What vegetables are in season in summer? What is the best vegetable to eat?

Summer weather is muggy, reasonable diet is critical, so summer diet pay attention to light, eating more vegetables is conducive to health. What are the vegetables in season in summer? What is the best vegetable to eat?

What are the vegetables in season in summer?

1. Melon vegetables

(1) balsam pear: although balsam pear is bitter, it is a good "medicine". In summer, people get angry easily and have no appetite. Balsam pear has the effect of detoxification, cooling and heat prevention. Eating balsam pear can increase appetite, refresh mind and aid digestion. It is the most suitable melon vegetable to eat in summer, and it is also a vegetable in season in summer.

(2) towel gourd: in summer, towel gourd is listed in large quantities. Towel gourd contains high nutrients such as protein, fat, starch, sugars, vitamins and so on. According to traditional Chinese medicine, towel gourd has the effect of clearing heat and resolving phlegm, relieving cough and asthma, cooling blood and detoxification, so you can eat more towel gourd in summer.

(3) Cucumber: cucumber is also the peak season for listing in summer. Cucumber has the highest water content of all foods. In addition, cucumber is cool and has the effects of eliminating heat, diuresis and detoxification. Summer is very suitable for cold.

(4) wax gourd: wax gourd is a kind of medicine and food melon vegetables, is an indispensable vegetable in summer, eat more wax gourd in summer, can quench thirst and relieve heat, reduce fire to dry.

Summer is the peak season for melons and vegetables to be marketed. in addition to the above, there are pumpkins and bergamot. Melons can be salad, stir-fried and make soups, and they have high water content and high potassium and low sodium characteristics. it is suitable for people to replenish water and lose inorganic salt after sweating a lot in summer.

2. Leafy vegetables

(1) cabbage: cabbage is rich in vitamin C, vitamin E, carotene and so on. It is also one of the main vegetables in summer. It is rich in potassium and folic acid after cooking. Pregnant women and children and teenagers during growth and development should eat more.

(2) asparagus: asparagus can be seen all the year round, but it is rich in summer, which can clear away heat and detoxify, moisturize the intestines and defecate.

In addition, there are red amaranth, Shanghai green, sweet potato leaves, rape, fungus, leek and so on, which are all suitable for summer.

3. Fruits and vegetables

(1) eggplant: summer is also the season when eggplant is on the market, and it contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients. When eating, it is best not to remove the skin and eat it directly.

(2) Tomato: tomato is a vegetable that often appears on the summer table, its nutritional value is extremely high, contains a variety of vitamins, summer consumption, but also can effectively prevent heat.

(3) cowpeas (long beans): beans planted in the open field generally mature from June to September. People often eat cowpeas in hot seasons, which can not only taste fragrant, but also promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, strengthen stomach and replenish qi, and beans should be boiled and eaten hot. Undercooked beans can easily lead to diarrhea and poisoning.

In addition to the above introduction, there are string beans, lentils, edamame beans, these are summer vegetables, suitable to eat more.

What is the best vegetable to eat in summer?

Summer because of the hot weather, so the summer diet should be light, nutrition experts believe that summer to eat cool vegetables, bitter vegetables, melons and "sterilized" vegetables are the best.

1. Cool vegetables

Appropriate intake of cool vegetables in summer is conducive to promoting body mass and relieving thirst, relieving summer heat, clearing heat and purging water, detoxification and laxation, such as balsam pear, cucumber, watermelon, melon, tomato, eggplant, celery, lettuce, asparagus and so on. You might as well eat these vegetables often.

2. Melon vegetables

Summer is the peak season for melon vegetables on the market, such as cucumber, towel gourd, balsam pear, pumpkin, wax gourd and other gourd vegetables introduced above can be eaten.

3. "sterilized" vegetables

High temperature in summer, rapid spread of bacteria, is also the peak of digestive tract diseases, in order to ensure the health of the gastrointestinal tract, we must eat more germicidal vegetables, mainly onions and garlic vegetables, such as garlic, onions, leeks, scallions, green garlic, garlic seedlings and so on.

4. Bitter vegetables

Bitter vegetables have the effect of relieving heat and relieving heat, refreshing and annoying, and it is easy to lose appetite when it is hot in summer. eating some bitter food can stimulate the digestive ability of the spleen and stomach and increase appetite, such as balsam pear, celery, lettuce, etc., the best way to eat is cold, but not too much at a time.

Summer is a rich period of fruits and vegetables, all kinds of vegetables can be eaten in moderation, summer temperature is high, humidity is heavy, people sweat more, physical exertion is larger, so they often lose appetite, so we must eat more fruits and vegetables to spend the summer comfortably.