Solar Term Diet: What fruit is good to eat in summer?

It is better to eat watermelon and pitaya in summer.

1, watermelon

Watermelon pulp is crisp, sweet and juicy, rich in glucose, fructose, sucrose, trace elements and vitamins, and has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, relieving polydipsia, diuresis and hangover. Pericarp can also be preserved into candied fruit. Watermelon peel can also be used as medicine to treat nephritis edema, liver disease jaundice and diabetes. It is hot in summer, and watermelon is a very recommended summer fruit.

When choosing watermelons in summer, we must distinguish between ripening and natural ripening. Generally speaking, look at watermelon seeds first. Naturally ripe watermelons are black. Although the flesh of ripened watermelon is red, the watermelon seeds are relatively white, which is very easy to distinguish. You can taste a piece before you buy it. If the taste is just sweet and good, it is a watermelon with normal maturity. Mature watermelons are not sweet and taste hard.

2.pitaya

Pitaya is a seasonal fruit in May and June, which can detoxify, resist aging, care skin, enrich blood and reduce blood fat. It should be born in season, which can help us to prevent and solve many problems caused by damp heat. Pitaya is the first choice to lose weight in summer, which can not only clear away heat and fire, but also be very effective in preventing constipation.