There has been a proverb that "the Xiaohan Festival lasts for fifteen days, seven or eight days and thirty-nine days", which means that the real severe cold is coming. At this time, there are many things to pay attention to. On the one hand, we should pay attention to keeping warm and add clothes in time. Secondly, we should pay attention to diet and add more calories and nutrients.
Especially for older people, the body’s heat energy consumption is faster since winter. The diet should be changed from light to moderately greasy to provide the body with the nutrients it needs. recommends eating 3 more "lucky dishes" and drinking 2 "cold-repelling soups" for good luck in 2023!
Xiaohan is coming, reminder: Eat 3 "lucky dishes" and drink 2 "cold-repelling soup"
"Lucky dishes"
1 - braised mandarin fish
Fish has the same pronunciation as "yu", which represents a prosperous life and good wishes for abundance every year.
Mandarin fish has more meat and less thorns, so it is very suitable for eating in this season. The meat is tender and rich in protein, minerals, etc., and is suitable for all ages.
Recommended method: Prepare mandarin fish, garlic, and ginger
Clean the mandarin fish, put it in an oil pan and fry on both sides until golden. Next, add garlic, ginger and spicy sauce, stir-fry and season. Add cooking wine, salt and soy sauce, add chives to the sauce over high heat.
2—— Carrot meatballs
meatballs are foods that people often eat during festivals. It symbolizes happiness and contentment, and also means reunion. In the cold season, serving carrot meatballs also expresses the best wishes of the family.
It is attractive in color, soft and delicious. In addition to promoting people's appetite, also represents the sweetness of reunion in the upcoming Spring Festival.
Recommended method: Prepare appropriate amounts of carrots, eggs, bread crumbs, corn starch, etc.
Wash the carrots, grate them into shreds, and add salt to marinate. Then wash it with clean water and squeeze out the water, add corn starch and knead it. Then add the bread crumbs and fry them in the oil pan. It is delicious and simple.
3 - Stir-fried beef with onions
Beef, as a commonly eaten food, is not only rich in high-quality protein and trace elements , but also has low fat content. For middle-aged and elderly people, eating beef regularly also means "energetic".
Recommended method: Prepare an appropriate amount of beef, eggs, onions, ginger, garlic, green and red peppers, etc.
First cut the beef into thin slices, wash and add salt, soy sauce and pepper to adjust the color, and then add egg white. Heat oil in a pot, add beef, add green and red peppers, onions, ginger and garlic to another pot and stir-fry until fragrant.
"Cold-repelling Soup"
● Mutton Soup
Mutton has warming and tonic properties. When eaten in winter, it has the effect of warming the body and dispelling cold. Especially for people with weak bodies, drinking some mutton soup appropriately can not only supplement nutrition, but also satisfy the taste buds.
Recommended method: Prepare an appropriate amount of mutton, angelica , vermicelli, scallions, ginger, etc.
First clean and cut the mutton into pieces, heat oil in a pan, add onion, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add light soy sauce and boiling water in sequence and stir. Boil the mutton over high heat until tender, add vermicelli and cook for 2-4 minutes, then add chicken essence and salt.
● Red dates and black-bone chicken soup
As the weather gets colder, many people will have colds and coughs. At this time, you need a bowl of red date and black-bone chicken soup that nourishes qi and blood to absorb enough nutrients for the body.
Recommended method: Prepare half a handful of red dates, black-bone chicken, wolfberry, etc.
Clean the black-bone chicken, cut it into pieces, put it in a casserole, add water and simmer. Secondly, add red dates, wolfberry, rice wine, onion and ginger, etc. Bring to a boil over high heat, remove the foam, then reduce to low heat and simmer. Add pepper and salt to taste.
● Camel milk
is suitable for major supplements around winter. Especially for middle-aged and elderly people, some warm and tonic foods can be used to nourish and regulate the body.
"Suiyoutuo" is a good choice, coming from the beautiful Yili of Xinjiang, my country. is different from common milk, and the protein and calcium content in camel milk is also richer.And the appropriate addition of nutrients such as probiotics , taurine , can help people with weak stomachs absorb and absorb nutrients.
Even people with lactose intolerance can drink it with confidence. It is also rich in 18 kinds of amino acids , iron, zinc, selenium, folic acid and other trace elements . It can continuously nourish the body and meet the nutritional needs of the body.
recommends drinking a cup of "Suiyuyoutuo" every morning and evening. can add oats to match according to personal taste. The taste is mellow and salty, smooth and delicious. When you enter, you can feel the lingering pure taste without being fishy, giving you a full happy experience.
Summary: People often say that food is the only thing you can’t live up to. Don’t be greedy in winter. Pay more attention to the combination of meat and vegetables in your diet, scientific supplementation, and having a good body are the best New Year blessings.
