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Eat healthy in summer


(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2007-08-17 09:48





Many Chinese believe winter is a good time to gain some weight, but
summer is when to lose it. Hot and humid weather naturally inhibits the
appetite. But humidity can also stimulate the growth of micro bacteria,
which makes food easily go bad and endanger people's health. So although
young women want to be slimmer, it's also important to eat healthy. Here
are some ways to help you eat more healthy in summer.

Open up the appetite

Heat and humidity can be natural inhibitors to your appetite. To
stimulate it, try the following tips below.

Have a glass of water an hour before meals, which prevents your stomach
from becoming dehydrated and stimulates your stomachfor upcoming meals.

Make colourful dishes. Green peppers, red tomatoes and yellow pineapples
can stimulateyour appetite. Try avoiding eating too much ice cream. Cold
ice cream makes the stomach contract, resulting less blood flow as well
as less oxygen supply to the digestive system. Combined together, these
effects on your body can slow down your digestive system, which gives
people the feeling of always having a full stomach.

Try eating fresh radishes, which taste spicy and have a minty flavor,
stimulating your appetite. You can mix radishes with other cooling
vegetables, like asparagus, silk squash, and pumpkin, to make salad. Or
you can have radish paste mixed with some sugar and vinegar, it can taste
pretty good.

Have a cooling soup after your meal. Option one is green bean soup, a
traditional recipe and easy to prepare. Option two is to mix yam, Chinese
red dates, white fungus and lotus seeds together in a sweet soup. Once
done, leave it in a fridge to cool down, then add some rock sugar.

Eat the clean food

People tend to drink more water in summer. This dilutes gastric juices in
the stomach, weakening its ability in killing harmful micro bacteria. So
here are some tips to stay healthy:

Wash fresh fruits and melons carefully before eating them. Rinse them
thoroughly under tap water first, then put them in hot water for two to
three minutes. Hot water kills most of the micro bacteria.

Make sure your chopping board is clean. Have separate chopping boards for
raw and cooked food. Clean the boards not only with tap water, but also
dish soap and brushes. Pay special attention to the corners and cutting
marks while cleaning. The keep the board upright and let it dry naturally.

Also, experts believe garlic is a natural antibiotic and can combat
against bacteria, includinginfluenza and diarrhea. So you may consider
eating more cloves of garlic.




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