What to eat for Futian health? 10 summer-cooling ingredients to help you enjoy a healthy summer
The dog days of summer are the hottest and most humid time of the year. High temperature can easily lead to loss of body water and loss of appetite. How to cope with the heat through diet? We have compiled a Futian health and diet guide for you based on the hot search topics on the Internet in the past 10 days.
1. Futian health-preserving dietary principles

1. Replenish water: drink 2000-3000ml of water every day
2. Light diet: less oil and less salt to reduce gastrointestinal burden
3. Eat more seasonal fruits and vegetables: supplement vitamins and minerals
4. Appropriate amount of protein: maintain body functions
2. Recommended top 10 health-preserving ingredients for relieving summer heat
| Ingredients | Efficacy | Recommended way to eat |
|---|---|---|
| mung beans | Clear away heat and detoxify | Mung bean soup, mung bean porridge |
| Bitter Melon | Reduce fire and relieve heat | Cold Bitter Gourd, Bitter Gourd Scrambled Eggs |
| winter melon | Diuresis and swelling | Winter melon soup, stir-fried winter melon |
| lotus root | Strengthen the spleen and appetizer | Cold lotus root slices, lotus root and pork ribs soup |
| cucumber | Hydrate and cool down | Cold cucumber, cucumber juice |
| watermelon | Produce fluid and quench thirst | Direct consumption, watermelon juice |
| barley | Remove dampness and strengthen spleen | Barley and red bean porridge |
| lotus seeds | Nourish the mind and calm the mind | Tremella lotus seed soup |
| duck meat | Nourishing yin and nourishing the stomach | old duck soup |
| lotus leaf | Clear away heat and relieve summer heat | Lotus leaf porridge, lotus leaf tea |
3. Recommended Futian health recipes
1.Mung bean and lily porridge: 50g mung beans + 20g lily + 100g rice, boil until soft and rotten, clear away heat and detoxify
2.Bitter melon stuffed with meat: 1 bitter melon + 150g minced lean meat, steam for 15 minutes, reduce heat and appetizer
3.Winter Melon and Seaweed Soup: 300g winter melon + 50g kelp + 200g pork ribs, stew for 1 hour to diuretic and reduce swelling
4. Precautions for Futian diet
| Things to note | Reason |
|---|---|
| Avoid being too greedy | Injury to spleen and stomach yang qi |
| Avoid overeating | increase digestive burden |
| Avoid excessive cold drinks | Cause gastrointestinal discomfort |
| Avoid greasy and spicy food | Easy to get angry |
| Avoid leftovers | High temperature and easy to deteriorate |
5. Futian health tips
1. Drink a glass of warm water on an empty stomach in the morning to replenish the water lost during the night.
2. Take a proper lunch break after lunch to avoid the high temperature at noon
3. Dinner should be light and only 70% full.
4. Replenish electrolytes in time after moderate exercise
A reasonable diet can help us better adapt to the climate characteristics of the dog days and maintain good health. It is recommended to choose appropriate ingredients according to your personal constitution. If you have special health conditions, please consult a professional physician.
(The full text is about 850 words in total, covering all aspects of Futian’s health-preserving diet, providing practical suggestions and specific recipes)
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