What vegetables and fruits are suitable for eating in winter?

Pomelo is sweet in flavor and cold in nature, and contains naringin, neohesperidin, carotene, vitamin C, B1, B2, nicotinic acid, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carbohydrates and hair care oil, etc. It can move qi downward, relieve chest tightness, resolve phlegm, stop coughing and clear the lungs. However, because pomelo is cold in nature, it should not be eaten in excess; eating 2-3 pieces is enough.

Kumquat is sweet and sour in flavor, neutral to the stomach, non-toxic, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It is sweet and moistens the lungs, stimulates the appetite and promotes eating, quenches thirst and promotes fluid production. All oranges have this effect, but the most beneficial fruit for the body is the small kumquat sold at fruit stalls, and it should absolutely be included in one's daily fruit list.

Candied jujube is sweet in flavor and neutral in nature. It can tonify qi and promote fluid production, and moisten the lungs. Ordinarily, when making soup or boiling sweet soup, candied jujube can be added.

Honey is sweet in flavor and neutral in nature, and enters the spleen, lung and large intestine meridians. Its function is to tonify the center, moisten dryness and remove toxins, and it is often used to treat dry lung cough. In fact, many people probably know that honey is an excellent food with all benefits and no harm. Every morning when getting up, drink 1-2 spoonfuls dissolved in warm water on an empty stomach. Over time, it can not only moisten the lungs, but also remove toxins and nourish the complexion.

White radish is pungent and sweet in flavor and cool in nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It contains glucose, sucrose, vitamin C, mustard oil, etc. Among the people in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai area, there is a saying that winter radish rivals ginseng. This is exactly the reason. Ordinarily, small radish soup can be boiled and drunk.

Lotus root enters the lung, heart and spleen meridians. Cooked lotus root is sweet in flavor, cool in nature and non-toxic. Eating cooked lotus root can tonify the heart and generate blood, strengthen the stomach and spleen, and nourish and fortify the body. Lotus root soup promotes urination, clears heat and moistens the lungs. Ordinarily, pork or pork bones and lotus root can be boiled together with an appropriate amount of mung beans to make soup and drink.