As the weather gradually turns from cold to frigid, office workers often feel their hands and feet are icy cold all day long, shivering and suffering. With frequent cold air visits recently, the temperature will continue to drop. In such weather, you'd be doing yourself a disservice not to eat some warming and comforting food!
Braised Beef
Beef
Beef is considered one of the healthier red meats, high in protein and low in fat. Eating more can help replenish iron. Its amino acid composition is closer to the body's needs than that of pork, which can improve the body's disease resistance. It is very suitable for people in recovery from surgery or illness, as well as for growth and development, in terms of replenishing lost blood and repairing tissue. Additionally, it has the effect of dispelling cold and warming the stomach.
Ginger
Ginger can dilate blood vessels, accelerate blood circulation, and open the pores of the skin. This not only helps expel excess heat but also expels pathogens and cold from the body. When you have consumed something cold, been caught in the rain, or stayed in an air-conditioned room for too long, eating ginger can promptly alleviate the various discomforts caused by a heavy cold in the body.
Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis)
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is believed that cold hands and feet are caused by insufficient Yang energy in winter, preventing blood from reaching the extremities. Dang Gui can nourish blood and invigorate circulation, regulate menstrination and relieve pain, and moisten the intestines to promote bowel movements. After winter arrives and the weather turns cold, eating some Dang Gui and lamb soup can replenish Qi and tonify the body.
Walnuts
A snack that is very popular among office workers, containing 40% to 50% fat, most of which are unsaturated fatty acids. They have the effect of lowering cholesterol and preventing arteriosclerosis and hypertension. Walnut kernels are also rich in phospholipids and vitamin E, which can enhance cell activity, promote hematopoietic function, and increase appetite. All of these are very beneficial for improving health and resisting the cold.
Chinese Yam
It can be eaten as a staple food and contains high-quality protein and starch. These two nutrients can be quickly broken down into heat in the body, thereby providing energy and helping to fight off the cold. It is especially suitable for the elderly and children with weak constitutions and poor resistance to keep warm.
Lamb
It can both ward off wind and cold and nourish the body. It has therapeutic and tonic effects for various conditions caused by deficiency, such as common wind-cold cough, chronic bronchitis, asthmatic bronchitis due to deficiency-cold, kidney deficiency and impotence, abdominal cold pain, fear of cold due to a weak body, soreness in the lower back and knees, sallow complexion and emaciation, deficiency of both Qi and blood, and physical weakness after illness or childbirth. It is most suitable for consumption in winter.
Carrot
Rich in sucrose, glucose, starch, carotene, and potassium, calcium, phosphorus, etc. After digestion, the vitamin A produced has the effect of preventing night blindness and respiratory diseases, and can be eaten more of in winter. The nutritional value of carrots is very high; most of its nutrients are nitrogen-free extractives, and it contains cane sugar and fructose, which gives it a sweet taste. Its protein content is also higher than other root vegetables.
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