What are the bitter snacks and what are the common bitter foods?

Dark chocolate. Dark chocolate, i.e. plain chocolate, and milk chocolate have different tastes. The difference between the two is that dark chocolate is less fat than milk chocolate (24 grams per 100 grams of fat compared to 33 grams for milk chocolate), and dark chocolate contains less salt (12 micrograms vs. 84 micrograms) and more sugar (64 grams vs. 55 grams).

People who really know how to eat chocolate only love dark chocolate. Some chocolate gourmets also meet regularly to specialize in tasting a variety of famous chocolates. Just like famous wines and good coffee, there are many famous varieties of dark chocolate depending on the origin of the cocoa bean and the method of preparation.

Eating dark chocolate (chocolate without added milk) in moderation can increase the antioxidant flavonoids in the blood and prevent heart disease.

Coffee, moringa seeds, almonds, bitter buckwheat, dark chocolate.

Bitter gourd is also known as leper gourd and cold gourd. It is nutritious and rich in protein, fat, sugar, calcium, sodium iron, carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, bitter melon glycosides, etc. Unripe tender melon can be eaten as a vegetable, after ripening, the gourd can be eaten raw, the melon can be made into soup, and can be cold dressed, can also be fried, can also be cooked with meat and fish, crisp and refreshing, has a unique flavor, has the effect of enhancing appetite, promoting digestion, removing heat evil, relieving fatigue, clearing the heart and eyes, benefiting qi and aphrodisiac.

Chinese medicine believes that if you often eat some bitter food to regulate, you can "enter the heart meridian and lower the heart fire, go to the heart fire and be at peace".

Modern medical research has found that bitter foods are rich in amino acids, vitamins, bitter substances and trace elements. Eating bitter foods often can not only enhance the function of the spleen, stomach, liver and kidney, excrete body heat, diuretic and dehumidify, and increase appetite, but also has the effects of anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, refreshing and refreshing. Common bitter foods are:

1. Bitter gourd: rich in nutrition, bitter smell, cold, non-toxic, with the effects of helping digestion, removing evil heat, relieving fatigue, invigorating qi and detoxifying, clearing the heart and eyes. Modern medicine also believes that patients with diabetes and cancer often eat bitter gourd, which has a good auxiliary effect on the condition.

Bitter gourd can be eaten raw, stir-fried, pickled, canned, etc. Another major feature of bitter gourd is that when it is cooked and eaten with other dishes, its bitterness will never stain the side dishes.

2. Lettuce: also known as "lettuce". Its taste is bitter and sweet, cool but not cold, and has the effects of benefiting the five organs, passing through the meridians, opening the chest and diaphragm, detoxifying fever, urination, and fitness.

Modern medical research believes that lettuce is rich in potassium, and regular consumption can maintain heart rhythm, promote urination, regulate nerve conduction, etc., and also promote the growth and development of children's teeth and bones. There are many ways to eat lettuce: its stems can be eaten raw, or it can be roasted, fried, shredded, garnished, pickled and dried, etc.;Its young leaves can be used for soup, cooking rice, and can also be dried for foodAfter the tender skin is removed, it can also be fried, cold or marinated.

3. Beer: Some people think that its taste is slightly bitter and bland, so they don't like to drink it. In fact, beer has the highest nutritional value among alcoholic foods and is known as "liquid bread".

Because it is rich in carbon dioxide, the high heat in the body will be emitted after drinking, thus playing a role in quenching the heat and thirst. People drink some beer in their daily meals, which can play a role in strengthening the stomach, clearing the eyes, dissipating heat, relieving cough, diuresis, and lowering blood pressure.

Bitter food is in the daily diet and life, the key is to pay attention to the choice and reasonable consumption. Bitter foods are mostly vegetables and wild vegetables, such as lettuce leaves, lettuce, celery, bitter gourd, etc. In addition, there are buckwheat, wheat, etc.

1.Momordica charantia.

