Spinach is one of the favorite vegetables, at the same time, spinach is a necessary dish for people to eat hot pot at home. Spinach is not only flavorful, but also has some medicinal value. Chinese medicine researchers believe that: spinach has the role of blood, so the blood can often eat spinach. Spinach also contains high natural riboflavin (VB2) and thiamine. Winter season climate is dry, people mostly stay indoors, very susceptible to infection of viruses and keratitis, often eat some fresh spinach, can prevent and cure this disease. Spinach contains a very important vitamin - folic acid. Pregnant women eat more spinach is conducive to the development of fetal brain nerves, to prevent teratogenesis. According to research, spinach also contains a large amount of water-soluble cellulose, modern nutritional theory suggests that regular intake of fiber is conducive to the discharge of toxins in the intestinal tract, so constipated people should eat more spinach in order to facilitate laxative and laxative. The latest pharmacological research shows that spinach leaves contain a kind of insulin-like substances, its role and mammals within the insulin-like very similar, so diabetics (especially type II diabetics) may wish to eat some spinach in order to maintain stable blood sugar. Spring detoxification fire eat spinach Spring dry, people are prone to fire, fire will appear mouth sores, stool astringency and so on. The fire does not go, the body toxin residue more, will cause a variety of diseases. Healthy spinach soup, spring may wish to eat a little more. Spring is listed earlier when the spinach, detoxification is quite beneficial. The Materia Medica Seeking Truth" records: "Spinach, what book all say can benefit the stomach and intestines. Covered by the slippery orifice, spinach smooth and sharp, where people are sick for a long time stool can not be, and hemorrhoids leakage off the plug people, it is desirable to use. Also said to be able to solve heat poisoning, alcohol poisoning, because the cold is the treatment of heat, spinach odor both cold, all due to carbuncles and swelling poison hair, and due to wine wet into poison, must be appropriate to use this to serve. And poison and heat, there is not first by the stomach and start and intestines, so more medicine from the sweet into the spinach is smooth and cold, and taste and sweet, so can enter the冒清解, and make its heat and poison from the stomach and intestines out of carry on." Spinach eat a lot of ways, folk spring and summer season to do mustard spinach powder mostly, the current pavilion to do this cold dish is also a lot. The practice is: with boiling water or cool water will be mustard powder splash open, and so out of the spicy flavor, and then dilute with water, spinach wash with water, and then blanch with hot water to remove the pesticides on the surface or impurities, and then splash the blanching spinach with cool water, fished out and cut into small sections, put into the porcelain, add diluted mustard, vinegar, salt, sesame seed paste and other seasonings to be used. The fine vermicelli cut into two-inch-long segments, blanched or boiled in boiling water, and put in the mustard spinach with seasoning and mix well, can be served on a plate. This dish should not put soy sauce, to put fine salt, can slightly put a little monosodium glutamate, sesame oil, do not put too much. When it comes to weight reduction, we have to emphasize diet control. However, do you have such doubts? Why can't I lose weight even though I don't eat much? It may be because you are unintentionally taking in excess calories, so what you unintentionally eat every day because of habit is the killer of your figure. Spinach, a good food for children, spinach is rich in nutrients, every 500 grams of spinach contains 14.6 grams of protein, vitamin A15 mg, vitamin B10.3 mg, vitamin B20.8 mg, vitamin C179.8 mg, 16.4 mg of carotene. In addition, spinach is relatively rich in iron, vitamin E and so on. Spinach has a certain blood tonic effect, and the enzymes contained in spinach can promote the secretion function of the stomach and pancreas. Therefore, spinach is a good dish for children. Here are a few spinach dietary therapy methods ---- ● pediatric constipation: take 150 grams of fresh spinach, blanch it in boiling water for 3 minutes, fish it out and mix it with sesame oil to eat, 2 times a day. ● pediatric diabetes: take 150 grams of fresh spinach decoction, 10 grams of chicken gold roasted and powdered. Use the boiled spinach soup to take the minced gold, 2 times a day, for 1 week. Pediatric anemia: take 150 grams of fresh spinach, and pig liver together with the soup to drink, once a day. Eating spinach for children should be careful, because it contains more oxalic acid, eating a little astringent. Oxalic acid is easy to combine with calcium in food to form insoluble calcium oxalate, preventing the body from absorbing calcium. Eating food with high oxalic acid content for a long period of time also tends to produce kidney stones. Therefore, it is best to blanch spinach with water before eating, after blanching 80% of the oxalic acid in spinach can be removed. But the