The beginning of autumn diet

Beginning of autumn is the thirteenth of the twenty-four solar terms and the first solar term in autumn. This is not only a season of alternating hot and cold, but also a season of maturity and harvest of everything. Among many dietary customs in beginning of autumn, "gnawing at autumn" is a sense of ritual. The season in beginning of autumn is in dog days. Although it is autumn, it is still very hot. On this day, the older generation will eat some watermelons to cool off the heat, which means "eating autumn". It is said that beginning of autumn chews autumn. In Qing Dynasty, Zhang Dao's "Customs at the Age of the Year" also recorded that "beginning of autumn can avoid diarrhea by eating melons and biting autumn". From this point of view, the custom of eating autumn melons in beginning of autumn has a long history, and it also expresses people's good wishes of "biting the summer heat to welcome autumn".

In the south of China, it is a custom to eat autumn peaches that day in beginning of autumn. Peaches are regarded as mascots in Chinese traditional culture, such as flat peaches, longevity peaches and Xiantao. "Peach" has an extremely special cultural symbol, and people often say that "peach nurtures people". Therefore, eating autumn peaches every day in beginning of autumn symbolizes good luck and happiness. In addition, beginning of autumn is the turn of summer and autumn, and it is also the season when peaches are on the market. Eating peaches is also in season at this time.

Beginning of spring eats spring cakes, and beginning of autumn certainly wants to "taste autumn cakes". Beginning of autumn represents the arrival of autumn, symbolizing abundant joy. Eating autumn cakes at this time means that the grain is abundant and the cakes are round, which means reunion with family members.

In addition, when the weather turns cold in autumn, our diet needs to be changed, and we should eat more foods with high calorie and starch content to replenish energy for our bodies.