Introduction: In early summer, when sweating increases, it's important not only to replenish fluids but also to supplement with various nutrients. Plain water alone cannot meet all these needs. The following three soups can help you get through the summer.
On a scorching summer day, the body is bound to lose a lot of sweat. Many people's first reaction is to drink large amounts of plain water, but is this effective? Professor Fu Ping from the National Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention told a reporter from Life Times that sweating not only leads to significant water loss but also depletes minerals such as sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium, as well as trace amounts of vitamins, fatty acids, and nitrogen. Therefore, in summer, when sweating is profuse, it is crucial to replenish not only water but also a variety of nutrients. Plain water cannot satisfy all these requirements, and the following three soups can help you beat the heat.
Vegetable Soup for Mineral Supplementation.
In your summer diet, incorporate more light vegetable soups, such as broad bean and pickle soup, cabbage and tofu soup, spinach and egg soup, seaweed and egg drop soup, and winter melon and dried shrimp soup. When cooking, just add a little sesame or olive oil and a pinch of salt to make a light, savory soup. Drinking vegetable soup can not only replenish fluids but also provide a good amount of essential minerals.
Small Cabbage and Tofu Soup
Rice Soup to Stimulate Appetite.
The hot summer weather often dampens the appetite. At this time, drinking thin rice soup can promote the secretion of digestive juices, thereby enhancing appetite. It's best to choose coarse grains such as brown rice, millet, yellow millet, oats, or sorghum. These are rich in B vitamins and can also provide a small amount of protein.
Mung Bean Soup to Quench Thirst and Relieve Summer Heat.
Mung bean soup is a traditional summer drink in China, known for its effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, quenching thirst, and relieving summer heat. Research shows that mung beans are rich in starch, B vitamins, and various minerals. Their heat-relieving properties mainly come from polyphenolic antioxidants in the bean skins. Adding a little vinegar or lemon juice when cooking mung bean soup can prevent it from changing color.
Milk Rice Soup
In addition, remember these tips for staying hydrated in the summer: drink small amounts frequently (200-300 ml each time) and avoid overhydrating at once; the water temperature should be appropriate, and don't drink it too cold to avoid affecting your digestive function; limit your intake of carbonated drinks. The carbon dioxide gas in these drinks releases some heat as it escapes, but they are high in sugar and should only be consumed in small quantities.
Heat-Relieving Mung Bean Soup
Milk rice soup
Green bean soup
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