Since the ancient times, people have always regarded moon cake as a symbol of good luck and reunion. However, with the development of the society, moon cake has become a synonym for junk food. Then, is there any way which not only can maintain the fun of eating moon cake and the festive atmosphere, but also will not affect the health at the same time? Here we recommend you a kind of fruit that can help you stay healthy when you eat moon cake! This fruit is——hawthorn.

Hawthorn is also known as "large-fruited Chinese hawthorn". It is round as a ball, and red as the agate, which makes people like it very much. What's more, it also has high nutritional and medicinal value.

Every 100 grams of fresh hawthorn fruit contains 89 mg of vitamin C, which ranks the third in all the fruits, only after jujube and kiwi fruit. And the content of carotene in hawthorn is also very considerable. What's more impressive is its calcium content, which is up to 85 mg, ranking the first in all the fruits and vegetables. As a result, it is the most suitable for the needs of calcium by the children, pregnant women and the elderly people. In addition, hawthorn also contains some other nutrients such as iron, niacin, protein, fat, carbohydrates and so on, which are also very beneficial to human health.

Hawthorn is not only very nutritious, but also has a variety of medical value. It tastes sour and sweet, which can promote the secretion of digestive juice, so as to promote the appetite and help digestion. The most important effect of hawthorn is to promote digestion. As a result, it is often used as an important ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of indigestion, which is very effective. What's more, modern researches show that, hawthorn also has other effects such as to help lose weight, lower the level of blood cholesterol and blood pressure, and so on.

Although moon cake is very delicious, however, it contains a great amount of fat and calorie, so it is not easy to be digested. As a result, if you eat some hawthorn when eating moon cake, it not only can avoid the problem of indigestion, but also can help you alleviate the problems such as the gaining of weight, the increasing of blood lipids and blood pressure, which are all caused by the high-fat and high-calorie moon cakes.