In the hot summer, many people feel irritable and restless due to the heat. At this time, it is best to eat some refreshing dishes. The following dishes are all suitable for eating in the sweltering summer weather. They are not only delicious but also have the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. … Let’s talk about health-preserving recipes for the four seasons!
1. A complete list of the best vegetables for health-preserving spring
Chives:
Have stomachic, refreshing and antiperspirant properties It has the functions of fixing astringency, nourishing kidneys, supporting yang, and fixing essence. It also has the reputation of "the best dish in the world". As the saying goes, "Onions grow in the first month and leeks grow in February." This means that leeks grown in February are the most delicious. In addition, leeks are also known as the "first dish of spring". They not only have a delicate taste, but are also rich in nutrients and are very beneficial to the human body. In traditional Chinese medicine, leeks have a very resounding name: "Aphrodisiac grass", and some people call leeks "intestinal cleansing grass".
Spinach:
Spinach is rich in vitamin C, carotene, protein, and minerals such as iron, calcium, and phosphorus.
There is a saying in Chinese health science that when eating vegetables and fruits, you should eat them in season. Spinach is sown in winter and harvested in spring, commonly known as spinach. This time is very suitable for eating. Spinach, as a mild blood and yin nourishing product, is especially suitable for patients with "deficiency that is not replenished". Spinach has anti-aging and energy-enhancing effects. People with gastrointestinal deficiency and diarrhea should eat less. Patients with nephritis and kidney stones should not eat it.
Rapeseed:
Rapeseed contains a variety of nutrients and is rich in vitamin C.
Rapeseed is rich in vitamin C. Spring is the season of high incidence of various diseases. Vegetables rich in vitamin C have anti-viral functions. Rapeseed is a low-fat vegetable and contains dietary fiber, which has the effect of lowering fat and blood pressure. The plant hormones contained in it can increase the formation of enzymes and have an adsorption and rejection effect on carcinogens entering the human body, so it has anti-cancer function.
Celery:
Also known as dry celery, medicinal celery, parsley, and cattail.
High-fiber food, which is digested in the intestines, produces a substance called lignin or intestinal fat, which is an antioxidant.
2. A complete collection of summer health recipes
Lotus leaf and Poria cocos porridge:
Ingredients: 1 lotus leaf (either fresh or dried), 50 grams of Poria cocos, 100 grams of japonica rice or millet, appropriate amount of sugar.
Method: First decoct the lotus leaves and remove the residue, add Poria cocos, washed japonica rice or millet into the medicinal soup, and cook together into porridge. Add sugar to the pot before serving.
Efficacy: Clear away heat and relieve summer heat, calm the mind and calm the mind, stop diarrhea and dysentery (also effective for patients with cardiovascular disease and neurasthenia).
Cold lettuce:
Ingredients: 350 grams of fresh lettuce, appropriate amounts of green onions, sesame oil, MSG, salt, and sugar.
Method: Wash and peel the lettuce, cut into long strips and small pieces, put into a plate and stir with refined salt, marinate for 1 hour, decant to remove the water, add MSG and sugar and mix well. Cut the green onion into chopped green onion and sprinkle it on the lettuce. Heat the pot and add sesame oil. When the oil is hot, pour it on the green onion and stir evenly.
Efficacy: Benefit the five internal organs and clear the meridians.
Rabbit Meat Spleen-Strengthening Soup:
Ingredients: 200g rabbit meat, 30g yam, 15g wolfberry, 15g Codonopsis pilosula, 15g astragalus, 30g jujube.
Method: Wash the rabbit meat and boil it with other ingredients over a high fire. After boiling, change to a simmer and continue to cook for 2 hours. Eat the soup and meat together.
Efficacy: Strengthen the spleen and replenish qi.
In addition, scrambled eggs with tomatoes are also a seasonal dish in summer.
Buttered winter melon balls:
Ingredients: 500 grams of winter melon, 20 grams of condensed milk, 10 grams of cooked ham, appropriate amounts of refined salt, fresh soup, sesame oil, water starch, and MSG.
Method: Peel the winter melon, wash and cut into small round balls, add boiling water to boil briefly, then pour in cold water to cool. Arrange the winter melon balls in a large bowl, add salt, monosodium glutamate, and fresh soup, put them in a basket, and steam over high heat for 30 minutes. Take them out. Put the winter melon balls back into the basin, pour the soup into the pot, add condensed milk and boil, thicken with water starch, put the winter melon balls into the pot, pour in sesame oil and stir evenly, finally sprinkle with minced ham and serve.
Efficacy: Clear away heat and detoxify, promote fluid production and eliminate troubles, replenish deficiency and damage, and benefit the spleen and stomach.
3. How to eat for health in autumn
Morning salt water, late night honey soup
The relatively dry climate in autumn is the so-called autumn dryness, so there is a lack of moisture in the air. , the human body also lacks water, so it needs to replenish water, but drinking boiled water cannot resist the dehydration effect caused by autumn dryness. The ancients had a good way to deal with autumn dryness, which is "salt water in the morning and honey soup in the evening." That is to say, drink some boiled salt water during the day and some honey water at night. This is not only a good way to replenish the body's moisture, but also a good way to maintain health in autumn< /p>
Tips: The key to sticking to this good recipe is to drink salt in the morning and honey in the evening, which can also prevent constipation caused by autumn dryness.
