The summer temperature is high, and the human body loses a lot of water, so it must be replenished in time. The water in vegetables is natural, clean, nutritious and bioactive water filtered by multi-layer biofilm. The water content of melons and vegetables is above 90%. The water content of wax gourd ranks first among all vegetables, reaching 96%, followed by cucumber, melon, loofah, bergamot, pumpkin, bitter gourd and watermelon. Eating 500 grams of melons and vegetables is equivalent to drinking 450 ml of high-quality water. All melons and vegetables have the function of lowering blood pressure and protecting blood vessels.
Eat more cool vegetables:
The most important factor affecting human body in summer is the poison of summer dampness. Eating some cool vegetables is conducive to promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, relieving summer heat, clearing away heat and purging fire, expelling toxin and relaxing bowels. Cucumber vegetables, except pumpkin and cucumber, are warm, and others, such as bitter gourd, loofah, cucumber, vegetable melon, watermelon and melon, are cool vegetables. Tomato, eggplant, celery, chrysanthemum brain, sunflower (purple leaf), lettuce, asparagus, watercress, cold potato, etc. It is also a cold vegetable.
Eat more "sterilized" vegetables;
Summer is a season of frequent human diseases, especially intestinal infectious diseases. Eating more "sterilized" vegetables can prevent diseases. This kind of vegetables include: garlic, onion, leek, green onion, leek, green garlic, garlic sprout and so on. These onion and garlic vegetables are rich in broad-spectrum fungicides, which can kill and inhibit various cocci, bacilli, fungi and viruses. Among them, the most prominent role is garlic, which is best eaten raw.
Raw food and health
There is a fashion of "eating raw" on the dining table. Vegetables are eaten raw first, followed by fish. Sashimi is expensive, but it still attracts many people. Eating raw can keep the nutrition of food, especially the vitamins of food from being destroyed.
Nutrition researchers believe that all vegetables that can be eaten raw are best eaten raw; Don't fry vegetables that can't be eaten raw, and try to reduce the loss of vitamins. For example, the skin of cucumber has a high content of vitamin A. It's a pity that some people throw away most of vitamin A in order to be clean and not eat skin. People who eat celery don't eat leaves, but leaves contain more calcium, iron, potassium, vitamin A and vitamin C, so everyone should eat them together. Persimmon peppers should be eaten raw, because they are rich in vitamin C. According to the test, every gram of persimmon peppers contains vitamin C 70 to 120 mg, and vitamin A reaches more than 40 international units. If you eat 50 grams of persimmon pepper raw every day, you can meet the daily demand for vitamin C.
Vegetables are not only nutritious, but also have medicinal and health care values. There are many nutrients such as asparagine and protein amino acids. It is a product for removing blood stasis and promoting fluid production.
Radish is suitable for both raw and cooked food. Raw food tastes pungent and cool, and cooked food tastes sweet and slightly cool. Because of its high nutritional value and medicinal value, it is known as "autumn and winter radish competing for ginseng" The clinical practice of traditional Chinese medicine shows that radish has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, invigorating stomach and promoting digestion. Carrots with roots are rich in carotene and volatile oil, which can strengthen the stomach and help digestion. Regular consumption can prevent and treat diseases caused by vitamin A deficiency. Eating carrots raw can also prevent night blindness and miliaria in children.
Chinese cabbage contains minerals such as protein, vitamins A, B, C, D, fat, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Cabbage also has many medicinal values, which can promote intestinal peristalsis, relieve constipation, relieve hangover and digestion, broaden the chest and relieve annoyance, and benefit the underwater qi. Wash Chinese cabbage and mix it with white sugar to treat peptic ulcer bleeding.