What food is good for your health in the snow season?

1, lotus root: Because of the dry weather in winter, people eat too much, which easily leads to heavy moisture in the body. Lotus root is pollution-free, clearing away heat and toxic materials, and is deeply loved by people. In the view of Chinese medicine, raw lotus root is cold and has the effect of clearing away heat and removing annoyance. It changes from cold to warm after cooking, and has the functions of nourishing stomach and yin, invigorating spleen and benefiting qi. Lotus root and kidney bean soup can improve sleep quality, and ribs soup can strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite, which is suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach.

2, bean sprouts: Soybean contains a lot of protein, fat and carbohydrates, but also contains trace elements needed by the human body, such as sodium, phosphorus, iron and calcium. Sprouts can not only retain the original substances, but also increase the vitamin content, which is helpful to eliminate fatigue. Chlorophyll in bean sprouts can prevent and treat rectal cancer.

3. Water chestnut: Its skin is purple-black, its meat is white, its taste is sweet and juicy, crisp and delicious. Known as "Jiangnan Ginseng" by northerners. It can be used as both fruit and vegetable, and it is a very popular seasonal product. Water chestnut is cold, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood, promoting fluid production, promoting diuresis, relaxing bowels, eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm, promoting digestion and relieving bloating. It can also be used to treat jaundice, dysentery, polio, constipation and other diseases, especially after meals.