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What kind of meat do you eat in cold season?

Kill the tiger in winter and spring. When the last solar term of the year comes, it is also the peak season for folk winter tonic. At this time, people usually eat some nourishing meat to supplement their bodies with heat and energy to spend the cold winter. Then let me introduce you to what meat to eat in cold season.

beef

Beef is rich in protein, and its amino acid composition is closer to human needs than pork, which can improve human disease resistance. It is suitable for people who are growing and recuperating after surgery and illness, supplementing blood loss and repairing tissues. Eating beef in cold winter has the function of warming the stomach and is a good tonic in cold winter. Chinese medicine believes that beef has the effects of invigorating the middle energizer, invigorating the spleen and stomach, strengthening bones and muscles, resolving phlegm and calming wind, quenching thirst and stopping saliva.

mutton

Mutton is warm in nature, expelling cold and nourishing, benefiting qi and nourishing yin, warming middle warmer and tonifying deficiency, stimulating appetite and strengthening body, promoting blood circulation and enhancing cold resistance. In Compendium of Materia Medica, mutton is called a warm tonic for nourishing yin and blood, which is most suitable for winter consumption. Mutton can also increase digestive enzymes and help digestion.