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Recipes by Month 按月份的食谱

Entering February, it means that we have bid farewell to the cold winter and ushered in the warm spring. However, at this time, it is still early spring, the temperature is not as warm as in March, and the temperature is still warm and cold, so everyone must pay attention to keeping your body warm, and don't take off your heavy clothes all at once. In addition, you can pay attention to nourishing the liver in your diet, and eat more foods that nourish the liver and protect the liver.

Climate characteristics in February

February is the beginning of spring and includes two solar terms, "Lichun" and "Rain". "Lichun" ranks first among the twenty-four solar terms, indicating that spring begins on this day. After the "beginning of spring", all things recover, the earth is full of vitality, grass and trees begin to sprout, and the four seasons of the year begin. The characteristic of the "rain" solar term is that the winter comes to spring, the humidity gradually increases, and the cold air activity is still more frequent, so the morning and evening are still colder. The "rain" solar term is more suitable for the growth of all things because of the increased rainfall, the humid air, and the warm but not hot weather.

Chinese medicine believes that spring belongs to wood and corresponds to the liver. Therefore, the main purpose of health preservation in spring is to protect the liver, and the protection of the liver should start from the mood, so as to make the mood comfortable and prevent the "rising anger".

What to eat for health in February

February is spring. In spring, you should eat more foods that can nourish yang, and also eat more vegetables, fruits, and meats that can improve human immunity. At the same time, the climate in spring is relatively dry, so you should pay attention to hydration.

Vegetables: corn, white radish, leek, coriander, rapeseed, onion, pepper, wormwood, cabbage, cabbage, celery, spinach, lettuce, bamboo shoots, wax gourd, pumpkin, loofah, eggplant, carrot, yam, pea sprouts, toon, Asparagus, lotus root, radish

Fruits: apples, bananas, pears, pineapples, water chestnuts, kiwi, oranges, tangerines, sugar cane

Meat: crucian carp

Others: rice, fennel, millet, red dates, honey, lotus seeds

Recommended recipes for February

1. Millet red jujube porridge

Material: 50 grams of millet, 5 red dates

Practice: After washing the millet, soak it in water, then put it in a pot to boil, turn to low heat and cook slowly, when it is almost cooked, add the red dates and cook together.

2. Sydney Lily and Lotus Seed Soup

Material: 1 Sydney, lily, a few lotus seeds

Practice: Wash the pears, cut them into small pieces, put them in the pot together with the lily and lotus seeds, add an appropriate amount of water to boil the soup, and add a little honey to taste.

3. Pumpkin millet porridge

Material: 250 grams of pumpkin, 80 grams of millet, appropriate amount of honey

Practice: Cut the pumpkin into small pieces, wash and soak the millet, put the two together in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water to boil into porridge, and when it is slightly cool, add a little honey.

4. Crucian carp soup

Material: 1 crucian carp, a little coriander

Method: After cleaning the crucian carp, put it in a pot and fry it, add water and cook it into crucian carp soup. Before serving, sprinkle a little coriander.

5. Fried lettuce with pepper

Material: 200 grams of peppers, 150 grams of lettuce

Method: Wash the peppers and lettuce, shred them separately, put them into the pot and stir fry them in turn, and add seasonings for seasoning.

how to keep healthy in february

1. Keep exercising

Life is movement. Moving is nourishing, and living is blood. Regular activity, proper exercise, this is the secret of longevity through the ages. However, "movement" can be divided into active and passive. In order to adapt to the vitality of spring, active movement and perseverance should be the main thing. Facts have proved that participating in more outdoor activities in the spring is very beneficial to maintaining good health. Items suitable for spring sports include running, climbing, boxing, and skipping rope. However, avoid excessive activity, so as not to sweat profusely and damage the yang qi, which is contrary to the purpose of "nourishing yang in spring and summer".

2. Appropriate spring cover

"Spring cover" means that in spring, when the temperature is just getting warmer, don't take off the cotton-padded clothes too early, so that the regulation of body heat production and heat dissipation is in a relatively balanced state with the ambient temperature in winter. From winter to early spring, it is warm and cold, and the temperature changes greatly. As the saying goes, "a child's face in spring changes three times a day". If you take off your cotton-padded clothes too early, once the temperature drops, the body's systems will be caught off guard, and it will be too late to adjust, resulting in illness.

3. Pay attention to emotions

Spring is a season of high incidence of various mental illnesses, so at this time, we must guard against anger, let alone emotional depression. We must be open-minded and open-minded in thinking, broad-minded, relaxed in body, comfortable and natural, so that emotions can be "born". The effective method is to get more sun exposure to prolong the light time, which is a natural remedy to restore the mood.

Diet tips for February

February is spring, so pay attention to nourishing the liver, so the diet in spring should pay attention to nourishing the liver and protecting the liver. In terms of diet, you need to pay attention to eating less spicy and stimulating foods, so as not to cause anger to rise and damage your health. In addition, the weather in February is still relatively dry. We must pay attention to properly replenishing water for the body and eat more food containing water.