The “San Fu Tian” is the hottest and most humid period of the year, with high temperatures and humidity, making people feel tired and uncomfortable. Especially for women, the high temperature and humidity during the “San Fu Tian” period are more likely to cause discomfort and health problems. From the beginning of the mid-July “San Fu,” women need to pay special attention to dietary regulation to enhance physical strength and improve complexion. Here are three types of foods suitable for consumption during “San Fu Tian,” not only enhancing physical strength but also improving complexion, allowing women to stay healthy and beautiful during the hot summer days.
Recipe 1: Brown Sugar Ginger Jujube Paste
Ingredients: 200g brown sugar, 100g ginger, 200g red dates, 10g wolfberries, water as needed.
Instructions:
1. Prepare the ingredients: Wash and chop the ginger, wrap it in gauze, squeeze out the ginger juice; wash the red dates, remove the pits, and chop them; wash and drain the wolfberries.
2. Cook the brown sugar: In a pot, add water, brown sugar, cook over medium heat until the sugar completely melts, then add ginger juice, chopped red dates, continue cooking over medium heat for 20 minutes.
3. Thicken the mixture: When the red dates become soft and the soup thickens, turn off the heat, add wolfberries, stir well, cool, store in a clean glass bottle, refrigerate for later use.
Brown sugar ginger jujube paste is beneficial for nourishing blood, invigorating Qi, warming the stomach, and dispelling cold, making it ideal for women during “San Fu Tian.” Brown sugar and red dates can replenish energy and enhance immunity; ginger helps dispel cold, improve blood circulation; wolfberries nourish the liver, improve vision, and nourish the kidneys, especially suitable for consumption in the humid summer.
Recipe 2: Perilla Vinegar Ginger
Ingredients: 30g perilla leaves, 200g ginger, 500ml white vinegar, rock sugar as needed, salt as needed.
Instructions:
1. Prepare the ingredients: Wash perilla leaves, drain; wash and slice ginger thinly.
2. Cook the solution: In a pot, add salt, white vinegar, perilla leaves, rock sugar, some water, stir well, bring to a boil, then simmer until the rock sugar melts, remove the perilla leaves, let it cool.
3. Add ginger: Place the sliced ginger in a clean glass jar, pour the cooked solution, ensuring the ginger is completely immersed in the vinegar. Cover the jar, refrigerate for fresh preservation, ready to consume after marinating for 3 days or longer for better flavor.
Perilla vinegar ginger aids digestion, dispels dampness, and dispels cold, suitable for consumption during “San Fu Tian.” Perilla leaves are rich in vitamins and minerals, boosting immunity; ginger and vinegar promote digestion, improve gastrointestinal function, effective for relieving common summer symptoms like loss of appetite and gastrointestinal discomfort in women.
Recipe 3: Yellow Peach Tremella Red Date Soup
Ingredients: 2 yellow peaches, 20g Tremella fungus, 10 red dates, rock sugar as needed, water as needed.
Instructions:
1. Prepare the ingredients: Soak the Tremella fungus in water, remove the hard stems, tear into small pieces; wash and pit the red dates; wash, peel, and cut the yellow peaches into small cubes.
2. Cook Tremella red date soup: In a pot, add water, add Tremella, simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes until Tremella is soft, add pitted red dates continue simmering for 10 minutes.
3. Add yellow peaches: Add the cut yellow peach pieces, rock sugar, continue simmering over medium heat for 10 minutes until peaches are soft and the soup thickens. Turn off the heat when the soup thickens, Tremella is soft, and peaches are soft. Cool before serving.
Yellow peach Tremella red date soup nourishes yin, moistens the lungs, and beautifies the skin, perfect for consumption during “San Fu Tian.” Yellow peaches are rich in vitamin C and fiber, boosting immunity, improving complexion; Tremella helps moisten the lungs, nourish the skin; red dates nourish blood, invigorate Qi, and enhance energy, making it an ideal choice for women to stay healthy and beautiful in summer.
With the above three recipes, women can regulate their bodies, enhance physical strength, and improve complexion during “San Fu Tian.” Brown sugar ginger jujube paste, perilla vinegar ginger, and yellow peach Tremella red date soup are not only delicious but also have excellent health benefits. I hope everyone can maintain health and beauty during this hot summer through proper dietary regulation.
