Oranges: No More Than 3 Per Day, or You'll Run into Trouble (Photo Gallery)
Control Your Intake: Research shows that eating three oranges a day is enough to meet a person's daily vitamin C requirement. Consuming too much can lead to an excess of oxalic acid in the body from metabolism, which can easily cause urinary and kidney stones. Additionally, eating too many is harmful to your oral health and teeth.
Elderly Should Eat Less: Elderly individuals with weak, cold gastrointestinal, kidney, or lung function should not eat too many, as it may induce symptoms like abdominal pain and weakness in the lower back and knees. Some Children May Get "Heatiness" from Too Many Oranges: Some children who eat too many oranges may experience what Traditional Chinese Medicine calls "heatiness," such as glossitis, periodontitis, and pharyngitis. Therefore, we believe children should not eat too many oranges. If they do, they should stop for 1-2 weeks before eating them again.
Oranges can also be used to make delicious dishes.Orange Peel Porridge: While cooking rice porridge, add a few pieces of clean orange peel before it comes to a boil. After the porridge is cooked, it will not only be fragrant and tasty but also whet the appetite. It has a therapeutic dietary effect for those with chest and abdominal bloating or a cough with excessive phlegm.
Orange Peel Soup: When making meat or pork rib soup, add a few pieces of orange peel. This will not only make the soup more delicious but also give it a light orange flavor, making it feel less greasy to eat.
Orange Peel Tea: Clean the orange peels, then cut them into shreds, dices, or pieces. They can be steeped in boiling water alone or with tea. It not only has a fresh aroma but also the effects of stimulating the appetite, aiding digestion, and refreshing the mind.
Orange Peel Wine: Soak an appropriate amount of cleaned and sun-dried orange peel in baijiu (white liquor). It can be consumed after about 20 days. Orange peel wine has the effect of clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm. If soaked for a longer time, the wine will taste even better. Orange Peel Dish: After eating oranges, collect the fresh peels, clean them, and soak them in water for two days. Then, cut them into fine shreds and marinate them in sugar for 20 days. This makes a very appetizing side dish for drinking. It is sweet, fragrant, and refreshing, and also helps to sober up.
Five-Spice Orange Peel: Soak clean orange peels in water for a full day, remove the stems, tops, and any moldy parts, squeeze them dry, and then boil in a pot of water for 30-40 minutes. Squeeze out the moisture, drain, and cut into 1 cm cubes. Boil again in a pot for 30 minutes, using a ratio of 20g of salt for every 500g of wet orange peel. After removing, while still moist, sprinkle with licorice powder, about 15g for every 500g. After drying, it becomes a five-spice dried tangerine peel that is sweet, fragrant, sour, salty, and slightly bitter. The flavor is long-lasting, and it also has medicinal properties.
By / Han Xiao