What is the best thing to eat in winter? These fruits and vegetables are the most nutritious in winter

Although winter is cold, it is definitely the best time to nourish your body! Many people who take good care of their health use these few months of winter to nourish their bodies. So the question is, what is the best food to eat in winter? Here are two recommended nourishing foods suitable for winter consumption.

[First dish: lotus root]

In the cold winter, fresh lotus root is in season. In the dry winter, eating lotus root can nourish yin, clear away heat, moisten dryness, quench thirst, and calm the mind.

In addition to containing a large amount of carbohydrates, fresh lotus root is also rich in protein, various vitamins and minerals. It also contains rich dietary fiber, which is very beneficial for treating constipation and promoting the excretion of harmful substances.

Best way to eat it: Seven-hole lotus root has a higher starch content, less water, and is sticky but not brittle, making it suitable for making soup; nine-hole lotus root has a high water content, is crisp and tender, and has more juice, so it is best eaten cold or stir-fried.

Best match: white and black fungus. Pairing with white fungus can nourish the lung yin, while pairing with black fungus can nourish the kidney yin.

[First fruit: pear]

Pears are fresh and juicy, contain 85% water, are sweet and sour, and are rich in vitamins and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and iodine. They are called "natural mineral water" and have been revered as the "king of fruits" since ancient times. In winter, the air is dry and there is less water. If you can insist on eating a certain amount of pears every day, it can relieve body dryness and promote the production of body fluids and moisten the lungs.

Best way to eat

Eating raw pears can significantly relieve symptoms such as dry, itchy, sore throat, hoarseness, constipation, and red urine in patients with upper respiratory tract infections. Cooking or steaming pears, such as steaming pears with rock sugar, can nourish yin and moisten the lungs, relieve cough and eliminate phlegm, and has preventive and therapeutic effects on gout, rheumatism, and arthritis. It is also more effective in treating lung heat cough and sore throat.

Best with: Honey

The world-famous pear paste candy is made by boiling pears and honey, and has obvious therapeutic effects on patients suffering from lung heat and long-term cough.