1 watermelon
Watermelon is the most important fruit in summer, which contains a lot of water and is called "natural drink". Moreover, it is rich in nutrition and has become the first choice for many people to cool off the heat. Watermelon is sweet and cold, which has the effects of relieving summer heat, relieving annoyance, quenching thirst and diuresis, and is known as "natural white tiger soup".
When buying melons, if they are "gourd-shaped" in appearance, flat melons, flat-headed melons, pointed-billed melons and big-bellied melons are all deformed fruits. Most of the deformed fruits are caused by abortion or poor pollination or other reasons, so it is best not to buy deformed melons. If the selection is really bad, it is best to ask for melon opening and inspection on the spot.
2. Peach
Peach pulp is rich in minerals, vitamins and fruit acids, and the iron contained in it occupies the top position in the fruit. Many women have iron deficiency anemia. Eating peaches often helps to supplement iron in the body and improve anemia symptoms. Pectin in peaches can help women improve constipation symptoms caused by gastrointestinal discomfort.
The simplest way is to knead it first, so that the peach has high soft maturity and rich juice; Secondly, the fruity one is definitely more reliable than the one without fragrance. If you want to give full play to the fragrance and sweetness of peaches, don't keep them in the refrigerator. The correct way is to store peaches at room temperature.
3. Melon
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and fruits with more water, such as melons, are especially popular in summer because of their sweet taste and the effect of promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Melon, also known as melon, is a seasonal fruit in summer. It tastes fragrant and crisp, and is rich in nutrients. Except for water and protein, other nutrients are not less than watermelon, while the contents of aromatic substances, minerals, sugar and vitamin C are obviously higher than watermelon.
In the selection of different varieties of cantaloupes, white ones should be chosen with good fur and smooth skin, and the whiter the color, the better. Toyota should choose small ones with yellow color and smell fragrant. Yellow-skinned cantaloupes should also be chosen with bright skin, red and purple yellow, and elizabeth melon should smell fragrant and yellow. Elizabeth with umbilicus should choose the one with big umbilicus. The umbilicus is soft. Smell the melon butt. The one with fragrance is delicious Elizabeth.
4, yellow skin
Wampee contains 18 kinds of amino acids, organic acids, dietary fiber, vitamins and trace elements such as potassium, magnesium, manganese and selenium, and also contains polyphenols, flavonoid glycosides and other components with health care functions. It has the functions of appetizing, promoting digestion, relieving greasy, relaxing muscle tension, relieving cough, resolving phlegm and relieving asthma, and preventing colds, and is very beneficial to human blood, central nervous system and immune system.
When eating wampee in summer, you can put the pulp, peel and stone in your mouth and chew them up, and swallow them together with the residue and juice. Although the taste is a little bitter, it can play a role in reducing fire and strengthening the heart. Hainan locals believe that wampee, especially those with bitter taste, also has the effect of relieving summer heat and promoting fluid production. If you feel thirsty or dizzy during outdoor activities in summer, you might as well chew a few wampee, which will not only promote fluid production to quench your thirst, but also effectively prevent heatstroke.
5. Hami melon
Hami melon originated from Uighurs, also known as "melon", and is known as the "king of melons". Hami melon contains certain folic acid, which can relieve water retention and help the body eliminate excess sodium. It can also prevent neural tube malformation in children, so pregnant women can eat cantaloupe in moderation, which can effectively improve their health quality.
Hami melons are mostly oval or olive-shaped. Its colors are fruit green with plaid, golden yellow, cyan and so on. Smell melons with your nose, which are generally fragrant and have moderate maturity. Those with no fragrance or indifferent fragrance are of poor maturity and can be eaten later.
6. Plums
Plum is an indispensable fruit in summer. Slightly sour plums are rich in vitamin C. Because plums are 85% water, it helps to relieve hunger and thirst, and makes people feel full, so it is an ideal diet food. For people who have no appetite due to stomach heat, eating some plums or drinking a glass of plum juice can clear stomach heat and stimulate appetite.
Red-fleshed plums with large fruit grains, purple-black skin, white fruit powder on the fruit surface and no pests are better; Plum with kernel and yellow flesh has bright yellow skin and soft flesh, but the one with elasticity is better; The winner of peach-plum grafting is red and bright, slightly transparent and elastic; California plums are better with large fruit grains, dark red or purple peel and rich aroma.
7. Mango
Mango is known as the "king of tropical fruits". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that mango is sweet and sour, cool and nontoxic, and has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, quenching thirst and diuresis, benefiting stomach and stopping vomiting, etc., and is especially suitable for symptoms such as deficiency of stomach yin, dry throat due to thirst, weakness of stomach qi and vomiting. Mango is sweet and sour and beneficial to the stomach, so people who traveled across the ocean in ancient times bought it for emergency use during the journey. After eating it, it won't get seasick and nausea, so it can be called a miracle in the fruit.
Eat mangoes in summer and be careful of "mango dermatitis". "Mango dermatitis" generally occurs in the part that comes into contact with mango and is not washed with water in time, and it is more common around the mouth (bilateral spats, upper and lower jaws or cheeks). The rash is evenly or irregularly distributed reddish spots, and dense and tiny papules can be seen on the erythema. Experts suggest that when you eat mango, you'd better cut it into small pieces and put it in your mouth to prevent it from touching your face.
8. Coconut
Coconut juice and coconut meat are rich in nutrients. Coconut juice is as clear as water and as sweet as honey, and it is sweet and delicious to drink. In hot summer, coconut juice has a good effect of cooling off summer heat, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Coconut juice also has the effects of strengthening the heart, diuresis, expelling worms, and stopping vomiting and diarrhea.
When buying coconuts, pay attention to the fact that green coconuts have more coconut juice and old coconuts have more coconut meat. Coconuts have a hard skin, the tender coconut skin is green and thin, while the old coconut skin is gray. When choosing coconut, you can also try to pick it up and shake it. If the sound of water is loud, there is usually more juice, and the dull sound is more meat; After that, you can weigh it by hand. Most coconuts with more coconut meat feel heavier, while coconuts with more juice feel lighter.
9. Longan
Longan ripens in July and August in summer. Longan contains vitamins A, B, glucose and sucrose, and is rich in iron. Most notably, longan can not only solve the problems of insomnia and forgetfulness, but also solve the problems of anemia and invigorating qi. It has to be said that longan is a good healthy diet.
The lighter color has better quality. If there are white spots on the surface or pedicle of the fruit shell, it means that the meat quality has begun to mold. The more white mold flowers in the shell, the more serious the moldy meat quality is. The peel of longan should be spotless and clean. Pinch the fruit with your fingers, and the hard shell indicates that the fruit is raw and immature; Softness and elasticity are the characteristics of maturity; If it is only soft but not elastic, it means that it is about to deteriorate if it is too mature.
10, blueberry
Field blueberries are generally listed from the end of June to July. Blueberries are rich in anthocyanins. Among 40 kinds of vegetables and fruits with antioxidant effect, blueberries rank first in anthocyanin content and have the highest antioxidant activity. Blueberries not only have good nutrition and health care functions, but also have the functions of protecting eyesight, preventing brain aging, strengthening heart, resisting cancer, softening blood vessels and enhancing human immunity.
Mature blueberry skin is dark purple or blue-black, covered with hoarfrost. Red blueberries are immature, and the frost is not obvious or there is no frost, which means that they are not fresh after being stored for a long time. Blueberries with good shape are round, uniform in size, smooth in skin and not sticky to hands; Uneven size and rough epidermis indicate dysplasia, and the bigger the better.