Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the five grains are suitable for nourishment, and without beans, it will be detrimental." This means that although the five grains are nutritious, without the participation of beans, the diet will lose balance. There is also a saying in the folk that "eating three grams of beans every day, there is no need to take medicine for years." Eating beans every day can effectively resist the invasion of diseases.
This is not a joke about "beans". Beans have indispensable nutritional value for the human body. Modern nutrition science believes that as long as you insist on eating beans every day, in two weeks, you can reduce the amount of fat in the body, enhance physical fitness, and reduce the risk of illness. Beans have the best plant protein, and their nutritional value is close to that of animal protein. Therefore, many nutritionists advocate using bean products to replace a certain amount of meat and other animal products.
Four recommended beans for health and nourishment
Edamame
It is the season to go on the market, nourishing the spleen, dispelling dampness, and improving constipation.
Summer is the season when edamame goes on the market. Edamame is sweet in taste and neutral in nature. It enters the spleen and large intestine meridians, and has the functions of invigorating the spleen, dispelling dampness, moisturizing dryness, and detoxifying. It is suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach. Moreover, edamame is truly the "king of dietary fiber", with a dietary fiber content of 4.0% in tender edamame, which can effectively improve constipation.
Edamame is rich in potassium, which can relieve summer fatigue and loss of appetite, and can also improve heatstroke caused by sweating in large quantities in summer. In addition, edamame also has a moisturizing effect. Regular consumption can make women's skin tender and beautiful in this summer.
Fava beans
Relieve edema, and low in calories.
Fava beans are sweet and slightly pungent in taste, and belong to the spleen and stomach meridians. They are high-quality green foods. Every 100 grams of fava beans contains 9 grams of protein, and is rich in dietary fiber, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B, carotene, and other nutrients that are beneficial to health.
Fava beans can invigorate qi, invigorate the spleen, and eliminate dampness and swelling. They have certain effects on symptoms such as weak spleen and stomach, and edema. Moreover, fava beans are low in calories and can alleviate high blood lipids and hypertension.
Mung beans
A good product for relieving summer heat.
Why do many people like to make mung bean soup in the summer? Because mung beans are cool in nature and are a good product for relieving summer heat. Drinking a bowl of mung bean soup in hot weather can achieve the effect of "clearing heat and relieving summer heat".
Adding a little mung beans when cooking porridge, or making mung bean paste, are both good ways to cool down in summer. However, mung beans are cool in nature, so they should be consumed in moderation by people with weak spleen and stomach.
Red beans
The heart's valley.
Red beans are neutral in nature and sweet in taste. They are called "the heart's valley" by Li Shizhen because they can nourish the heart. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that red beans also have the effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach, diuresis, and eliminating swelling. They can treat symptoms such as difficult urination and spleen deficiency edema.
