Principle of eating vegetables in summer
1, eat more melons
In summer, the temperature is high, and the human body loses much water and must be replenished promptly. Moisture in vegetables is a natural, clean, nutritious, and biologically active water that is filtered through multiple layers of biofilm. Water content of melon vegetables is above 90%. The moisture content of wax gourd ranks first in public cuisine, as high as 96%, followed by cucumber, gourd, loofah, chayote, pumpkin, bitter gourd, watermelon and so on. Eating 500 grams of vegetables is equivalent to drinking 450 milliliters of high-quality water. All melon vegetables have the effect of lowering blood pressure and protecting blood vessels.
2, eat more cold vegetables
The most important factor affecting the human body in summer is Shushi poison. Eating cold vegetables is good for thirst, eliminate irritability, relieve heat, remove heat, and detoxify. Melon vegetables except pumpkin, gourd are warm, the rest such as bitter melon, loofah, cucumber, melon, watermelon, melon, etc., are cold vegetables. Tomatoes, eggplants, celery, chrysanthemum brains, alkaloids (purple leaves), lettuce, asparagus, watercress, cold potato, etc., also belong to cold vegetables.
3, eat more "sterilization" vegetables
Summer is a season of human diseases, especially intestinal infectious diseases. Eat more "sterilized" vegetables to prevent diseases. Such vegetables include: garlic, onion, leeks, green onions, chives, garlic, garlic and so on. These onion and garlic vegetables are rich in plant broad-spectrum fungicides, which can kill and inhibit all kinds of cocci, bacilli, fungi and viruses. Among them, the most prominent role is garlic, the best raw food.
Specific effects of different vegetables
1, bitter gourd: First, bitter gourd contains more vitamin C, vitamin B1 and alkaloids; secondly, it contains more galacturonic acid and pectin. The bitter taste in bitter gourd comes from quinine in alkaloids. These nutrients have the effect of promoting appetite, diuresis, blood circulation, anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic and refreshing. Modern scientific research has found that the "peptide-P" substance in bitter gourd is an insulin-like substance that has the effect of lowering blood sugar. Xi'an Medical University has extracted oral insulin from balsam pear. American scientists also discovered that bitter gourd contains a protein lipid that stimulates and enhances the ability of immune cells to devour cancer cells in the body. Together with quinine in alkaloids, it can exert its anti-cancer effects in the body.
Although bitter gourd is bitter, it is bitter and cold when consumed, refreshing and not greasy. It is refreshing and comfortable to eat in the summer, and has the effect of pure-hearted appetizers. And it will not pass on the bitter taste to “othersâ€, such as using bitter gourd to burn fish and squid, and the pieces of fish will not stick to it. Therefore, bitter gourd has the other name of “gentleman in cuisineâ€. Such as the bitter gourd bubble tea made in the summer to drink, can make people feel refreshed and refreshing, polydipsia disappear. Some areas cut the bitter gourd and marinate it with salt to reduce some bitterness. When vegetables are eaten, some cut the bitter gourd in a circle and stew it with minced meat, garlic, and bean pods for food.
2, loofah: Loofah contains various types of nutrients in melon foods, especially saponin-containing substances, loofah bitter taste, mucus, wood glue, citrulline, xylan and interferon and other special substances Certain special effects. Loofah has high medicinal value and can be used as medicine. Loofah contains protein, fat, starch, sugar, vitamins, carotene, citrulline, saponin, and calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients. Loofah has the effects of clearing away heat, cooling blood, detoxifying the stomach, removing heat, removing irritability, and activating circulation. Indications of fever, fever, thirst, coughing, coughing, intestinal wind leakage, acne bloated, women's breast milk and other symptoms.
3, green pepper: Green pepper is now a common season of vegetables. But summer is the season when green peppers mature, so green peppers in summer are more nutritious and tasteful than other seasons. Green pepper is the most abundant food in all vegetables. Vitamin C can increase human immunity and help defend against various diseases. In the summer, people are prone to cold, often go out, contact the outside world, and have more chances of getting the virus. Therefore, they need to improve their immunity.
4. Eggplant: Eggplant contains more selenium than other vegetables. Cut the fresh round eggplant and cut it into pieces, add some salt and sesame oil. Selenium has anti-oxidation effect, can maintain the normal function of human cells, improve immunity, prevent diseases and have anti-aging effects on the human body, and can also exert anti-cancer effects through metabolism in the body.
