March, another year of green grass, everywhere you can see the beauty of spring, everywhere is a vibrant scene. As the saying goes, “Spring is the key to a good year”. This saying is also suitable for the spring diet, which seasonal fruits and vegetables are the most nutritious, can be for a year of good health to lay a good foundation?

Artemisia annua: cool in nature and relieves dryness

“Artemisia vulgaris is full of short reed buds, it is the time when the river dolphin wants to go up”, Su Shi’s poem of Artemisia vulgaris is also called Artemisia annua, and it is a good time to eat Artemisia annua. There are three kinds of artemisia, white, green and red, the most common is green artemisia. A root of artemisia is like a flexible willow branch, a long thin pole with a section of small protrusions.

100 grams of artemisia contains 4.2 grams of protein and 0.24 grams of fat respectively, making it a high protein, low fat vegetable. At the same time, because Artemisia contains an aromatic oil, it has a unique flavor and can help strengthen the spleen and stomach, resolve phlegm and heat, and help digestion. Aquatic Artemisia annua is cool in nature and sweet in taste, which can calm liver fire and is most suitable for nourishing and protecting the liver in spring. The refreshing taste can also prevent sore throat and relieve constipation caused by dry fire. In addition, the total flavonoid content of Artemisia annua is relatively high, which has a certain therapeutic effect on lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids and preventing cardiovascular disease, and is a good health care vegetable.

Eat artemisia to eat pole not eat leaves, choose vegetables to retain the upper part of the tender pole, and dried stir-fried together, only a little oil, a little salt, the natural fragrance of the two will be mixed together, which is the famous dried stir-fried artemisia. Can also be fried with bacon, and then add some leeks, can highlight the fragrance of artemisia.

To buy tarragon, you need to pick the tender stems that are bright green. Before frying, it is best to soak in water for a while, which can increase its freshness. Cooking should be rapid fire quickly fried, out of the pot after the young pole bright green and erect, but also with a spring fresh breath. In addition, the hard texture of artemisia, spleen and stomach bad people eat less.

Chrysanthemum coronarium: strengthens the spleen and opens the stomach

Chrysanthemum coronarium used to be a delicacy in the court, so it is called the emperor’s dish. Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Nutrition and Food Safety, Dr. Wu Jinghuan introduced, Chrysanthemum coronarium is rich in nutrients, especially carotene, 1.5 mg per 100 grams, than tomatoes, pumpkin and other vegetables 2 to 3 times higher, is very good for the protection of eyesight. When cooking, fried with meat and eggs, can improve the utilization of vitamin A.

The fragrant odor of Chrysanthemum coronarium is due to the fact that it contains a volatile essential oil that can stimulate the appetite. Now that the temperature is warming up, many people have a lack of appetite, and eating some Chrysanthemum coronarium can play a role in appetizing and strengthening the spleen. Sun Simiao’s “Thousand gold – food treatment” in the record, Chrysanthemum coronarium can “peace of mind gas, nourish the spleen and stomach, eliminating phlegm and drink, and benefit the stomach and intestines.” But Chrysanthemum in the aromatic essential oils volatile heat, you can slow blanch soup, or slightly blanched after cold.

In addition, Chrysanthemum coronarium also contains high potassium, sodium and other mineral salts, can regulate the body’s water metabolism, facilitate urination, eliminate edema. Because of the high sodium content, less salt should be put in the cooking.

Soy products: Fava beans, peas can prevent cancer

Fava beans: brain health and calcium, lowering fat and preventing cancer

Fava beans contain a large amount of protein, second only to soybeans in daily consumption of beans, and a complete range of amino acids, especially lysine content. Fava beans also contain calcium, zinc, manganese, phospholipids and other important components that regulate the brain and nervous tissue, have enhanced memory brain function. Calcium in fava beans, conducive to bone calcium absorption and calcification, can promote the growth and development of human bones.

Vitamin C in fava beans can slow down atherosclerosis, dietary fiber in the skin of fava beans has the effect of lowering cholesterol and promoting intestinal peristalsis. Modern people also believe that fava beans are also one of the anti-cancer food, on the prevention of intestinal cancer has a role.

Peas: and high-calcium foods cooked together

Fresh peas protein is not only rich, but also good quality, including a variety of essential amino acids, regular consumption of children’s growth and development will be very beneficial. Fresh peas are rich in crude fiber, with intestinal cleansing, lower cholesterol, anti-cancer effect.

Peas contain calcium and phosphorus in the bean food is low, so cooking should choose high calcium side dishes, such as soy products, cabbage, greens, etc., not only delicious, but also rich in nutrients. Eat peas despite the many benefits, but eat more will cause bloating, each time should not exceed 50 grams.

