Introduction: What foods to eat in spring? Which foods are best for spring supplementation? Many people think that there's no need to supplement in spring, but that's not the case. Every season has its most suitable foods. The following eight foods are the most suitable for spring supplementation.
Spring for sterilization: Eat garlic
Garlic has strong sterilizing ability. According to the latest research, garlic also has a certain brain-nourishing effect. It is rich in Vitamin B1, which can resist the harm of radioactive substances to the human body.
Tip: Do not eat it raw on an empty stomach; those with liver, kidney, or bladder diseases should avoid it during treatment; people with heart disease and habitual constipation should be careful to eat less; do not eat it with honey.
Spring for Vitamin C: Eat scallions
The Vitamin C content of scallions is 10 times higher than that of apples and 2 times higher than that of citrus fruits. Scallions also contain allicin, which has a strong bactericidal effect.
Tip: Use 500 grams of scallion white, 250 grams of garlic, chop them and add 2000 ml of water to decoct. Take it 3 times a day, one teacup each time, to prevent the flu; for those with stomach pain, excessive stomach acid, or indigestion, mash 4 large scallion bulbs, mix with 200 grams of brown sugar, and take it for several days for effective relief.
Scallion Oil Lettuce
For strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi: Eat Chinese yam
Chinese yam is especially suitable for eating in spring. It is nutritious, can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, and prevent the flourishing liver qi in spring from damaging the spleen; it can also tonify the kidneys and benefit essence, enhancing the body's resistance.
Tip: Cook rice into a porridge, add sugar and steamed, mashed Chinese yam paste and mix well. This can strengthen the spleen and lungs, nourish the kidneys and benefit essence, and strengthen the body. It is very suitable for the weak, the sick, and the middle-aged and elderly. If red dates are added and cooked, the nourishing effect is even better.
For the weak: Eat some red dates
Red dates are sweet and mild in nature, especially suitable for eating in spring.
Tip: For those who are physically weak and have a poor appetite, you can eat more red rice porridge in your daily diet: mainly rice with some red dates added. The color is bright, and the taste is refreshing, sweet, and moist.
Chives are most beneficial for the growth of yang energy
Chives are rich in protein, sugar, vitamins A and C, calcium, phosphorus, and volatile oil. In addition, chives also contain antibacterial substances, which have the effects of flavoring and sterilization.
Tip: As the saying goes, "Chives are delicious when eaten in spring and smell bad when eaten in summer." The spring weather is unpredictable, and it is necessary to nourish yang energy. Chives are warm in nature, making them most suitable for the human body's yang energy.
Stir-fried Chives with River Shrimp
For those with dizziness and headache: Eat some shepherd's purse
Shepherd's purse is sweet, bland, and slightly cold in nature. It can cool the blood to stop bleeding, clear the liver to improve eyesight, and clear heat to promote urination.
Tip: For patients with hypertension and arteriosclerosis, use 60 grams of fresh shepherd's purse daily, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, add 3 eggs, and eat the eggs and drink the soup. This can improve the symptoms of dizziness and headache.
For those with high blood pressure and constipation: Eat spinach
The carotene content of spinach can be compared with that of carrots. If a person eats 50 grams of spinach every day, their Vitamin A can meet the body's normal needs; the Vitamin C content is more than twice that of tomatoes.
Tip: For those with high blood pressure, constipation, headache, and flushed face, you can wash fresh spinach, blanch it in boiling water for three to five minutes, take it out and chop it, and mix with a little sesame oil and salt to eat as a dish twice a day, which is very effective. Spinach contains oxalic acid, which combines with calcium in other foods to form insoluble calcium oxalate, which is not conducive to the normal absorption of calcium by the body. Therefore, it should not be consumed in excess.
Spring for iron supplementation: Eat lettuce
Lettuce contains a variety of vitamins, among which the iron content is relatively rich.
Tip: The nutritional content of lettuce leaves is higher than that of lettuce stalks, with carotene being more than 100 times higher and Vitamin C being 15 times higher. Therefore, it should not be discarded.
Cold-dressed Lettuce