Great Heat is the last solar term of summer, and the weather after it is also extremely hot. Therefore, it is best to eat foods with the effects of clearing heat and nourishing the body to safely get through the Great Heat days. Today, let's review the nourishing foods that should be eaten during the Great Heat.
1. Chicken
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, chicken is considered to be warm in nature and sweet in taste. Its functions are to warm the middle jiao, replenish qi, and strengthen the body and bones. Therefore, chicken is a nourishing food. Clinically, it can be used for patients with kidney deficiency, deafness, frequent urination at night, and weak bones and muscles. In addition, it contains phospholipids that are important for human growth and development, and is one of the important sources of fat and phospholipids in the Chinese dietary structure. There are many varieties of chicken, but for beauty purposes, black-boned chicken is the best. It is sweet and warm in nature and contains various components such as protein, fat, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamins A and C, cholesterol, calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc.
Chicken Nuggets
2. Duck
Duck is a nutritious waterfowl. Every 100 grams of duck meat contains 16.5 grams of protein, 7.5 grams of fat, and also contains nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, various vitamins, and carbohydrates. Because it lives in water year-round, it is cool in nature and has the effects of nourishing the yang of the five organs, clearing the heat of deficiency and fatigue, nourishing blood and promoting urination, nourishing yin and the stomach, and promoting urination to reduce swelling. Especially old ducks that have been fed for a whole winter and spring have stronger bones and fuller muscles. There is also a folk saying, "An old duck in Great Heat is better than medicine." When stewed, old duck can be cooked with vegetables like lotus root and winter melon to make a soup, which can tonify deficiency, relieve summer heat, and nourish yang. When stewed with Gorgon fruit and coix seed, the nourishing effect is even better, which can strengthen the spleen to transform dampness and increase appetite.
3. Pigeon
Pigeon meat is not only rich in nutrition but also has certain health benefits and can prevent and treat various diseases. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "pigeons have many feather colors, but only the white ones are used as medicine." Since ancient times, Traditional Chinese Medicine has believed that pigeon meat has the effects of strengthening the liver and kidneys, replenishing qi and blood, clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting the production of body fluids and quenching thirst. Modern medicine believes that pigeon meat strengthens the body and kidneys, promotes vitality, nourishes the brain and spirit, improves memory, lowers blood pressure, regulates blood sugar, beautifies the skin, making it fair, delicate, and white, and prolongs life.
Steamed Pigeon Soup
4. Sea Cucumber
In summer, yang is abundant on the outside but deficient on the inside. Eating sea cucumber in summer can replenish the body's yang deficiency, achieve a new balance of yin and yang, and improve the ability to fight diseases. The "winter illness, summer treatment" we often refer to means that diseases that often occur in winter should be prevented and treated with medicine in summer, so they will not occur or will occur less in winter. Therefore, for patients with yang deficiency and cold deficiency syndromes, supplementing with sea cucumber in summer has a better preventive and therapeutic effect and can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
5. Salted Duck Egg
Salted duck egg is a traditional food with a unique flavor and convenient to eat. It is rich in nutrition and has excellent color, aroma, and taste, making it the top choice for relieving summer heat, reducing internal heat, and replenishing energy. The current time is the best season to eat salted duck eggs. Boiling a few salted duck eggs to eat with congee has become a common sight on the people's dining tables. At the same time, pickling can partially decompose the protein in duck eggs into amino acids and increase the inorganic salts in the egg. Meanwhile, the rich fat, protein, and other nutrients in duck eggs, such as trace elements, vitamins, and minerals required by the human body, are well preserved and more easily absorbed by the human body.
Homemade Salted Duck Eggs
Old cucumber egg pancakes
Precious tofu
Butter cocoa cookies