During the Spring Equinox, you should "eat 3 foods and do 3 things"! The old tradition is exquisite, follow the solar terms, stay healthy and live a long life

The ancients called the period between the beginning of spring and the beginning of summer spring! The Vernal Equinox is right in the middle of the three months of spring! The vernal equinox is the fourth of the 24 solar terms. The word "equinox" expresses the boundary between day and night! At this time, the solar longitude is 0 degrees, and the sun is directly above the equator. Day and night are equally divided between the northern and southern hemispheres, and they are half of spring, hence the name "Spring Equinox"! In layman's terms, when the spring equinox arrives, the days and nights become the same length, which means that half of spring has passed. So everyone should cherish this beautiful spring time in the future!

In ancient times, the vernal equinox has always been regarded as a very important solar term! It’s also the perfect time of year to tone up your body! Health preservation will also gradually be put on the agenda! There are also some dietary taboos. You should eat less foods that are very cold or very hot, and you should also drink less soups that are too fatty! During the Spring Equinox, eat less of these 5 vegetables! No matter how greedy you are, you should keep your mouth shut and pay attention to your family’s health!

1: Pickled products, salted fish, salted meat, salted eggs, various pickles... These foods will cause discomfort to the body, especially some highly salty foods, so don’t eat too much!

2: Exciting food, white wine, green onions, pepper, chili, curry and other foods, these foods can easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort.

3: Warm food, such as mutton, dog meat, seafood, etc. Although these foods are very good, they are not suitable for consumption in spring and can easily produce phlegm.

4: All foods with sour taste. Because eating acidic foods in spring will cause the digestive function of the gastrointestinal tract to decrease, damage other parts of the body, and affect human health. So eat less acidic foods!

5: Don’t eat too much raw or cold vegetables and fruits, especially watermelon! Because the watermelon at this time is a diseased and out-of-season fruit, ripening agents and swelling agents are added during the planting process. There is no problem if you eat it once or twice, but if you eat it regularly, you should be careful.

During the Spring Equinox, you should "eat 3 foods and do 3 things"! The old tradition is exquisite, follow the solar terms and live a long and healthy life! Let’s talk about “3 foods” first!

1: Bud food! Such as bean sprouts, Chinese toon sprouts, bitter herbs, shepherd's purse, bean sprouts, garlic sprouts and the like! Some people also say that you should eat spring vegetables during the Spring Equinox! This is a kind of wild amaranth, which some people call "Chunbi Artemisia". It usually grows in the fields! The collected spring vegetables and fish fillets are made into "boiling soup", also called "spring soup".

2: For fruits, you should eat fruits such as strawberries, apples, mulberries, cherries, pineapples, kiwis, papayas, and oranges. Not only are these fruits rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber, they can also strengthen intestinal peristalsis! Especially papaya, female friends should eat more. The protease in papaya has a good whitening effect.

3: Pastries, donkey rolls, sun cakes, honey, pastries made with red dates! The consumption in spring is greater than in winter. At this time, you should eat more foods that increase calories. Although big fish and meat are also high in calories, they are not suitable for consumption in spring. At this time, it is most appropriate to use sweets to provide calories.

Let’s talk about the “3 things” you should do during the Spring Equinox!

2: Fly a kite! Legend has it that if you fly a kite on the Spring Equinox, the gods in the sky will help the kite flyer realize his wish after seeing it. In fact, flying kites can not only eliminate "spring sleepiness" and "depression", but also has a beautiful meaning.

3: Eat spring vegetables! Xiao Jian thinks that spring vegetables are not a specific type of vegetable! It should be the general name for green vegetables in spring, such as amaranth, Chinese toon, spring bamboo shoots, leeks, shepherd's purse, bitter herbs and so on. These wild vegetables are not only delicious, but also rich in nutritional value. Take spring bamboo shoots as an example. This is a high-protein, low-fat food. Eating it in spring can have a nourishing effect. And as the spring bamboo shoots grow taller, there is a beautiful meaning of "life grows taller and taller"!