Winter is the season when life is lurking and everything is hidden. During this season, the surface of water freezes and the ground freezes and cracks, so people should not disturb the yang energy. Winter corresponds to the kidneys, and the diet should be based on tonifying the kidneys. From the perspective of the five elements and the five internal organs corresponding to the five colours, black enters the kidneys, and you can eat more black pigment food, for example black sesame seeds, purple rice etc.
You can nourish the spleen in all seasons, you can eat a little more roots, such as lotus roots, chinese yam, radish. Diet should be moderate, not too full, generally 80% full.
冬三月,此谓闭藏,水冰地坼,无扰乎阳,早卧晚起,必待日光,使志若伏若匿,若有私意,若已有得,去寒就温,无泄皮肤,使气亟夺,此冬气之应养藏之道也。逆之则伤肾,春为痿厥,奉生者少。
冬季的三月,是生机潜伏,万物潜藏的季节。在这一季节里,水面结冰,地冻开裂,所以人不要扰动阳气。
冬季对应的是肾脏,饮食要以补肾为主。我们从五行、五脏对应五色的角度看,黑色入肾,可以吃一点黑米、黑芝麻等。
四季都可以补脾,可以多吃一点根块茎,诸如红薯、土豆、藕、山药等,炖牛肉、炖羊肉时,也可以根据实际情况加一些进去。
饮食须适量,不宜过饱,特别是晚餐,一般吃个八成饱。