The Spring Festival holiday has just ended, and after a long period of feasting, many people, like the "God of Food," must feel heavy and uncomfortable in their stomachs, feeling nauseous and losing their appetite at the sight of greasy and meaty dishes? As we return to work after the holiday, our digestive systems also need a proper adjustment.
1. After the Spring Festival, eat less spicy food and use potatoes instead of rice to nourish the stomach
Throughout the Spring Festival holiday, visiting various homes for New Year calls meant a constant rotation of large fish, meat, and alcohol in various forms. It's likely that netizens, just like the "God of Food," now feel a lump in their throats and find it difficult to swallow when they see spicy, greasy, meaty food. Due to consuming overly greasy food and an excess of energy during the holiday, many people experience a loss of appetite, leading to listlessness, indigestion, and affecting normal work after the holiday. Therefore, after the holiday, it's a good idea to do a simple fast, or replace meat and rice with vegetables, clear soups, and tubers.
Potatoes have now become a recognized staple grain in our country, so it's a good idea to eat this refreshing potato salad as a main course. Firstly, potatoes can provide sufficient energy and a certain amount of high-quality protein. Potatoes can also provide more minerals, vitamins, and other nutrients than rice. More importantly, after the "onslaught" of rich foods, people's digestive function declines, and some even experience constipation. The dietary fiber in potatoes can also relieve constipation. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that potatoes are "neutral in nature, sweet in taste, and non-toxic, able to strengthen the spleen and stomach, replenish Qi and regulate the middle, relieve pain, and promote bowel movements. They have a significant effect on patients with weak spleen and stomach, indigestion, disharmony of the gastrointestinal tract, abdominal pain, and difficult bowel movements." Modern research has proven that potatoes are especially effective in regulating indigestion and are a good medicine and high-quality health product for patients with stomach and heart diseases. Therefore, using potatoes as a staple food after the holiday is beneficial and harmless.
2. Avocados can strengthen the stomach and clear the intestines, providing high-quality fatty acids
The scientific name for avocado is alligator pear, also known as oil pear or camphor pear. Avocado is a fruit with very high nutritional value, containing various vitamins, rich fatty acids and proteins, and high levels of sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, etc. Its nutritional value is comparable to cream, earning it the reputation of "forest butter." Avocados are also rich in potassium, folic acid, and vitamin B6, and contain various mineral elements (potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, etc.) and dietary fiber. Avocados have a high fat content and contain a large amount of enzymes, which have the effect of strengthening the stomach and clearing the intestines, and have important physiological functions such as lowering cholesterol and blood lipids, and protecting the cardiovascular and liver systems.
In addition to eating them directly, avocados can also be used in cooking, suitable for both savory and sweet dishes, with various cooking methods. The most common way to eat them is with milk, and they can also be used as ingredients for salads and jams. Another simple way is to drizzle some honey or fructose, scoop and eat with a spoon, or slice and dip in garlic soy sauce for a wonderful flavor, similar to the texture of sashimi. In Central America, they are often made into dips. Dishes like avocado shark fin soup, avocado shrimp, and avocado shredded pork are all delicious and tasty. It should be noted that avocados have a smooth and greasy texture with a mild flavor, so they can be added to many dishes. However, because they are very soft, it's not ideal to stir-fry or deep-fry them. Also, avocados must be eaten fresh after being cut open, as they will quickly oxidize and turn yellow, and adding lemon juice won't help much. Therefore, it's best to eat avocados soon after cutting them open.