Xiaohan is the 23rd solar term, literally means "Slight Cold". It falls on Jan. 5 this year and indicates the weather starts to enter the coldest days. Experts stress that people should take a kidney nourishing and cold preventing diet to nourish blood, Qi, Yin and Yang. Following are tips recommended for each meal during this time period.
Breakfast: pumpkin congee, cornmeal congee, and millet congee
TCM believes that taking congee for breakfast helps nourish body and resist coldness in winter.
Lunch: hotpot, stir-fried dishes
You can take food materials like beef, mutton, jack bean, Chinese chives, fennel, parsley, shepherd's purse, and asparagus. Staple foods include rice and cooked wheaten food help keep a water-based internal balance of your body.
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