I have a hot constitution but I am afraid of getting fat! Must-eat New Year's Eve Dinner: Loofah and Clam Vermicelli

Will you gain weight if you eat New Year dishes during the Chinese New Year? That’s not necessarily true! It is inevitable to eat some big fish and meat during the New Year, but if you can prepare an extra low-calorie and refreshing dish, you can control your calorie intake and maintain your figure. However, there are many low-calorie New Year dishes. Chinese medicine practitioners have designed a dish called "Luffa Clam Noodles" for people with hot constitutions. It is delicious and will not make you fat, and it is refreshing and will not make you irritated!

Acne and constipation may be caused by dry and hot constitution

Are you easily thirsty, often constipated, and feel hot all the time? You may have a hot body. Chinese medicine practitioner Tian Yimin pointed out that people with dryness and heat often have symptoms such as bad breath, dry mouth, constipation, bloodshot eyes, flushed face, acne, sweating, and fear of heat. In addition, their urine volume is small and the color is darker. Women also have less menstrual flow and may often come early.

People with hot constitution should eat less nuts and avoid staying up late to stay healthy

Therefore, during the Chinese New Year, people with a hot constitution should eat less hot foods, including spicy and fried foods, nut snacks (peanuts, walnuts, cashews, etc.), chocolate, various types of alcohol, etc., and try not to stay up late, and relieve stress in moderation.

Luffa helps to clear away heat and resolve phlegm, cool blood and detoxify, and is suitable for people with dry and hot constitution to eat in moderation.

Luffa clears heat and cools blood, clams nourish yin and moisturize dryness

In addition, Chinese medicine practitioner Tian Yimin recommends that people with a hot constitution can eat cold ingredients such as loofah and clams to help reduce internal heat. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, loofah is cool in nature, sweet in taste, and non-toxic. It helps to clear away heat and resolve phlegm, cool blood and detoxify, warm the stomach and replenish yang, and promote blood circulation and activate collaterals. Oysters are salty in taste and cold in nature. They have the effects of nourishing yin and moistening dryness, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, and resolving phlegm, but they are not suitable for people who are prone to stomach pain.

Clams help nourish yin and moisten dryness, and are suitable for people with hot constitutions.

Luffa, clam and oyster noodles, low-calorie New Year dish that won’t make you irritated

During the Chinese New Year, you may want to cook a dish of "Luffa, Clam and Vermicelli". It can clear away heat and reduce internal heat, and you don't have to worry about gaining weight due to the high calories. It has many benefits! The following is a recipe provided by Chinese medicine physician Tian Yimin, with only 220 calories per serving:

Luffa and clams can help reduce internal heat and are low in calories, making them suitable for people with a hot constitution who are afraid of getting fat.

【Luffa, clam and oyster noodles】

Ingredients: 1 loofah, 20 clams, 1 bunch of vermicelli, some shredded ginger, 1 teaspoon salt, some sesame oil (for 2 people)

practice:

1. Peel and cut the loofah into pieces, cut the ginger into shreds, and set aside the clams

2. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the wok and fry the loofah.

3. Add water to the pot until it covers the loofah, add the clams, cover the pot, and simmer until the clams open.

4. After the water boils, add the noodles and cook for 2-3 minutes until cooked. Add a little salt and shredded ginger, mix well and turn off the heat. Add a few drops of sesame oil to enhance the flavor.