Great cold meets beginning of spring, so it should be slightly different from slight cold in diet. Great cold should follow the principle of nourishing yin and warming yang.

1, suitable food temperature

Traditional Chinese medicine has the principle of "warming the cold", which holds that warm foods, such as mutton and beef, contribute to the rise of yang in the body and improve the cold tolerance of the human body.

The cold diet is still mainly warm food. You can eat some red fruits and vegetables and spicy food, such as red pepper, red dates, carrots, etc., so as to increase the thermal energy of the human body and enhance the resistance.

2, should bear hardships

In the cold winter, many people go to eat hot pot or fat and greasy food every three days. In addition, it is windy and dry in winter, so people are easy to get angry. Therefore, they should eat bitter and diarrhea, such as bitter chrysanthemum, bitter gourd, celery and lettuce.

In addition, it is necessary to clear the stomach and eat some foods that strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, such as hawthorn, grapefruit and porridge.

3, should raise the kidney

Kidney should be winter, belonging to water, and the main storage. Therefore, "nourishing kidney in winter" is the basic understanding of health preservation, and black foods such as black sesame, black fungus and black beans are the first choice for nourishing kidney in winter.

In addition, nuts such as walnuts, longan and chestnuts can also be eaten appropriately.