13 health-preserving foods that Chinese women must eat in summer

　　1.Grape |fruit

　　Reasons for listing:

　　Midsummer is the season when grapes are on the market in large quantities. Grapes are rich in nutrients, fresh and delicious, sour and sweet, and are enjoyed by young and old alike. Grapes contain essential vitamins, minerals, and a small amount of protein and fat. It is mild in nature, sweet and sour in taste, and non-toxic. Chinese medicine practitioners of all ages have regarded it as a good blood-tonifying product.

　　Tips: Nutritionists have found that grape skins contain more resveratrol than grape flesh and grape seeds. This is a polyhydroxyphenolic compound with strong anti-cancer capabilities. When most people eat grapes, they spit them out because the grape skins have an astringent taste. This will lose a large part of the nutrients from the grape skins. So from now on we must "eat grapes without spitting out grape skins."

　　Chinese health wisdom:

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that grapes are neutral in nature, sweet and sour in taste, and can replenish qi and blood, relieve restlessness and quench thirst. Modern medicine has proven that the polyphenols contained in grapes have strong antioxidant activity and can effectively adjust the function of liver cells and resist or reduce the damage caused by free radicals. The roots, stems and leaves can also be used as medicine, and are a treasure throughout the body.

　　2. Soybeans|Beans

　　Reasons for listing:

　　The main component of soybeans is protein, especially a vegetarian source of protein. They contain amino acids necessary for the body to repair and regenerate muscles, skin It has an effect on the growth of , hair and nails, and soy protein is also the cheapest protein. Soybeans have high nutritional value, but eating them directly will affect the absorption of protein and cause flatulence and other phenomena. The protein absorption rate of eating whole soybeans is about 65%, and the absorption rate can be greatly increased after being processed into soy milk. Therefore, soybeans are best made into soy milk or tofu. You can use a soymilk machine to make your own soy milk in the morning, and steam steamed buns with bean dregs in the evening, so that the coarse and fine grains can complement each other.

　　Tips: Do not use soy milk instead of milk. The protein quality of soy milk and milk is equal, the iron content is 5 times that of milk, but the fat is less than 30% of milk, the calcium is only 20% of milk, and the phosphorus is 25% of milk. So you have to drink soy milk, and you also have to drink milk.

　　Chinese health wisdom:

　　Compared with milk, Chinese people are more fond of soy milk and a series of soy products grown from soybeans. Especially for Buddhist disciples in our country, the main source of protein cannot be meat, it can only be soy products. The rich plant protein makes soybeans the leader in the protein kingdom.