What to eat during winter solstice and what to pay attention to

　　There are many foods suitable for tonic during the Winter Solstice, which can be roughly divided into three categories: flat tonic, warming tonic, and nourishing. Generally speaking, hot foods are suitable for warming and tonic, for qi deficiency; cold foods are suitable for nourishing, for blood deficiency; flat foods are suitable for blood deficiency without qi deficiency, which is called flat tonic.

　　Tonic: Pork, liver, kidney, lung, etc., eggs, hen, duck, tofu, etc., celery, radish, longan, mushroom Mushrooms , honey, bee milk, etc.

　　Nourishing: soft-shell turtle, crucian carp, mussels, kelp, jellyfish, pears, oranges, apples, bananas, lilies, sesame seeds, mung beans, adzuki beans, peas, day lily, white fungus, bird's nest, etc.

　　Warming and tonic: mutton, beef and their offal, dog meat, rooster, goose, sea cucumber, squid, venison, dates, walnuts, lentils, potatoes, onions, garlic, leeks, ginger, broad beans, wheat flour, alcohol, etc.

　　healthy Tips: In addition to paying attention to the selection of food for winter solstice supplements, you must also pay attention to cooking techniques: nourishing foods should be stewed, steamed or simmered in soup, with a light taste; warm tonic foods should be braised in braise or stewed in sauce, with a strong taste; flat tonic foods can be used in both ways, and the taste is mainly mild.