Knowledge about health porridge

In winter, people say that Laba porridge is good for health. Its main ingredients are various kinds of rice, beans, dried fruits and nuts. From the perspective of modern nutrition, beans contain a lot of high-quality plant protein, dried fruits concentrate the nutrients in fresh fruits, and nuts are not only rich in protein, but also rich in vitamin E and various trace elements, which can play a great role in improving human immunity and delaying aging.

In fact, in addition to Laba porridge, there are many other health porridges that are suitable for winter consumption:

Longan and corn porridge: 15g of longan pulp, 100-200g of corn. Wash the longan pulp and cook it with the corn. First boil it over high heat, then simmer it into porridge over low heat. Longan pulp is sweet and warm in nature, and can nourish the heart and spleen, nourish blood and calm the mind.

Walnut porridge: 20g walnut meat, 100-200g polished rice. Wash and mash the walnut meat, and cook it with polished rice into porridge. It can moisten the lungs and relieve cough, nourish the kidneys and strengthen the essence, and moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. However, people with phlegm fire, accumulated heat or diarrhea should not eat it.

Gorgon Fruit Porridge: 30-50g Gorgon Fruit, 100-200g glutinous rice. Put the two together in a pot, add water and bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat. Gorgon Fruit is sweet and mild in nature, can strengthen the kidneys and essence, strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea, and is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people.

Chinese yam and chestnut porridge: 15-30g Chinese yam, 50g chestnut, 2-4 jujubes, 100g polished rice. After removing the chestnut shells, cook them together with Chinese yam, jujubes and polished rice into porridge. Chinese yam is sweet and mild in nature, and can nourish the spleen and stomach, benefit the lungs and kidneys. It is especially suitable for people with spleen and kidney qi deficiency. However, it is not advisable to eat too much at one time, otherwise it is easy to cause food stagnation and indigestion.

Ginger and jujube porridge: 6-9 grams of fresh or dried ginger, 100-150 grams of polished rice or glutinous rice, 2-4 jujubes. Wash and chop the ginger, and cook it with rice and jujubes into porridge. It has the effect of warming the stomach and dispelling cold, warming the lungs and resolving phlegm, but people with yin deficiency or pregnant women should be careful when eating it.

Carrot porridge: 50g fresh carrots, 200g glutinous rice. Cut the carrots into small pieces and cook with the glutinous rice. First boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat. It has the effects of strengthening the stomach and spleen and aiding digestion.

Chicken and preserved egg porridge: 200g chicken, 2 preserved eggs, 200-300g polished rice, ginger, onion, salt and other condiments. First cut the chicken into small pieces, add water to make a thick sauce, and cook the thick sauce with polished rice. When the porridge is almost cooked, add the chopped preserved eggs and cooked chicken, and add appropriate seasonings. It has the effects of replenishing qi and blood, nourishing the five internal organs, and stimulating appetite and promoting body fluid, and is suitable for people with qi and blood deficiency.