What should I eat in summer?

Vinegar: Vinegar can sterilize.

In summer, bacterial reproduction is active and intestinal infectious diseases increase. At this time, vinegar can kill all kinds of germs. Vinegar can also regulate gastrointestinal function. Vinegar is sour, slightly sweet and fragrant. Smell the vinegar and taste it, and the digestive juice will be naturally secreted, so that you can have a strong appetite.

Second, hot tea: hot tea can promote sweat gland secretion and increase heat discharge.

In addition, tea polyphenols, sugar, pectin and amino acids contained in hot tea can better react with saliva, thus producing a cool feeling.

Third, bitter vegetables: As the saying goes, hot food is "bitter" and better than tonic.

Bitter food contains amino acids, bittersweet, alkaloids and so on. It has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, summer-heat dispelling, refreshing, anti-fatigue and other functions. Bitter food can invigorate qi, strengthen kidney, strengthen spleen and dry dampness, and achieve functional balance of the body. Common "bitter" foods include bitter gourd, bitter cabbage and kale. However, don't eat too much bitter food at a time, otherwise it will easily cause nausea, vomiting and other discomfort.

4. Mung bean porridge: Eating more porridge in summer is a traditional health care method in China, which has many benefits to the body.

It is best to drink mung bean porridge when drinking porridge. Mung beans are cool, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. In addition, there are lotus leaf porridge, fresh lotus root porridge and raw reed root porridge.

5. Watermelon: Watermelon, also known as "cold melon", is sweet and cold, and is the first choice for clearing heat and quenching thirst.

Watermelon contains many nutrients needed by human body. And contains 96.6% water, which can supplement the water lost by the human body. Therefore, people often say that "a melon and a half a day, summer heat is nothing." When heatstroke, fever, upset, thirst or other acute fever occurs in summer, watermelon can be used as adjuvant treatment. Watermelon peel can also be used for cold salad and stir-frying, but excessive consumption will cause damage to the spleen and stomach. It is best not to eat more than 500 grams of watermelon each time.

What is the best food to eat in summer? Of course, it is porridge, which not only relieves summer heat, but also helps digestion. But not everything can be eaten in summer. It is better to eat less and eat more.