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As summer arrives, more and more vegetables and fruits are supplied in the market. What are the best vegetables and fruits in summer?

In the summer, it is better to eat melons, cool tonic vegetables and vegetables which can kill germs.

People need to replenish themselves with water during the summer and the moisture contained in vegetables is pure, clean, and nutritious. It is said the effect of eating a 500 g vegetable is equal to drinking 450 ml of high quality water. Moreover, vegetables have the ability to reduce one’s blood pressure.

The dampness and heat in our body will affect our health. Cool tonic vegetables can clear the heat, excrete toxins and quench thirst. Cucumber, tomato, watercress, celery, eggplant, lettuce, asparagus and bitter melon are good cool tonic vegetables in the summer.

In addition, it is easy to catch intestinal diseases during the summer. Eating more garlic, onion, and chive can prevent such diseases.

Next, we will talk about fruits fit for the summer.

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Watermelon. Watermelons are very rich in potassium salt so it is the best fruit to replenish potassium salt lost from our body. Don’t refrigerate watermelon for more than three hours.

Tomato. Tomato grows best in summer with the sweetest taste and richest nutrition. It can clear heat and expel miasma.

Pear. Pears are succulent and the flavor is sweet and sour with a strong aroma. It is viewed as “natural mineral water”, which is the best fruit for skincare.

Strawberry. Traditional Chinese medicine teaches us that strawberry has the ability to relieve summer heat, ease bad temper and alleviate a fever.

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Translated by Jiang Yilingzi

Edited by Clark Cahill