As the weather gets colder, warm-up recipes are recommended

As soon as winter comes, many people have had this experience: some small parts of the body, such as hands, feet, ears, calves, etc. feel particularly cold, while other parts of the body are not too cold. In medicine, this reaction is collectively called "cold syndrome." The main reason is not insufficient calorie intake or insufficient body fat, but poor blood circulation and lack of certain vitamins.

Warm-up strategy 1: Eat more northern tofu and blood tofu to supplement nutrition

Suitable for people: people who want to lose weight and those who have a picky diet

If not only your hands and feet are cold but other parts of your body are not warm either, it may be a cold caused by nutritional imbalance. Girls who often lose weight, have picky eating habits, and middle-aged women are most likely to have incomplete vitamin intake, and vitamin B2 is an important substance for balancing the body's oxygen consumption. Therefore, for those who are afraid of cold and don’t want to gain weight to resist the cold, they can eat more northern tofu and cabbage.

Northern tofu is rich in vitamin B2, which can reduce the rapid loss of heat in the body during normal work and activities. It not only helps to maintain energy, but also helps you improve your cold resistance.

When making hot northern tofu and cabbage, it is best to use fresh bok choy. Wash the Chinese cabbage, drain the water and chop it, chop the tofu and set aside; put the shredded ginger into the oil pan to bring out the aroma, then put in the Chinese cabbage, add appropriate amount of salt and stir-fry until it changes color, then add the tofu and stir-fry evenly; after about a minute, you can add appropriate amount of water or soy milk, turn off the heat two minutes after boiling, and drizzle with a little sesame oil.

Northern tofu and blood tofu can be made together into red and white tofu, which is also a good dish for warming the body. Because blood tofu is particularly effective in replenishing iron and blood, and enhancing nutrition for people with anemia-type cold symptoms (in addition to fear of cold, there are also symptoms such as poor complexion and fatigue), thereby achieving a warming effect. The method of making red and white tofu is very simple. Just cut the northern tofu and blood tofu into strips, stir-fry them together, and season them.

Warm-up strategy 2: Mushrooms and yam for comprehensive nourishment

Suitable for people: People with weak body and poor resistance

In the cold winter, eating more fungi and root vegetables can help supplement a variety of vitamins and carbohydrates.

The northern mushrooms mentioned here refer to the ones with particularly thick rhizomes. This kind of mushroom, which grows in the remote mountains of Northeast China, has excellent cold resistance. If you eat this kind of thick-rooted mushroom, your body will replenish rich vitamin A, vitamin B and trace elements such as iron, selenium, potassium, etc. at one time.

Yam, a common vegetable in winter, contains high-quality protein and starch. These two nutrients can be quickly broken down into heat in the human body, thereby increasing energy for the body and playing a role in resisting the cold. It is especially suitable for the elderly and children who are weak and have poor resistance.

The specific method is: soak the shiitake mushrooms until soft, remove the stems and wash them, peel and wash the yam, cut into small pieces and slice for later use; heat the pan, add oil and stir-fry the shiitake mushrooms, then add the water used to soak the mushrooms, soy sauce and sugar, bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes; add the yam and cook together, and add salt and starch to thicken before eating.

Warm-up strategy 3: Eat more to activate internal organs and blood

Suitable for people: People with poor cardiopulmonary function

People who have irregular work and rest schedules, lack of exercise, and poor cardiopulmonary function are also prone to being afraid of the cold. For them, it is more difficult to solve the problem of being afraid of cold, because the main reason for these people's fear of cold is organ dysfunction or poor metabolism. This type of cold syndrome is most common among people with weak constitutions, people with chronic stomach problems, and the elderly with declining organ function.

For those people who are afraid of cold, it is recommended to drink carrot and onion soup regularly. Because carrots can enhance physical strength and immunity, activate the functions of internal organs and blood circulation, thereby achieving the effects of regulating internal organs, warming the body and nourishing. Onions can not only lower blood lipids and prevent arteriosclerosis, but also have significant bactericidal effects and can also enhance immunity.

Wash and slice the carrots and onions. Use olive oil to fry the onions until they become transparent, then add the carrots and continue frying. Add the stock and bring to a boil, then add a little seasoning salt etc. If you drink 200 ml at lunch or dinner every day and persist for a long time, your fear of cold will improve.

Warming-up strategy 4: Aconite and mutton soup warms the meridians and drives away the cold

Suitable for: middle-aged and elderly people with weak spleen and stomach

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that aconite is a good medicinal material for warming the meridians, expelling cold, and promoting the flow of qi and blood. It is especially suitable for warming up the body for middle-aged and elderly people who are afraid of cold, have weak spleen and stomach, and decreased liver and kidney function. Mutton is also a warm and tonic food, which can help boost yang and strengthen the stomach, and promote blood circulation and body fluid production.

If the middle-aged and elderly people in your family also have symptoms such as coldness in the waist and knees, frequent urination, etc., you can drink more aconite and mutton soup. Drinking a small bowl of it every day at dinner can not only effectively help the body keep warm, but also solve discomforts such as cold waist and knees, frequent urination, etc.

The specific method of making aconite mutton soup is: wash 250 grams of mutton and cut it into small pieces; wrap 25 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 30 grams of aconite, and 15 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa with gauze; then put all the ingredients as well as onion, ginger, and salt into the pot, add appropriate amount of water to cover all the ingredients, boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer until cooked, remove the medicine bag before removing from the pot and it is ready to eat.