Eating these 9 vegetables right in winter keeps you healthy.

Introduction: It is now winter, with large temperature differences between morning and evening, making it easy to catch colds and sneeze. At this time, it is important to eat more vegetables to boost the body's immunity while also solving problems such as dry skin, diarrhea, and constipation.

Preventing Colds: Lettuce and Cauliflower

Cauliflower contains 3-4 times more vitamin C than Chinese cabbage and soybean sprouts, and 2 times more than citrus fruits. Traditional Chinese medicine has always had the saying that "white foods enter the lungs." The white cauliflower is a timely health vegetable that not only prevents colds and other respiratory diseases but is also an excellent vascular cleanser. Lettuce is high in iodine, which is very beneficial for the body's basic metabolism and physical development. The nutritional value of lettuce leaves is far higher than that of lettuce stems. People who are prone to coughing in autumn can eat more lettuce leaves to soothe the cough.

Cold-dressed Lettuce

Preventing Acne: Lettuce and Bitter Melon

Lettuce is rich in vitamins, trace elements, and has a high water content. Eating more helps to hydrate the skin and has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on acne caused by poor gastrointestinal function. Bitter melon is rich in dietary fiber, vitamin C, calcium, iron, and other nutrients, which can help remove toxins from the body and aid in detoxification.

Oyster Sauce Lettuce

Avoiding Indigestion: Chives and Cilantro

Chives are rich in carotene, protein, sulfides, and dietary fiber. Eating chives can help promote digestion, resolve stagnation, strengthen the spleen, and stimulate appetite. Cilantro has a unique aroma and can stimulate appetite and aid digestion. Eating a moderate amount of cilantro can relieve symptoms such as stomach pain and indigestion.

Boiled Dough with Chives

Anti-aging: Lotus Root

Lotus root is known as the "King of Eastern Vegetables." It is rich in polyphenols, which can boost immunity and has anti-aging effects. Furthermore, when lotus root is cooked, its nature changes from cool to warm, which is beneficial to the spleen and stomach, and has the effects of nourishing the stomach, nourishing yin, enriching the blood, and stopping diarrhea.

Sweet and Sour Lotus Root Slices

Preventing "Heatiness": Spinach and Tomato

The rich riboflavin in spinach is an important nutrient for effectively preventing angular stomatitis, cheilitis, glossitis, and dermatitis. Tomato has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting the production of body fluids and quenching thirst. It is used to treat symptoms such as dry mouth and tongue, loss of appetite, stomach heat with a bitter taste, gum bleeding, mouth sores, and a bitter taste in the mouth.

Old Vinegar Spinach