blanching time should not be too long, otherwise it will reduce the content of vitamins in spinach. Tips: If the child suffers from tuberculosis, cartilage disease, in order not to affect the absorption of calcium, it is best to eat less or not eat spinach. Spinach has a certain effect of slippery bowel, diarrhea children are best not to eat. Eat spinach to make people happy Taiwan scholars published a book pointing out that 10 kinds of food affects people's emotions Eating not only can lift the sense of hunger, supplemental nutrients, but also play a certain impact on people's emotions. The latter is an important element of nutritionists' research in the last decade or so. A new book published in Taiwan at the end of last year, The Happy Cookbook, elaborates on this. How does food affect one's mood? The book "Happy Recipes" pointed out that scientists after a long period of research found that the brain's nerve conduction substances will be a variety of information transmitted to all parts of the body, has been identified as such conduction substances have more than 100 kinds. Among them, those that affect mood are adrenaline, dopamine, serotonin and endorphins. Adrenaline and endorphins are the chemical elements that transmit "happiness"; dopamine also has the effect of improving mood; serotonin affects a person's sense of fulfillment, and if the level of serotonin is insufficient, a person will feel tired and depressed. If you don't feel happy and satisfied for no reason, "eating" can really help. Food can increase the concentration of these neurotransmitters that govern pleasure. Experiments have shown that high protein produces adrenaline and dopamine in the brain, while high carbohydrates and low protein produce serotonin. The book also lists the foods in daily life that are most likely to enhance feelings of pleasure: Bananas: Bananas contain alkaloids that can uplift one's spirits. In addition, bananas also help produce serotonin in the brain. Grapefruit: Grapefruit is high in vitamin C, which is an important component in the production of dopamine and adrenaline. Whole wheat bread: cereals contain the trace mineral selenium, which has an uplifting effect on the mind. The effect of carbohydrates against depression, although slower, is the healthiest and without side effects. Spinach: Folic acid ensures one's mental health. If you are unable to consume folic acid properly for 5 months, you will experience symptoms such as forgetfulness and anxiety. Spinach has the highest folate content among green leafy vegetables. Cherries: Cherries have a role in reducing inflammation. U.S. scientists pointed out by the study: 20 cherries the efficacy of a piece of aspirin. Garlic: Germany in the investigation found that garlic can control anger, and can relax the mood. Pumpkin: pumpkin can help the body's stored blood sugar into glucose, and rich in carotene. Low-fat milk: Milk is an important source of calcium in food, and low-fat milk contains the highest amount of calcium. The edible part of the cucumber is the young ovary. The fruit is oily green or bright green in color. Tender cucumbers have a prickly top, which makes them attractive to eat. The flesh is crisp, sweet and juicy with a refreshing flavor. Nutritional composition of cucumber, containing carotene. Ascorbic acid and other minerals beneficial to the human body, thiamin, riboflavin content is higher than tomatoes. Cucumber is suitable for raw food (cold), cooked food (stir-fried vegetables, soup), pickles, salted, candied, vinegared, sauced, dried and canned, a variety of ways to eat have a distinctive flavor, is a kind of vegetable that people of all races in our country like to eat. Cucumber not only contains high nutritional value, but also has many medicinal value and cosmetic effects. According to the "Materia Medica" records, cucumber "odor sweet and cold, after serving can clear heat and water". Leaves and vines are slightly cold in nature, with heat, diuresis, dehumidification, intestinal slippery, analgesic and other effects. Cucumber contains sugar and glycosides, and a variety of free amino acids. One of the malonic acid in the body can inhibit sugar substances into fat, weight loss and prevention of coronary heart disease. The "decoction" and "tablets" processed with cucumber vines can be used to treat high blood pressure. The fruit of cucumber is effective in clearing heat, diuretic and detoxification. The juice of cucumber fruit after biological ripening can treat burns without pain, suitable for pediatric burns. The bitter component of cucumber is huperzine, of which huperzine C, tested on animals, has anti-tumor effects. With cucumber juice and a teaspoon of whipped cream, an egg white stirred together on the face, and finally washed off with cold water, can make the skin white. Red moist and tender, especially for oily skin is particularly effective. In addition, cucumber skin can control cockroaches. The United States a chemist Cliff Milona after many tests found that cockroaches on the odor of cucumber skin is particularly annoying, it smelled this odor will hastily escape, and then do not return to the place where there are cucumbers.