In today's fast-paced life, many people suffer from stomach problems. Stomach ailments not only affect daily life but also require attention to daily stomach care. In addition to medication and dietary therapy, paying attention to the details of daily life is also crucial for stomach health.
Millet and Pumpkin Porridge
1. How to Make a Stomach-Nourishing Porridge
Ingredients: 50g japonica rice, 10 red dates, 20g lotus seeds.
Instructions: 1. Soak the lotus seeds in warm water until soft, remove the cores. Wash the japonica rice and clean the red dates. 2. Place all three ingredients in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until it becomes a porridge. 3. Season to personal taste and consume in the morning and evening.
Benefits: Nourishes the stomach and spleen, and can also help prevent iron-deficiency anemia.
2. Millet and Pumpkin Porridge
Ingredients: 100g millet, 300g pumpkin.
Instructions: 1. Peel and cube the pumpkin, steam it until soft and set aside. Wash the millet and set aside. 2. Prepare an appropriate amount of water, pour it into a pot, add the millet and bring to a boil over high heat for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. 3. Depending on preference, you can mash the pumpkin into a paste or dice it, add it to the millet porridge and continue to cook for about 15 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
Benefits: Millet is rich in B vitamins, which helps strengthen the stomach, stimulate the appetite, and nourish the stomach. The nutritional value of millet porridge is so rich that it has earned the reputation of "ginseng substitute." Pumpkin not only protects the gastric mucosa and promotes ulcer healing but also promotes bile secretion and enhances gastrointestinal motility to aid digestion.
3. Jujube and Mutton Warming Porridge
Ingredients: 200g fresh mutton, 10g Astragalus root, 100g glutinous rice, 10 red dates, 5g ginger.
Instructions: Boil the mutton until tender, chop it finely. Add Astragalus root, glutinous rice, finely chopped red dates, and ginger to cook the porridge. After the porridge is cooked, add an appropriate amount of fine salt, monosodium glutamate, and pepper.
Benefits: This porridge nourishes the spleen and stomach. Regular consumption can warm the body, replenish Qi, and strengthen the stomach. It is suitable for those with gastric ulcers, chronic gastritis accompanied by a weak and cold stomach, cold limbs, and frequent stomach ailments.
4. White Hyacinth Bean Porridge
Ingredients: 60g roasted white hyacinth beans (or 120g fresh hyacinth beans), 100g japonica rice, an appropriate amount of brown sugar.
Instructions: First, soak the white hyacinth beans in warm water overnight, then cook them with japonica rice and brown sugar to make a porridge.
Benefits: Can be consumed for breakfast or dinner in the autumn, served warm 2-3 times daily. Strengthens the spleen and nourishes the stomach, clears summer heat, and stops diarrhea. Suitable for a weak spleen and stomach, poor appetite, and nausea.
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