Lotus root porridge

Recipe Ingredients

250 grams of old lotus root, 100 grams of polished rice, and 60 grams of white sugar.

Preparation method

First scrape the lotus root clean and cut it into thin slices, then wash the glutinous rice, put them into the pot and cook them into porridge with water. When it is cooked, add sugar and cook until done.

Target Group

10-12 months old baby

The benefits of lotus root porridge

Lotus root contains starch, protein, asparagine, vitamin C and oxidase ingredients, and is also high in sugar. Eating fresh lotus root raw can clear away heat, relieve restlessness, quench thirst and stop vomiting; if the fresh lotus root is squeezed to extract juice, its effect is even better. The cooked lotus root is sweet and warm in nature, can strengthen the spleen and appetite, replenish blood and nourish the heart, so it mainly nourishes the five internal organs, and has the effects of digesting food, quenching thirst and promoting muscle growth.

Lotus root has high nutritional value and is rich in trace elements such as iron and calcium. It is also rich in plant protein, vitamins and starch. It has obvious effects of replenishing qi and blood and enhancing human immunity.

Lotus root is cool in nature, sweet and slightly astringent in taste, contains tannins and asparagine, has good astringent and hemostatic effects, and can clear away heat, promote the production of body fluids, cool blood and stop bleeding. It can be used to treat children with spleen deficiency, chronic diarrhea and blood in the stool.