Tell the people who cook at home that these foods are most nutritious when eaten together!
What are the best common food pairings
Red wine + peanuts
Effects: Good for the heart.
Principle: red wine contains the ingredients of aspirin, peanut rice contains the beneficial compound leucovorin, the two eaten together can prevent the formation of blood clots, to ensure cardiovascular smooth!
Fish + Tofu
Effects: Tastes fresh, replenishes calcium and prevents many bone diseases, such as rickets and osteoporosis in children.
Principle: Tofu contains a lot of calcium, if eaten alone, its absorption rate is low, but eaten together with fish rich in vitamin D, the absorption and utilization of calcium can play a better effect.
Recommended method: Fish head and tofu soup.
Mutton + Ginger
Effects: Winter tonic for deficiency, can cure cold pain in the back, rheumatism pain in the extremities, etc.
Principle: Mutton can nourish qi and blood and warm kidney yang, while ginger has the effect of relieving pain and dispelling rheumatism. When eaten together, ginger can not only remove the fishy taste, but also help lamb to warm Yang and dispel cold.
Beef + potatoes
Effects: Tonifies the middle and nourishes the spleen and stomach.
Principle: Beef is rich in iron and zinc, potatoes contain vitamin C, vitamin C can promote the absorption of iron and zinc in beef, improve its bioavailability, and receive twice the effect with half the effort.
Recommended method: Beef stew with potatoes.
Chicken + Chestnut
Effect: It is suitable for people who are anemic.
Principle: Chicken is a blood-building product to heal the deficiency, while chestnuts focus on strengthening the spleen. Chestnut roasted chicken not only tastes delicious, but also has stronger blood building function, especially the old hen roasted chestnut is more effective.
Recommended method: chicken stewed with chestnuts.
Duck meat + yam
Effects: Replenishes Yin and nourishes the lungs, suitable for those with a weak constitution.
Principle: Duck meat nourishes Yin and eliminates heat to relieve cough. Yam is more powerful in nourishing Yin, and when eaten with duck meat, it can eliminate greasiness and at the same time can be a good lung tonic.
Recommended recipe: Roasted yam with duck meat.
Eggs + lily
Effects: Nourishes Yin and moistens dryness, clears the mind and calms the soul.
Principle: Lily can clear phlegm fire and nourish deficiency, while egg yolk can remove annoyance and heat and nourish Yin and blood, so eating together can better clear the heart and nourish Yin.
Recommended recipe: lily and egg sugar water.
