Fruits in dishes to relieve winter dryness.

Low humidity in winter slows down the body's metabolism, making it easy to experience symptoms of dehydration, such as dry skin and irritated mucous membranes. Using fruit in cooking can help relieve the dryness of winter.

Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple

Incorporating fruit into your meals can solve this problem. Common fruits for cooking include pineapple, apples, and kiwis. The moisture in these fruits is not easily lost during the cooking process, helping to replenish the body's water supply. Additionally, these fruits contain fruit acids, which are rarely found in vegetables, that can aid in the absorption of protein from meat and are very beneficial for improving gastrointestinal function.

Here are a few recipe recommendations: Pineapple can be used to make Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple; Apples can be stir-fried with carrots, loofah, and zucchini; and Kiwis can be paired with steak, or threaded with pork to make kiwi and pork skewers.