Root vegetables: asparagus, spring asparagus flavorful

Asparagus: preventing colds

Slender green rod, both like reed shoots, and like bamboo shoots, so people figuratively called it asparagus, in fact, its big name is Shi Diao Bai, some places also called it Longshu Vegetables.

Asparagus shoots are rich in vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin C, the content of which reaches 45 mg/100 grams, higher than oranges, tangerines. Eating it regularly can enhance the body’s immunity, prevent colds and flu, and also have a certain relief effect on swollen and bleeding gums. Asparagus contains less sugar, and contains substances that can help regulate blood sugar, diabetic patients are suitable for eating. In addition, potassium, saponin and other substances have the role of regulating blood fat, blood pressure.

Spring asparagus: relieve dry constipation

Spring asparagus is known as the spring “vegetable king”, there is a “taste of fresh no road spring bamboo shoots,” said. Spring bamboo shoots are rich in plant protein, vitamins and a variety of trace elements. The fiber content of spring bamboo shoots is also very rich, can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help digestion.

Now is the season of spring bamboo shoots on the market, the market wrapped in a brown coat of spring bamboo shoots still with the smell of soil. Spring bamboo shoots contain sufficient water, protein content (2.4 g / 100 g) in the vegetable is also considered the best, is a high protein low-fat food. In addition, spring bamboo shoots are rich in insoluble dietary fiber, often eaten to prevent constipation.

Asparagus itself has no special flavor, it is a versatile dish. In meat dishes, it can adsorb the flavor of meat, and also adsorb fat to relieve meat dishes. Cold spring bamboo shoots is a nutritious and healthy small dishes, white spring bamboo shoots, eat especially refreshing.

Fruits: spring food six fruit most nourishing people

Pineapple: stomach and digestion

Pineapple is a seasonal fruit, bright color and taste crisp and sweet, much loved by the people. Pineapple in the “pineapple prion enzyme” can break down proteins, promote digestion, eliminate edema and inflammation, promote blood circulation. After eating some greasy food, eat some pineapple and prevent fat deposition. Pineapple is beneficial to people with nephritis and high blood pressure, and it can also help to strengthen the stomach and eliminate food, tonify the spleen to stop diarrhea, etc. It is an excellent spring tonic.

Pear: moistens the throat and generates fluids

Pear is the first choice of spring fruit, it contains malic acid, citric acid, glucose, fructose, calcium, phosphorus, iron and a variety of vitamins, pear has a moistening throat, moistening the lungs and relieve cough, nourish the stomach and other functions, the most suitable for the spring season fever and internal heat of the patient to eat. Especially for the relief of lung fever and cough, pediatric wind fever, dry throat, sore throat, stool dryness and other conditions more appropriate.

Strawberry: tonifying blood and vital energy

Strawberries are nutritionists known as “the first fruit of spring”, its blood, beneficial to the qi, spleen, lung effects, young and old. Especially for those who are weak, strawberries are one of the nourishing fruits. Strawberries are rich in vitamin C, which helps digestion, and also strengthens the gums, freshens the breath and moistens the throat.

In addition, strawberries contain iron, glucose, fructose, malic acid, citric acid, etc. can effectively assist in the treatment of spring prone to sore throats, lung heat cough, long fire boils and other diseases.

Chelsea: beauty and skin care

The iron content of cherries is particularly high, which is located in the first of all kinds of fruits. Eating car cherry can supplement the body’s demand for iron, promote hemoglobin regeneration, not only can prevent and control iron-deficiency anemia, but also to enhance physical fitness, brain and intelligence. Chelsea is rich in nutrients, with the regulation of Qi, spleen and stomach, rheumatism, “people face good color, beautiful Zhisei” effect on loss of appetite, indigestion, rheumatism and body pain are beneficial.

Yang Peach: Clearing dryness and moistening the intestines

Peach juice and fiber in abundance, can produce fluids to quench thirst, quickly replenish the body’s water, and make the body’s accumulated heat or alcohol poisoning with the urine out of the body, is conducive to clearing dryness and bowel movements, eliminate fatigue. Yang peach can also reduce the body’s absorption of fat, blood fat, cholesterol, can prevent hypertension, atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases, but also to protect the liver, reduce blood sugar, is an excellent spring health food. Yang Peach is cold, suitable for people suffering from cardiovascular disease or obesity.

Small tomatoes: soften blood vessels

Spring health, small tomatoes can not be missing. Small tomatoes, also known as saints fruit, is both a vegetable and a fruit, its taste sweet and juicy, rich in protein, vitamins, pectin, sugar and other nutrients, of which the vitamin content is 1.7 times that of the average tomato, and even higher than that of apples.

Regular consumption of Virgin fruit can soften blood vessels and regulate blood pressure levels, which can help prevent cardiovascular disease and care for cardiovascular health.