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What food is suitable for summer solar terms?
Diet conditioning in summer must be based on the climatic characteristics of summer. Because the summer climate is hot, it is easy to hurt body fluid and consume gas. In summer, the diet should be light, and you can choose foods that benefit qi, clear heat, strengthen spleen and nourish stomach. Tonifying foods include mung beans, lilies, cucumbers, bean sprouts and duck meat. Summer nourishing foods include mushrooms, lavers, watermelons, tomatoes and so on. You can also choose American ginseng, Radix Pseudostellariae and yellow rice. Foods that strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach include adzuki bean, glutinous rice and pumpkin. Moreover, the metabolism of the human body increases rapidly in the heat, and the energy consumption is high. To supplement protein, foods such as bean products, dairy products, fish and meat can be eaten in moderation. Chicken, duck, lean meat, pigeon and other meat products with flat or cool nature are preferred in summer.