Bitter gourd is rich in nutrients, rich in protein, fat, sugar, calcium, sodium, iron, carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, bitter gourdin, etc. It can also be stir-fried, can also be cooked with meat and fish, crisp and refreshing, with a unique flavor, with the effect of enhancing appetite, promoting digestion, removing heat and evil, relieving fatigue, clearing the heart and eyes, and benefiting qi and aphrodisiac. The taste will be bitter because of its alkaloid, sweet and astringent taste, which has the effects of stomach strengthening and liver protection.

2.Tangerine peel. After the next year, the volatile oil content of tangerine peel will be greatly reduced, and the content of flavonoids in it will increase relatively, so that tangerine peel has high medicinal value. Traditional Chinese medicines with tangerine peel as the main ingredient, such as Chuanbei tangerine peel, snake gallbladder tangerine peel, licorice tangerine peel, tangerine peel ointment, tangerine peel powder, etc., are good medicines for dissolving phlegm and lowering qi, eliminating stagnation and strengthening the stomach.

3.Lotus seed heart.

The heart of lotus seed is the blue-green germ of lotus seed**, with a bitter taste, and the main ingredients include lotus heart, isolotus heart, grade A lotus heart, lotus leaf line, pre-lotus leaf line, carobanthin, methyl violine, and desmethyl black drug base. These ingredients often exhibit a bitter taste, but lotus seeds have the effect of clearing heat, calming the nerves, and strengthening the heart. Symptoms such as irritability, confusion, high blood pressure, insomnia and palpitations caused by high fever can be caused.

4.Bitter buckwheat.

Bitter buckwheat, also known as pinewheat, black wheat, flower buckwheat, etc. Both traditional medicine and modern medicine have confirmed that tartary buckwheat has the effects of lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, lowering urine glucose, and preventing constipation, and is called "three-drop food" and "health food for human beings in the 21st century" by authoritative experts.

5.Coffee. What is the appeal of coffee? It's just the right amount of bitterness and sourness, and it's fragrant. Coffee contains certain nutrients.

It can not only eliminate fatigue and help digestion, but also promote metabolism, relieve hangover, appetize and promote food, eliminate fat and accumulation, remove dampness, promote blood circulation and stasis, and relieve wind and spasmodic.

Bitter food:

1. Bitter gourd. Bitter gourd is rich in nutrients, containing protein, fat, carbohydrates, etc. in melon vegetables, especially vitamin C content, up to 84 mg per 100 grams, about 5 times that of winter melon, 14 times that of cucumber, 21 times that of pumpkin, ranking first among melons.

Bitter gourd also contains crude fiber, carotene, bitter gourdin, phosphorus, iron and a variety of minerals, amino acids, etc.; Among them, there are more lipoproteins, and regular consumption can enhance the body's immune function.

The bitter taste of bitter gourd is due to the fact that it contains anti-malarial quinin, which can inhibit the overexcited body temperature center and achieve the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. Bitter gourd can extract export insulin, and it also has a hypoglycemic effect.

2. Beer. Beer is also a type of bitter food, known as "liquid bread". Because it is rich in carbon dioxide, the high calories in the body will be emitted after drinking, thus playing a role in quenching heat and thirst. On a hot summer day, it's a good idea to drink some beer in moderation every day.

3. Kuding tea.

Kuding tea, which has a very bitter taste but a long and slightly sweet entrance, is also a summer drink, with the health care effects of natural plants, which can lower blood pressure, lower blood lipids, clear heat and detoxify, prevent cancer and anti-radiation, and help with laryngitis, obesity, acute gastroenteritis, etc.

4. American ginseng.

American ginseng has a cool and bitter taste, and in summer, due to the scorching heat and sun, hot and sweaty, it is easy to appear fatigue, dry mouth and throat, upset, red tongue and red urine.

5. Dark chocolate.

Bitter dark chocolate can**, but it doesn't work for anyone. People who regularly consume chocolate are slimmer than the average person.

6. Spinach. Spinach has a very high water content, 90% 93% water, which is an ultra-low calorie food. In addition, spinach is rich in oxalic acid, which is also the most astringent taste of spinach.

