Some people spend a fortune on blood-nourishing supplements with little to show for it. To be honest, health soups are better than supplements. As long as the ingredients are carefully selected and the right recipes are chosen for your needs, you can achieve the same effect of nourishing qi and blood. Today, I'm going to recommend these seven healthiest soups, which are the best for nourishing qi and blood...
Nourishing Beauty and Blood Oatmeal Porridge
First, soak the walnuts, red dates, and longan. Clean the oats, add them to a rice cooker with an appropriate amount of water, and start cooking! Remember to keep an eye on the time; once the porridge boils, switch to the porridge-simmering setting. Add some brown sugar before serving.
Double Red Blood-Nourishing Soup
500g of sweet potatoes, 10g of red dates, an appropriate amount of brown sugar, and 2000ml of water. Put everything in a pot and bring to a boil. Add the brown sugar when the sweet potatoes are cooked. You can also replace the sweet potatoes with pumpkin if you prefer.
Papaya and Tremella Soup
Tremella, papaya, red dates, and rock sugar. Add the soaked tremella to a pot and bring to a boil. Add the red dates, then reduce the heat and simmer for half an hour. Add the rock sugar and papaya and bring to a boil again, then it's ready to serve.
Snow Pear, Soybean, and Pork Knuckle Soup
Drinking pear soup is very beneficial for women. Pears have long been honored as the "king of all fruits." Using snow pears in a soup can help relieve coughs, moisten the lungs, and clear the mind for beautiful skin. Drinking this snow pear, soybean, and pork knuckle soup has a noticeable effect on smoothing the skin, hoarseness, and dry mouth, and can also lower blood pressure.
Tremella and Red Date Soup
Tremella is also known as "the poor man's bird's nest." Although bird's nest is nourishing, it is very expensive. Tremella is similar to bird's nest in color, texture, and effect, but it is much cheaper, hence the name. Bird's nest can be too nourishing and cause internal heat, while tremella is a cooling nourishment that moistens dryness. Dampness and heat are not good for the body, and tremella is the most effective food for removing them. Simmer a soup with tremella, longan, goji berries, and red dates. This soup is not only delicious but can also help with breast enhancement, giving your face a rosy glow and making your figure light and slim.
Black Glutinous Rice Blood-Nourishing Porridge
Black glutinous rice, longan, and red dates are well-known blood-nourishing ingredients. Adding highly nutritious Chinese yam makes the effect of nourishing qi and blood even more significant. Simmer a soup with black glutinous rice, red dates, longan, