In the sweltering summer, after toiling under the blazing sun, people can feel their sweat and heat dissipate instantly with a bowl of cool and refreshing mung bean soup. However, although mung bean soup is beneficial, it is not suitable for everyone. Recently, hospitals have treated many patients who have fallen ill from drinking it.
The protein content in mung beans is even higher than in chicken. Large protein molecules need to be broken down into small peptides and amino acids by enzymes before they can be absorbed by the human body. However, the elderly, children, and individuals with weak constitutions have poor digestive function. It is difficult for them to digest the protein in mung beans in a short time, which can easily lead to indigestion and diarrhea.
From the perspective of dietary therapy, the natural properties of food, such as being "warm" or "cool," must align with the individual's constitution to have a health-preserving effect. Some people have a "cool" constitution, with symptoms like cold limbs, abdominal bloating, and loose stools. Such individuals are not suited to drink mung bean soup frequently, as it can exacerbate their symptoms. To reduce the "cool" nature of mung beans, you can choose another method: eating mung bean congee. Wash the rice and mung beans separately, then cook them together in a pot with water to make a congee.
Even for those who do not have a "cool" constitution, if you want to drink mung bean soup, you must cook the beans until they are soft. This prevents the soup from being too "cool," as mung beans are at their "coolest" state when they first begin to split open. Furthermore, mung bean soup should not be served iced, as this can lead to a stomach imbalance and diarrhea.