1. Bitter gourd, a bitter gourd plant of the Cucurbitaceae family, is an annual climbing weak herb, native to the East Indies, and is widely cultivated in the tropical to temperate regions of the world. It is commonly cultivated in both the north and south of China. Bitter gourd is sweet and bitter, mainly used as a vegetable, and can also be candied; Ripe pulp and aril are also edible.

2. Dandelion, Asteraceae, perennial herbaceous plants. Also known as goldenrod and mother-in-law, the head-shaped inflorescence has a pom-pom formed by white crown hairs on the seeds, and the flowers float to a new place with the wind to give birth to new life after blooming. Dandelion plant contains a variety of healthy nutrients such as dandelion alcohol, dandelion, choline, organic acids, and inulin.

Sweet, slightly bitter, cold. It can be eaten raw, fried, and made into soup, and it is a plant that is used both for medicine and food.

3. Lotus seed heart, which is the young leaves and radicle in the mature seeds of the perennial aquatic herbaceous plant lotus of the water lily family, has a bitter taste. When harvesting lotus seeds in autumn, the lotus seeds are peeled off, the green embryo (lotus heart) is removed, and dried in the sun. It has the effect of clearing the heart fire, calming the liver fire, stopping bleeding and solidifying essence.

4. Bitter endive, one or two annual herbaceous plants. Endive leaves lanceolate. Capitulum.

The seeds are short columnar, grayish-white, and the germination ability of the seeds can be maintained for 10 years, and the seeds that have been preserved for 1-3 years are mostly used in production. Young leaves are edible. Each 100g of young leaves contains 77mg of water, protein, calcium and vitamins and other nutrients.

Suitable for raw food, cooking or soup.

5. Dark chocolate, with high hardness and slight bitterness, generally refers to chocolate with a cocoa solid content between 70% and 99%, or a milk content of less than 12%. Consuming dark chocolate can increase the body's antioxidant level and have a significant effect on health.

As far as food is concerned, "bitter" foods are the natural enemies of "fire". The reason why bitter food is bitter is because it contains alkaloids, urea and other bitter substances, and traditional Chinese medicine research has found that these bitter substances have the effect of relieving heat and eliminating fatigue. The best bitter food is bitter gourd, whether it is cold dressing, stir-fried or soup, as long as the bitter gourd can be cooked and does not lose its "green color", it can achieve the purpose of "removing fire".

In addition to bitter gourd, there are other bitter foods that also have a good "fire" effect, such as almonds, bitter herbs, bitter tea, celery, kale, etc., which can also clear away heat and relieve heat.

In addition to eating more bitter foods, more fruits and vegetables in summer, but also more sweet and refreshing fresh fruits and tender vegetables. Experts pointed out that cabbage, cauliflower and watermelon, hawthorn, apples, grapes and other rich minerals, especially calcium, magnesium, silicon content is high, has the miraculous effect of calming the nerves and reducing fire, so you should eat more and eat more of these foods in summer.

Many people think that drinking milk in summer will aggravate the "fire" and cause irritability, but in fact, drinking milk in summer will not only not "get on the fire", but also detoxify the fever and remove the liver fire. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that milk is slightly cold, and can play the effect of "removing fire" by nourishing yin and detoxifying heat, and milk contains about 70% of water, which can also replenish the water lost by the human body due to heavy sweating in summer. It is important to note that you do not freeze the milk into ice cubes and eat it, otherwise many nutrients will be destroyed.

Strawberries Strawberries are not only delicious, but also have medicinal properties. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the effect of "removing fire", which can clear heat, relieve fever and remove annoyance.

Watermelon and watermelon are cold, and eating them will not cause "fire" and upset, and it is rich in potassium salt, which can make up for the lack of potassium salt in the body caused by the human body. But be careful not to put watermelon in the refrigerator for more than 3 hours.

Soybeans and soybeans can nourish yin and "remove fire" while replenishing protein that is consumed in large quantities due to high temperatures.

Although tomatoes are visible all year round, tomatoes are the most numerous, sweetest, and most nutritious in the summer. It can also clear away heat and detoxify, calm the liver and "remove fire".