Autumn is crisp and the weather is cool and clear, so it's a good time to eat more foods that moisturize and nourish. Here are 4 types of foods with moisturizing benefits recommended for you.
1. Yellow and Green Fruits and Vegetables
In autumn, the body's reserves of Vitamin A tend to decrease. Coupled with the dry weather, this can lead to dry eyes and respiratory infections. You can eat more orange-yellow vegetables, such as pumpkin, carrots, and tomatoes. Additionally, eating more green leafy vegetables to supplement Vitamin C is recommended, such as kale, spinach, and broccoli.
2. Fermented Foods
Fermented foods are nutritious and aid digestion. This is because the fermentation process produces a large amount of B vitamins and partially breaks down proteins in food, allowing trace elements and various active substances to be better absorbed and utilized.
You can choose fermented wheat products like leavened flatbreads and steamed buns as your staple food, paired with coarse grains for higher nutritional value. For side dishes, you can choose fermented bean products like fermented black beans, bean paste, preserved tofu, madohu (a type of fermented tofu), and soybean milk.
For dairy products, yogurt is a good choice.
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3. Various Tubers
Tuberous vegetables are great for strengthening the body and are rich in B vitamins and minerals like potassium and magnesium. In autumn, you can eat more yams, taro, potatoes, and sweet potatoes as substitutes for refined white rice and flour.
Because tubers are high in starch, they can be eaten as a staple food. When you have tubers in a meal, you should reduce the amount of other staple foods accordingly. This way, you can supplement nutrition while preventing weight gain.
4. Nourishing Porridges
Lily Bulb Porridge: Cooked with glutinous rice and a little rock sugar, it is calming and helps with sleep.
Pumpkin Porridge: Pumpkin is at its most nutritious now, so you can cook pumpkin porridge.
Sweet Potato Porridge: Cooked with japonica rice, drinking it in the morning is very beneficial for patients with high blood pressure.
Black Sesame Porridge: Slightly grind the black sesame seeds before cooking them with rice.
Jujube and Glutinous Rice Porridge: Cooked with red dates and glutinous rice, add an appropriate amount of sugar. It is suitable for friends with poor appetite or chronic enteritis.
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