The hot weather often suppresses appetite, making it the perfect time to enjoy some sweet and juicy fruits. As the saying goes, "Eat fruits in season." So, what fruits are most suitable for health preservation in July? The following are recommended. Foodies, are these your must-haves for summer health?
1, Muskmelon
Muskmelon, also known as "sweet melon" or "white-billed melon," has flesh that is green, white, crimson, or orange-yellow. The texture can be crisp or soft, with a fragrant and sweet taste. Originally from the tropics, it is widely cultivated in many parts of China with numerous varieties. Those from North and Northwest China are fragrant and sweet, while those from humid regions are more watery with a milder taste. It is one of the excellent fruits of the summer.
Muskmelon is rich in carbohydrates, citric acid, and has abundant water content. It can relieve summer heat, clear heat, promote saliva production, quench thirst, and alleviate irritability. The convertase in muskmelon can convert insoluble proteins into soluble ones, helping kidney patients absorb nutrients. Eating raw muskmelon can quench thirst, relieve dryness, and eliminate bad breath. Muskmelon is rich in nutrients such as malic acid, glucose, amino acids, betalain, and vitamin C, and is very effective for treating infectious fevers and thirst.
Muskmelon Smoothie
2, Peach
Peaches have long been praised as "peaches of longevity" and "immortal peaches," and are also called "the best fruit under heaven" for their delicious flesh. Peach flesh contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin B1, organic acids (mainly malic acid and citric acid), sugars (mainly glucose, fructose, sucrose, and xylose), and volatile oil. Every 100 grams of fresh peach contains about 88% water, 0.7 grams of protein, 11 grams of carbohydrates, and only 180.0 kilojoules of energy. Peaches are suitable for people with low blood potassium and iron-deficiency anemia.
3, Dragon Fruit
Dragon fruit is a low-calorie, cool-natured fruit that is sweet, juicy, and rich in water-soluble dietary fiber. It has the effects of aiding weight loss, lowering cholesterol, preventing constipation and colorectal cancer. It is also rich in fiber, which can prevent constipation. Dragon fruit contains a plant-based albumin rarely found in other fruits and vegetables, which combines with heavy metal ions in the human body to have a detoxifying effect. It is rich in the antioxidant vitamin C, which can whiten the skin and prevent freckles. In addition, dragon fruit is also very rich in iron.
Dragon Fruit Smoothie
4, Plum
Plums are full, round, crystal-clear, and beautifully shaped, with a sweet taste, making them one of people's favorite fruits. Plums contain a variety of nutrients that have the effect of nourishing beauty and moisturizing the skin. The antioxidant content in plums is surprisingly high, making them a "superfruit" for anti-aging and disease prevention. Moreover, the sour taste of plums can promote the secretion of gastric acid and digestive enzymes, and enhance gastrointestinal motility, thus improving appetite and aiding digestion. It is especially effective for those with insufficient gastric acid, post-meal bloating, and constipation.
5, Watermelon
Watermelon is known as the king of summer fruits. The pulp of a watermelon is 94% water, and it also contains sugars, vitamins, various amino acids, and a small amount of inorganic salts. These substances can effectively replenish the body's needed water and nutrients during high temperatures. Secondly, the water and inorganic salts consumed are metabolized into urine, which can also carry away excess heat, achieving the effect of clearing summer heat and replenishing qi.
Moreover, watermelon has the effects of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, relieving vexation and thirst, promoting urination, and detoxifying alcohol. It is used to treat febrile diseases, summer heat vexation and thirst, difficult urination, sore throat, oral inflammation, and drunkenness.
Milk Watermelon Pudding
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