Hot and muggy dog days are unbearable - eat more melons to detox and remove dampness
Once the dog days of summer arrive, you feel irritable and muggy, with no appetite! But no worries, just eat more melons - cucumber, watermelon, loofah, pumpkin, any melon at all is great for detoxing and removing dampness. Today Huahua will teach everyone how to eat melons!
Eating cucumber during the dog days - clearing heat and detoxing
Benefits of cucumber
Cucumber is crisp and refreshing, rich in fiber and vitamins. Eating cucumber in summer can clear heat, detox, strengthen the brain and calm the mind, and stimulate appetite. For women, it also helps with weight loss.
Recommended recipe: Cucumber with bean starch sheets
Method:
1. Wash and slice fresh cucumber.
2. Mix mashed garlic, sesame oil and chili oil together to make a sauce.
3. Soak mung bean starch sheets in clean water, take them out after 15 minutes, and boil until soft in boiling water.
4. Cut the cooked starch sheets into strips, mix them with the cucumber, and pour over the prepared seasoning. The crisp and appetizing cucumber with bean starch sheets is ready!
Eating winter melon during the dog days - removing dampness and phlegm
Benefits of winter melon
Winter melon is rich in dietary fiber and vitamin B12. It can remove dampness, detox and dissolve phlegm, promote urination and reduce swelling. It is most suitable for the damp-heat of the dog days.
Recommended recipe: Vegetarian winter melon soup
Method:
1. Prepare ingredients: winter melon, shredded ginger, chopped scallions
2. Put a small amount of oil in the wok, heat until 70% hot, add shredded ginger and saute until fragrant.
3. Add the sliced winter melon to the hot oil, add salt and stir-fry until 80% cooked.
4. Add water, cover, and simmer for 7 minutes. Sprinkle chopped scallions on top before serving as a garnish.
Eating loofah during the dog days - strengthening the brain and beautifying
Benefits of loofah
Loofah is cool in nature and helps clear stomach fire. It is rich in B vitamins, which can strengthen the brain, especially good for the elderly and children. Eating more loofah can also fight allergies and is good for the skin.
Recommended recipe: Stir-fried loofah
Method
1. Prepare ingredients: loofah, chili, garlic, ginger, salt.
2. Wash and peel the loofah, cut into small pieces, and shred the chili, scallions, ginger and garlic.
3. Heat oil in the wok until 70% cooked, add shredded scallions, minced garlic and chili, saute until fragrant, then add the loofah and stir-fry evenly. Add salt to taste before serving.
Eating papaya during the dog days - aiding digestion and removing eczema
Benefits of papaya
Papaya is warm in nature and slightly sour in taste. It promotes digestion and absorption and is rich in carotene and vitamin C. Friends with eczema can eat more of it, and the skin will become fairer.
Recommended recipe: Papaya in orange juice
Method:
1. Prepare ingredients: papaya, sweet orange, white sugar
2. Wash fresh papaya, cut in half, scoop out the seeds in the middle, and evenly cut half of the papaya into thin slices.
3. Squeeze the sweet orange into juice, add 2 spoonfuls of white sugar, stir well, and pour over the papaya slices. A cool and delicious papaya in orange juice is ready. You can also sprinkle a few black sesame seeds on top as a garnish!
Eating watermelon during the dog days - promoting fluids and quenching thirst
Benefits of watermelon
The most popular fruit in summer is the juicy big watermelon, the best choice for clearing heat, relieving summer heat, promoting fluids and quenching thirst. Cut it in half and scoop it out with a spoon for the most satisfying experience.
Watermelon is delicious however you eat it, and even the rind can be served cold with dressing, stir-fried, or cooked in porridge. But Huahua must remind everyone here not to eat too much at once, or you will get diarrhea~
Eating pumpkin during the dog days - detoxing and nourishing the stomach
Benefits of pumpkin
Pumpkin is rich in vitamins and pectin, which can protect the stomach from irritation. Pectin can also bind and eliminate toxins accumulated in the body. Therefore, eating more pumpkin in summer can have a very good detoxing and stomach-nourishing effect.
Recommended recipe: Pumpkin porridge
Method:
1. Prepare ingredients: pumpkin, rice, millet
2. Wash the rice and millet, put them in the rice cooker, add water and cook.
3. Wash the pumpkin, peel and dice it. After the water boils, put it in the pot and stir while cooking until the pumpkin dissolves. The delicious pumpkin porridge is ready.
Flower friends, have you eaten melons this summer?
How do you eat them?
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