As the weather gradually turns colder, people prefer warm dishes that can ward off the cold and keep them cozy.Home-style cooking"Northeastern Hot Pot" is just what you need.

Today's "Northeastern Hot Pot" uses ingredients such astomatoes,,eggplant,pumpkin,bell pepper,string beans,,round cabbage,andpotato,plus Northeastern specialties likemushroomsandbean curd cubes.This dish is nutritionally balanced, with many housewives making it regularly.With nearly ten types of food in this single dish, it perfectly meets the dietary diversity requirements. The red tomatoes, purple eggplant, orange pumpkin, green string beans and bell peppers, white round cabbage and potato, as well as black mushrooms, also conform to the healthy nutrition principle of eating 5-7 different colored foods daily.Usually, Vitamin C in food is highly sensitive to heat and prone to degradation when cooked.However, tomatoes contain a special enzyme that minimizes this degradation during cooking.Additionally, tomatoes are rich in lycopene, which becomes better absorbed by the body when heated with oil; thus, adding tomatoes to this dish is perfect.

Noteworthy in the dish is the purple eggplant. Purple foods are among the strongest antioxidants across all colored foods.

They help reduce stress, slow down or even reverse some brain damage due to aging, and improve memory more effectively than any other food color can.Therefore, you should increase your intake of purple-colored foods on your table.Remarkably, tomatoes and eggplants both contain a very high amount (700 micrograms) of bioflavonoids. Bioflavonoids prevent low-density lipoprotein from oxidizing, help slow down the trend of blood clot formation in the blood vessels, strengthen heart arteries and capillaries, regulate blood pressure and heart function, preventing heart disease and stroke.

They also prevent cataracts,strengthen capillary walls to prevent leakage and bleeding. People with skin prone to damage or bruising, varicose veins, gum bleeding, nosebleeds, habitual miscarriages, or those suffering from hemorrhoids should eat these regularly.In this "Northeastern Hot Pot," the lycopene in tomatoes,β-carotenein pumpkin,bioflavonoidsin tomatoes and eggplants,and vitamin C in bell peppers are powerful antioxidants. Mushrooms contain abundant B vitamins and minerals, while bean curd cubes have high-quality protein; together they provide various nutrients and antioxidants that greatly enhance the body's immune system and resistance to diseases.It can also prevent cataracts;increase the strength of capillaries, preventing their rupture, leakage, and bleeding.Those with prone skin injuries or abrasions, varicose veins, gum bleeding, nosebleeds, habitual miscarriages, and those suffering from hemorrhoids should frequently consume it.

In this "Northeastern Hot Pot," the lycopene in tomatoes, beta-carotene in pumpkins, bioflavonoids in tomatoes and eggplants, vitamin C in bell peppers, B vitamins and minerals in mushrooms, and high-quality proteins in bean curd pieces provide strong antioxidants.radishThis dish offers multiple nutrients and antioxidants to enhance the body's immune and resistance capabilities.