Spleen-strengthening porridge

I believe that when you hear the name of Jianpi Porridge, you already understand the nutritional value of this porridge. Let me give you some detailed knowledge about this porridge.

Ingredients for Spleen Strengthening Porridge

6 fried red dates, 30g coix seed, a small piece of yam, 50g rice (glutinous rice)

How to make spleen-strengthening porridge

1. Wash coix seeds and rice. Soak coix seeds in water for more than 2 hours and rice for half an hour in advance, or you can skip soaking.

2. Peel the yam, wash it, cut it into pieces, and soak it in salt water to prevent discoloration.

3. Break the fried red dates in advance and put them in the porridge later.

4. Don’t waste the water used to soak the coix seeds. Pour it into the pot and add clean water. After the water boils, put the coix seeds in and simmer for half an hour.

5. After half an hour, add rice and fried red dates, and when the rice is cooked, add yam and cook for another 10 minutes. Don't cook the porridge too short to boil out the rice oil, which is very nutritious.

Taboos of taking Jianpi Congee

1. Some medicinal porridges are made of grains, vegetables, and fruits, and have no peculiar smell. However, some medicinal porridges have peculiar smells and are not easy to be accepted. In order to reduce the peculiar smell, some seasonings can be added appropriately. For example, some porridge base ingredients, such as fish and dried shrimp shell powder, will inevitably produce fishy smells. At this time, if you add some pepper powder to the porridge appropriately, it can not only remove the fishy smell, but also make the porridge taste more fragrant and delicious.

2. Drinking too hot porridge frequently is very irritating to the esophagus. It will not only damage the esophageal mucosa, but also cause esophageal inflammation and mucosal necrosis. Over time, it will also induce esophageal cancer. Medical research shows that the heat-resistant temperature of the oral cavity, esophagus and stomach mucosa is 50℃～60℃. Long-term stimulation by hot food may promote cancer. According to surveys, in areas where esophageal cancer is concentrated, most patients have the habit of eating hot food.

3. Some people with poor gastrointestinal function often eat thin porridge, thinking that thin porridge is easy to digest, but they don’t know that it is counterproductive. This is because thin porridge contains more water, and after entering the gastrointestinal tract, it is easy to dilute the digestive juice, saliva and gastric juice, thus affecting the digestive function of the gastrointestinal tract. At the same time, the stomach and intestines can accommodate so much thin porridge at once, which makes people feel uncomfortable and bloated in the abdomen. Therefore, people with poor gastrointestinal function should not often eat very thin porridge.

4. From south to north in my country, there are many varieties of porridge, with unique flavors and different effects. These porridges are made because of the different regions and climate seasons. For example, northerners often eat vegetable porridge in spring, mung bean porridge in summer, lotus root porridge and chrysanthemum porridge in autumn, and mutton porridge in winter. Southerners also eat porridge differently in winter and summer.