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What does Xiaoman eat for health?

"There is no heat in peace, and there is thunder in youth." Unconsciously, another solar term has arrived in summer, which means that summer has entered the rainy season of heavy precipitation, so you should always take an umbrella when you go out. At this time, the weather will become more and more sultry, and the diet will change accordingly. People should eat more healthy food, so what should Xiaoman eat?

Xiaoman solar terms are prone to wet skin diseases, so the diet should be light and vegetarian, and you can often eat foods that clear away heat and promote dampness. Such as coconut, watermelon, mustard, pitaya and other hot and humid foods.

On this day of Xiaoman, there is a custom of suffering. This "hardship" is not something that makes people tired, but mainly bitter vegetables, such as bitter vegetables and bitter gourd. Bitter vegetables, bitter with astringency, astringent with sweetness, fresh and refreshing, cool and tender, rich in nutrition, with antibacterial, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and eyesight-improving effects. Bitter gourd can improve food, help digestion, clear away heat and evil spirits, relieve fatigue, clear heart and improve eyesight.

This bitter dish is usually fried or cold. Cold salad means selecting and cleaning bitter vegetables, gently blanching, air-cooling, and adding chopped green onion, Jiang Mo, salt, sesame oil, sugar, rice vinegar, Chili oil, etc. Stir well before eating.

The method of cooking is to wash bitter vegetables, cut them into small pieces, put them in clear water, cook for 3 minutes, drain the water, put them in a clean pot, add a tablespoon of oil, half a teaspoon of salt and a little monosodium glutamate and stir fry for a while.

The other is stir-frying, in which bitter vegetables are selected and washed, and garlic is washed and cut into small pieces. Pour oil into the pot, stir-fry garlic until fragrant, then pour bitter vegetables, add salt and monosodium glutamate when cooked, and stir well.

There are many ways to make bitter gourd, such as bitter gourd scrambled eggs, minced meat, cold bitter gourd, bitter gourd egg soup, pickled bitter gourd, etc. The method is very simple. For example, this kind of bitter gourd scrambled eggs is washed, seeded and pedicled, and cut into thin slices. Pour the right amount of oil and salt into the pot. When the oil is hot, pour in bitter gourd slices and stir-fry a few times. When bitter gourd is 78% ripe, add eggs and stir-fry until the eggs are cooked.

In addition, Xiaoman should avoid eating a lot of cold food, a lot of moist food and spicy food, and never do it for a temporary appetite, otherwise it will be bad for the stomach and will aggravate the skin's induction and get angry.