Water chestnut, as a common vegetable, is not only delicious, but also has high nutritional value. Of course, water chestnut has a good health care effect. Especially, before and after the solar term in beginning of winter, eating some water chestnuts often is very helpful to our health. So what's the effect of eating water chestnut in beginning of winter? How to eat water chestnut is more beneficial to our health? Let's take a look together.

Nutritional efficacy: when water chestnut is tender, the skin is crisp and the meat is beautiful, and the food is fragrant. Water chestnut, as a raw fruit, can clear away heat and promote fluid production, relieve summer heat and quench thirst; Cooked food can replenish qi and strengthen the spleen, eliminate diseases and strengthen the body. When ripe, the meat is thick and sweet, and it is a high-calorie food with nutritional value comparable to chestnuts. So everyone can buy more water chestnuts to eat during the solar term in early winter. Of course, water chestnut can also be eaten raw, and it can also quench thirst and relieve fatigue.

How to eat in good health: Water chestnut is usually eaten after being cooked, or chopped into fine particles after being dried, and cooked in porridge. Boiling water chestnut with beef is not only delicious, but also a seasonal tonic, which has a very good effect on relieving diseases such as neuralgia and headache. In addition, eating more water chestnut before and after the solar term in beginning of winter can also help us treat joint pain, low back pain and other diseases.

From the above introduction, we can know that water chestnut is also very suitable for eating before and after the solar term in beginning of winter. Of course, we also know how to eat water chestnut to be healthy. Therefore, it is more beneficial for us to eat water chestnut regularly in our daily life, so we suggest eating water chestnut regularly before and after the solar term in beginning of winter.