Autumn radish versus ginseng
Radish has the functions of inhaling, digesting, relieving cough, reducing phlegm, promoting fluid production, removing dryness, dispersing stasis, detoxification and diuresis. It is not only rich in nutrients, but also has High therapeutic value. Therefore, there is a folk saying that "radish is better than ginseng after autumn". Here I will introduce to you the effects of several kinds of radish.
Treat oral ulcers
Squeeze 100 ml of fresh radish juice, add 100 ml of cold boiled water, mix thoroughly and rinse your mouth, once a day in the morning, noon and evening. It is effective for oral ulcers. effect.
Treat tonsillitis
Squeeze 100 ml of fresh radish juice, add 100 ml of sugar cane juice, mix thoroughly and drink with warm water, 2 to 3 times a day, it can reduce inflammation and detoxify?
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Treat asthma
Squeeze 300 ml of fresh radish juice, add 30 ml of honey, mix thoroughly and drink with warm water, 100 ml each time, 3 times a day, it has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving asthma. Function.
Treat high blood pressure
Squeeze 150 ml of fresh radish, add 50 g of brown sugar and mix thoroughly, 2 times a day, 100 ml each time, it has the effect of clearing away heat and lowering blood pressure.
Eat ducks in autumn to maintain health
Ducks are water birds with a cold nature. Nutritionists believe that when new ducks are raised in autumn, their meat will be delicious and nutritious, which can supplement the human body. Necessary proteins, vitamins, and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron are suitable for supplementing health in autumn. The following dietary supplement recipes are for reference:
Lao Ya and Winter Melon Soup
1 whole duck, 30 grams of lean meat, 100 grams of winter melon cut into pieces, 15 grams each of sea cucumber, gorgon fruit, and Yiren. Boil the soup until it is thoroughly cooked, which has a tonifying effect.
Laoya Cordyceps Soup
Take 10 grams of Cordyceps and put it into the belly of the old duck, add water to stew and season to taste. It is effective for people with chronic cough, asthma, waist and knee pain, and physical weakness. effect.
Stewed old duck with pig's trotters
Add an appropriate amount of pig's trotters and ham to a male duck and stew it as cooked food. It is effective for patients with physical weakness or tuberculosis fever.
4. A collection of winter health recipes
Stewed pork ribs with lotus root
Ingredients: 1000 grams of pork ribs, 1 section of lotus root (the fat and tender middle part), Mushrooms, bamboo shoots, tofu, refined salt, cooking wine, a little soy sauce, onions, ginger, garlic, pepper, aniseed (same as ordinary stew).
Method:
1. Cut the ribs into sections and rinse with cold water. Take a pot of water and boil it. After the water boils, add the pork ribs. When the meat turns white, take it out and set aside.
2. Take the electric pressure cooker, add less than half of the water (suitable to cover the ribs), turn on the power, add a piece of thick soup after the water is hot, and then add the ribs and cooking wine after it boils , salt, a little soy sauce, onions, ginger, garlic, pepper, aniseed (the same as ordinary stew), wash and slice mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and lotus root into large pieces. Cover and keep for 50 minutes.
3. After the pressure cooker is released, open the lid, continue to add carrot cubes and tofu slices, and continue to heat until the carrots are cooked. Do not cover it at this time. The fragrance is overflowing and makes you impatient.
Lotus root has the effect of cooling and replenishing blood, ribs contain high-quality calcium and collagen, mushrooms and bamboo shoots are rich in vitamins, plus tofu and carrots, it is a nutritious, delicious and steaming pot. , a delicious meal with meat and vegetables, and long-term stewing can convert saturated fat into unsaturated fat, so beauty-loving ladies can enjoy it with confidence. When using this dish, you only need to prepare rice and a plate of cold dishes. It is convenient, quick, nutritious and delicious.
Yam and mutton soup
Ingredients: 500 grams of mutton, 150 grams of yam, appropriate amount of ginger, onion, pepper, Shaoxing wine and salt.
Method: Wash the mutton and cut it into pieces, put it into a pot of boiling water, and blanch the blood; wash the ginger and green onion and smash it with a knife and set aside; soak the yam slices in water and put them in the pot together with the mutton, and add an appropriate amount of water , put the other ingredients into the pot together, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until cooked and tender, then eat.
Efficacy: Replenish the spleen and stomach, benefit the lungs and kidneys.
Kidney-Strengthening Dog Meat Soup
Ingredients: 500 grams of dog meat, 7 grams of dodder seeds, 3 grams of Fengxian, appropriate amount of green onion, ginger, salt and MSG.
Method: Wash and cut the dog meat into pieces, blanch it in a pot, take it out and set aside for later use, slice the ginger, and cut the green onions into sections for later use. Put the dog meat and ginger in the pot and stir-fry, add Shaoxing wine to the pot, and then pour them into the casserole together. At the same time, wrap the dodder and attached pieces with gauze and put them in the casserole. Add clear soup, salt, monosodium glutamate, and green onion and bring to a boil over high heat. Simmer over low heat for about two hours. When the dog meat is cooked, take out the gauze bag and eat it.
Efficacy: Warm the spleen and stomach, warm kidney yang.