5, cucumber: cucumber contains vitamin C, vitamin B family and many trace minerals, it contains rich nutrients, raw taste crisp and refreshing. From the nutritional point of view, cucumber skin contains rich nutrients and should be preserved raw. However, in order to prevent pesticide residues on the human body, cucumbers should be soaked in salt water for 15-20 minutes before washing raw food. When soaking the cucumber with salt water, do not dig the roots to remove the roots. Keep the cucumbers intact so that nutrients are not lost from the cut surface during the foaming process. In addition, cold dishes should be eaten as they are and should not be placed for a long period of time. This will also lead to loss of vitamins.
6. Tomatoes: Tomatoes are rich in vitamin A. Vitamin A is good for eye protection and skin sun repair. Tomatoes are rich in nutrients such as lycopene, glutathione, potassium, B vitamins, vitamin C, and vitamin A. It plays a role in anti-cancer, anti-aging, blood pressure lowering, heart protection, beauty slimming, and eye protection. Through a reasonable cooking process can obtain a wealth of nutrients, a reasonable diet can eat more healthier. The nutrients of tomatoes include lycopene, an oxygen free radical that eliminates the body's oxidation, and has anti-aging effects. Pectin - a food ingredient that accelerates intestinal peristalsis. Glutamine and aspartate - can increase the umami taste of food. Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, Zinc - Minerals that aid in the absorption of vitamins. Citric acid and malic acid - promote appetite and eliminate fatigue. Glucose - helps eliminate physical and mental fatigue. Vitamins - Prevent skin from cracking and wrinkling.
7, leek: Leek is rich in calcium that is easily absorbed by the body, can play a catalytic role in the growth of teeth and bones. Leeks can maintain normal myocardial activity and prevent muscle spasms (cramps). This is because it contains a lot of iron, which can be used to synthesize hemoglobin in red blood cells and has the function of carrying oxygen. It is rich in iron, calcium and vitamin K and can promote blood clotting and hematopoiesis. Leek can eat it regularly to reduce weight, promote detoxification and prevent constipation. The leek is sweet and eats red leeks in summer. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, treating intestinal dysentery, dry stools and urination.
8, lettuce: lettuce contains dietary fiber and vitamin c, there is the role of elimination of excess fat, it is also known as diet lettuce; lettuce because of its stems and leaves contain lettuce, it taste bitter, with analgesic hypnosis, lower cholesterol, auxiliary Treatment of neurasthenia and other effects; lettuce contains mannitol and other active ingredients, diuresis and promote blood circulation; lettuce contains an "interferon inducer", can stimulate normal human cells to produce interferon, resulting in a "Antiviral protein" inhibits the virus.
9, water spinach: water spinach is an alkaline food, and contains potassium, chlorine and other elements to regulate the balance of water, after eating can reduce the acidity of the intestine to prevent intestinal flora disorders, beneficial to cancer prevention, this is a small life tips Yo. Contains nicotinic acid, vitamin C, etc. can lower cholesterol, triglycerides, with lipid-lowering diet. The chlorophyll in the spinach is known as the "green elf," which can be used to cleanse teeth and prevent bad breath. Its rich content of crude cellulose, this food fiber is cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, mortar and pectin and other components, with the promotion of peristalsis, detoxification. Water spinach cool, vegetable juice inhibit Staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus, etc., can prevent infection. Therefore, if you eat regularly in the summer, you can prevent heat, cool blood, detoxify, and prevent dysentery. The protein content of young shoots is 4 times higher than that of the same amount of tomatoes, calcium content is more than 12 times higher than that of tomatoes, and contains more carotene.
10. Cabbage: The effectiveness of cabbage lies in its anti-oxidant ingredients that are anti-aging, and it has the effect of improving immunity and improving health. Vitamins C and K in cabbage are good for preventing and treating high blood pressure. Cabbage also contains more vitamin K, which helps increase bone mass. Cabbage contains a certain amount of vitamin U is its greatest feature, it has the role of protection of mucosal cells, gastritis and gastric ulcer prevention and treatment has a good clinical effect. It also has a strong anti-oxidation effect, which is called "anti-oxidation" in medicine and is also an anti-aging process.
11, ginger: There are detoxification, anti-inflammatory, dampness, blood circulation effect, but also a certain degree of antibacterial and antiprotozoal effect, so use the ginger rubbed the skin can cure the affected area.
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