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Such hot weather. What food is better to eat?

The hot stimulation in summer makes the nerve center in a state of tension, the digestive ability is weakened, the appetite is not open, and the appetite is poor. Diet conditioning should focus on clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, invigorating spleen and benefiting qi, and it is best to eat some light, greasy and digestible foods.

1. Fruits and vegetables: tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, lentils, celery and so on. ; Eat more fresh peaches and watermelons.

2. Red bean soup: Red bean, white chrysanthemum, honeysuckle and hawthorn slices are made into summer food by adding water, which can not only dissipate heat in the human body, but also replenish water.

3. Mung bean soup: Take 200 grams of mung beans, add 300 ml of water, and take the soup to drink (add sugar as appropriate), which has the functions of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, quenching thirst, diuresis and detumescence, and clearing heat and detoxifying.

4. Bitter food: As the saying goes, hot food is not as good as tonic. Bitter food contains amino acids, vitamins, alkaloids, glycosides and trace elements. It has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, summer-relieving, refreshing and anti-fatigue functions. Common bitter foods are bitter gourd, dandelion, beer, tea, coffee, chocolate, cocoa and so on. However, it should be noted that bitter food should not be eaten in excess at one time, which may easily cause discomfort such as nausea, vomiting and stomach failure.

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