Red Bean and Apple Porridge

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Red Bean and Apple Porridge

Red bean and apple porridge is a heat-clearing, detoxifying, spleen-benefitting and stomach-benefitting porridge. It is sweet and mellow, and has the effects of promoting body fluid and quenching thirst, moistening the lungs and relieving restlessness, strengthening the spleen and stomach, nourishing the heart and replenishing qi, moistening the intestines, stopping diarrhea, relieving heat, and sobering up. Red bean and apple porridge has more dietary fiber and is rich in folic acid. It has good effects of moistening the intestines and facilitating bowel movements, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, regulating blood sugar, detoxifying and fighting cancer, preventing stones, and bodybuilding and weight loss. Here is how to make red bean and apple porridge:

Ingredients: 150 grams of red beans, 50 grams of glutinous rice, 150 grams of apples, 1 kiwi, 1 cup of raspberries, 1 spoon of honey, and appropriate amount of water.

How to make red bean and apple porridge

1. Soak red beans and glutinous rice in clean water for several hours.

2. Core the apple and cut into small pieces. Peel the kiwi and cut into small pieces for later use.

3. Add appropriate amount of water to red beans and glutinous rice and bring to a boil over high heat.

4. Turn to low heat and cook until the red beans are soft. Put them into a food processor and blend them into a uniform paste.

5. When the temperature drops to 80 degrees, add honey.

6. Add apples, kiwis and raspberries, mix well and serve.

A medium-sized apple contains only 60 to 100 kcal of calories, contains no fat and no sodium. For girls who are losing weight, it is the best food.

In a study conducted by the University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, overweight middle-aged women were divided into three groups. Each group ate a low-calorie diet and ate three apples, three pears or three oatmeal cookies (the dietary fiber content of the three foods was equal) every day. After 12 weeks, it was found that the women who ate apples and pears lost 1.22kg, while the weight of the women who ate oatmeal cookies did not change much. Apples are high-fiber, low-calorie foods. Eating apples regularly will not easily make you feel hungry and reduce calorie intake, which helps to lose weight.