Can leeks and grapes be eaten together?

Grapes are rich in many nutrients needed by the human body and are a favorite fruit of people in daily life. Leeks are vegetables and there are many ways to cook them. Leeks can improve appetite and are good for human skin. Some people eat leeks during a meal and eat grapes right after the meal. Many foods in life are incompatible. At this time, people will worry that leeks and grapes will be incompatible and harmful to the human body. Can leeks and grapes be eaten together? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Can leeks and grapes be eaten together?

Chives and grapes can be eaten together, the two foods do not conflict with each other.

2. Foods that cannot be eaten with leeks

1. Beef

Beef has the effects of nourishing the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi and blood, strengthening the tendons and bones, and resolving phlegm and calming wind. However, many people eat ginger, leeks, etc. when eating beef. In fact, this way of eating is very unscientific. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Beef eaten with pork and millet wine will produce inch-long white worms; eating it with leeks and shallots will cause fever, and eating it with ginger will damage teeth." Leeks should not be eaten with beef. Leeks are pungent and warm in nature, and have the effect of warming the middle and assisting yang. Beef is sweet and warm in nature, and has the effect of invigorating qi and strengthening yang. Eating the two together is like adding fuel to the fire, which will increase the body's internal heat and cause swollen and painful gums. Eating beef and leeks together can cause poisoning. In folk remedies, human milk and drum juice can be used to detoxify.

2. Honey

Because leeks are pungent and hot, and contain allicin and sulfide, which have opposite food and medicinal properties to honey, the two should not be eaten together. In addition, leeks contain more dietary fiber, which can enhance gastrointestinal motility and have a laxative effect. Honey can moisten the intestines. Eating the two together can easily cause diarrhea. Neither leeks nor leeks should be eaten with honey.

3. Liquor

In ancient times, there was a saying that "drinking white wine and eating raw leeks will make people sicker", and in "Yinshi Zhengyao" there is also a record that "leeks should not be eaten with wine", and the reason is roughly related to the medicinal properties of food. This is because white wine is spicy and hot, which can promote blood circulation and dilate blood vessels, while leeks are spicy and warm, which can warm and strengthen yang. Eating them together can be like adding fuel to the fire for people who have just recovered from a serious illness, so they cannot be eaten together.

4. Spinach

Leeks should not be eaten with spinach. Both leeks and spinach are foods with high oxalic acid content. Spinach is sweet and cool in nature, and has a laxative effect. Eating them together can easily cause diarrhea.

5. Red wine

Many wine lovers like to pair wine with leeks, but both leeks and wine have the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. If the two are consumed together, it will cause inflammation, indigestion, and accelerate blood flow, leading to discomfort such as rapid heartbeat, dizziness, chest tightness, etc. It will also put a burden on all aspects of the body and cause the discomfort of gastroenteritis. Therefore, avoid eating leeks when tasting wine or other alcoholic beverages. If you want to eat it, you can eat it two or three hours after drinking wine. This way, the alcohol in the body will have been completely digested by the time you eat it, and it will not affect your body.

6. Vinegar

It is rumored online that leek vinegar can cure low back pain. Leeks have the effects of promoting blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis, regulating qi and relieving counterflow. Vinegar also has a certain effect of dispersing blood stasis. In theory, it can relieve low back pain caused by lumbar muscle strain, sprain, etc. However, eating leeks and vinegar together will destroy the carotenoids in the leeks and cause nutrient loss. Taking leeks and vinegar together can cause irritation to the stomach and intestines. Patients with poor gastrointestinal function should not try this easily. It is recommended to consult a doctor before use.

2. Notes

Pay attention to your diet in daily life. There are many foods that will conflict with each other. You should pay attention to your diet and make comprehensive adjustments.