Steps to make red bean porridge

Ingredients for red bean porridge

50g red beans, 100g rice, a little sugar

How to make red bean porridge

1. Put red beans and rice in the pot;

2. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat;

3. When eating, just add sugar.

New mothers with insufficient milk drink a bowl of red bean porridge

Red beans are rich in iron and have the effect of replenishing blood. They are a good tonic for women during their menstrual period. According to Japanese tradition, when their daughters have their first menstrual period, mothers will cook a pot of red bean rice. In addition to blessing the girls to grow up into women, it also has the substantial effect of supplementing nutrition during menstruation and preventing iron deficiency anemia.

Chinese people have a habit of eating beans. Red beans, mung beans and their bean products are already "regular guests" on people's tables. Although red beans and mung beans are both "guardians" of human health, their "temperaments" are not exactly the same. Only by better understanding the characteristics of these beans can we use them as both medicine and food according to our own physical conditions and adjust them to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

According to Chinese medicine, red beans are mild in nature, sweet and sour in taste, non-toxic, and have the functions of nourishing and strengthening the body, strengthening the spleen and stomach, promoting diuresis and removing dampness, clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting lactation and replenishing blood. They are particularly suitable for the dietary therapy of patients with various edema. Modern research has found that red beans also contain a saponin substance that can promote defecation and urination, and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on edema caused by heart disease or kidney disease.

Mung beans are sweet and cold in nature, and have the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, relieving summer heat and quenching thirst. Modern medical research shows that mung beans are rich in protein. The protein content of raw mung bean milk made by soaking and grinding raw mung beans is quite high, and oral administration can protect the gastrointestinal mucosa. In addition, the phytosterols contained in mung beans can reduce the intestinal absorption of cholesterol and prevent the synthesis of cholesterol, thereby reducing the serum cholesterol content. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for patients with hyperlipidemia.

Although both beans have their own "advantages", it is important to note that red beans are particularly suitable for women. Red beans are rich in iron and have the effect of replenishing blood, making them a good tonic for women during their menstrual period. According to Japanese tradition, when their daughters have their first menstrual period, mothers will cook a pot of red bean rice. In addition to blessing the girls to grow into women, it also has the substantial effect of supplementing nutrition during menstruation and preventing iron deficiency anemia.