Summer - Guangdong Nourishing Soup - Seasonal02

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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: What to pay attention to in summer diet, rational food pairing, light and appetizing, choosing foods rich in water-soluble vitamins and minerals. Mix refined and coarse grains appropriately, eating three coarse grain meals a week. Balance dry and liquid foods, such as drinking milk or soy milk, eating noodles and fruits in the morning, rice at noon, and porridge or noodles in the evening. Reasonably combine meat and vegetables, with leafy greens, fruits, and beans as the main ingredients, supplemented by meat. Lean pork, beef, chicken, fish, and shrimp are preferred. Eat more fruits and vegetables to replenish lost vitamins and minerals. Consume foods rich in potassium, as fresh vegetables and fruits contain a lot of potassium. Appropriately choose fruits like strawberries, apricots, lychees, peaches, plums, bananas, and watermelon; vegetables like spinach, scallions, celery, and edamame are also rich in potassium. Tea also contains a lot of potassium. Drinking tea in hot weather can cool you down while replenishing potassium, which is a win-win situation. Animal livers, kidneys, egg yolks, milk, and whole grains are rich in B vitamins and can be consumed appropriately. Additionally, eating some cold dishes can boost your appetite.
Second, quench thirst scientifically. After exercise or hard labor in summer, people tend to sweat and feel thirsty. Some may gulp down cold boiled water, but this is not a scientific method. When sweating, water is lost along with salt, and salt is a factor that keeps water in cells. The water consumed in this case cannot stay in the cells but instead comes out with sweat, taking away some salt with it. This creates a vicious cycle where the more you drink boiled water, the more you sweat, and the more salt you lose. Carbonated drinks are also not advisable, as the gas in them can cause bloating, hindering fluid replenishment and absorption, leaving cells dehydrated. High-sugar drinks are also unsuitable, as they can cause stomach discomfort. Some people prefer cold drinks to quench thirst, but in fact, most water molecules in cold drinks are in a clustered state, with large molecular groups that are not easily absorbed into cells. Hot drinks, on the other hand, have more single molecules, which can quickly penetrate cells and correct dehydration. Therefore, when you are thirsty, the correct approach is to choose low-sugar, non-carbonated drinks with potassium and sodium (salt), and drink them in moderate amounts, multiple times.
Third, eat regularly and avoid overeating. Eat meals on time and do not eat whenever you feel like it or skip meals to avoid disrupting the normal activity of the gastrointestinal tract. Eat small meals more frequently, finishing dinner with an 80% fullness.
Fourth, pay attention to food hygiene. It is best to prepare and eat food fresh. Wash and disinfect fruits and vegetables before eating them raw. When making cold dishes, add garlic paste and vinegar to season and kill bacteria, which can also boost appetite. Avoid excessive cold food to prevent pathogens from taking advantage of the situation. Drinking some cold drinks can help cool you down, but do not overdo it.
Fifth, in summer, it is advisable to choose foods like mung beans, watermelon, lotus seeds, buckwheat, jujubes, milk, soy milk, sugarcane, pears, lily bulbs, bitter gourds, chrysanthemums, and coix seeds. Such as mung bean porridge, coix seed porridge, lotus leaf porridge, and chrysanthemum tea.
Sixth, the elderly and children should eat less raw and cold foods and drink fewer cold drinks, as their spleen and stomach functions are weaker. Fish is the best choice for meat, supplemented with...