup or pork bone soup, the soup tastes quite fresh and less greasy. After drinking it, I feel very comfortable.
How to eat: Stewed pork bone soup with yam, radish and corn. Ingredients: ribs, corn, yam, carrot, ginger and green onion. Method: Peel and slice carrots, cut corn into sections, peel and cut yam into pieces and set aside. Blanch the ribs to remove the mutton, remove and wash.
Clean; heat a pan with cold oil, add sliced ??ginger and green onions and sauté until fragrant, add the pork ribs and stir-fry until the water is dry and brown, scoop out and put into the soup pot, add enough hot water, carrots, corn, and other ingredients into the pot together
, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 40 minutes. Add the yam to the pot and continue to simmer for 15 minutes. Add salt to taste before serving, sprinkle with chopped green onion, and enjoy.
The second thing: Undersea coconut. Many people hear the name of the ingredient "undersea coconut" and think it is underwater coconut. In fact, undersea coconut has its name. It is not a coconut, nor does it grow on the seabed. It grows on land.
A kind of palm plant that usually grows in the primeval forests of Thailand. Because its tree shape and fruit shape are similar to coconuts, and it grows on the seaside, it is known as "sea coconut".
The main edible functions of sea coconut are to clear away heat and moisturize the lungs, relieve cough and reduce phlegm. In the eyes of Cantonese people, sea coconut is a refreshing soup. Dried sea coconut slices are mostly used for making soup, while fresh sea coconut is smooth and has a chewy and refreshing feeling.
Can be used for desserts.
How to eat: Stew lean meat with sea snail slices in sea coconut. Ingredients: sea coconut, lean meat, ginger slices, almonds, candied dates, sea snail slices. Method: Rinse the dried snail slices and soak them in water for 30 minutes; seven or eight sea bottom coconut slices are enough.
When it's enough, rinse well; cut the pork into pieces and wash; put all the ingredients into a soup pot, pour in hot water, put it in a steamer and steam for 60 minutes. When it's about to be taken out of the pot, add some salt to taste.
Third item: Winter melon. Winter melon is a melon vegetable with high nutritional value. It contains a lot of vitamin C and is low in fat and heat. You don’t have to worry about gaining weight if you eat more of it. Winter melon is cold in nature and sweet in taste, and has good health-building properties.
It has the effect of cooling the body, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Now that spring and summer are alternating, the temperature is getting hotter day by day, and people are prone to getting angry. Eating more winter melon is very good for the body. It can reduce fire, clear away heat, remove dampness, and relax the body.