Eating black foods in spring ensures good health.

There are three black foods that are particularly suitable for eating in spring: seaweed, black rice, and black sesame.

Seaweed is rich in iodine, calcium, alginic acid, mannitol, B vitamins, crude fiber, and other components. It can lower cholesterol, soften blood vessels, and prevent goiter and other diseases caused by iodine deficiency. The recommended cooking method in daily life is seaweed and dried shrimp egg soup, because dried shrimp is also an excellent source of calcium.

Black rice is rich in protein and seventeen amino acids, with lysine and arginine content three times that of white rice. The iron content of black rice is six times that of regular rice, making it effective for nourishing the blood. Traditional Chinese medicine also believes that black rice has the effects of stimulating the appetite, strengthening the spleen, warming the liver, improving eyesight, and invigorating blood circulation. The best way to eat black rice is in congee, but it can also be steamed.

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Black sesame is rich in iron and vitamin E, which can improve anemia and delay cellular aging. Traditional Chinese medicine also believes that black sesame has the effects of nourishing the kidneys and blood, and blackening hair. Black sesame is not easily digested, so people with weak digestion can choose to drink black sesame paste, or grind black sesame into powder to use as a filling for tangyuan.