Health experts believe that, during the spring, in addition to eating more nutritious foods such as chicken, fish, meat and egg, we must also pay attention to take in more fresh vegetables and fruits. Following are five categories of food which are the most suitable for spring.

1. Onion, ginger and garlic:
Onion, ginger and garlic not only are good condiments, but also have important medicinal value. They not only can promote the appetite, but also can kill the bacteria and can prevent diseases. What's more, they are also very helpful for the prevention of the most common respiratory tract infection in spring.

2. Honey:
Honey is one of the best healthy foods in spring. Drinking a glass of honey water every morning and evening not only can relax bowel movement, but also can prevent cold and clear away the toxins from the body. Because honey is a kind of high-energy food, which contains a large number of sugar that can be rapidly absorbed by the body, so people who want to lose weight should not eat too much honey.

3. Leek:
Leek is not only a good condiment, but also contains various kinds of nutrients. Leek is warm in nature, which can nourish the spleen and stomach of human body. However, as leek is not easily digested by the body, so you should not eat too much each time. What's more, patients who suffer from fever or dyspepsia should not eat too much leek.

4. Cherry:
Cherry is now cultivated in all parts of China. Cherry not only tastes delicious and juicy, but is also very nutritious. It is particularly rich in iron, which is over 20 times more than that contained in orange, pear and apple. What's more, cheery also has many health-care and medicinal effects, such as beautifying the skin, tonifying the spleen, and promoting the appetite. However, it should be noted that cherry is warm in nature, so the patients who suffer from nose bleeding or fever should not eat.

5. Spinach:
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that, spinach is cool in nature, which can nourish the blood, stop bleeding, moistening the dryness, and so on. However, spinach contains a lot of oxalic acid, which will prevent the absorption of calcium and iron by the body. As a result, it is suggested to put the spinach in boiling water for some time before cooking, so as to remove the excessive oxalic acid contained in spinach.