How can vegetarians not eat meat supplements? This substitution can also be filled in place.

"beginning of winter" is the first solar term to welcome winter. Traditionally, food therapy is used to warm the body, replenish qi and nourish yin, and Siwu Decoction, Bazhen Decoction and Shiquan Dabu Decoction are the main methods. In addition, many people now use ginger duck, sesame-oil chicken, mutton stove and other medicated diets to nourish and keep out the cold. However, more and more people choose vegetarian food in modern times. How can vegetarians "make up for winter"?

Dr. Yao Chen, from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, said that generally speaking, vegetarians are short of protein. When taking supplements, they can eat more foods rich in protein, such as eggs, tofu, edamame and chickpeas, and strengthen protein's supplement.

However, if people with chronic constipation and dry mouth are prone to get angry, it is suggested to replace the traditional prescription with sweet and cool medicinal diets such as Radix Adenophorae, Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati and Radix Ophiopogonis.

In the herbal tonic prescription for vegetarians, it is suggested that ginseng, angelica and Ligusticum chuanxiong can be added to help invigorate qi and promote blood circulation, and it is also a good choice to add tonic ingredients such as auricularia auricula and black beans to increase the taste.

However, many tonic soups may be mixed with rice wine to achieve the effect of warming blood vessels, but Rola Chen stressed that if you drink tonic soup mixed with wine, you must avoid driving in order to protect yourself and others.

In addition, with the change of seasonal temperature, many people have colds, coughs and sore throats. , so it is best to suspend tonic, so as not to aggravate; Women in the physiological period should also take supplements after menstruation. If pregnant women need supplements, they must consult a doctor first.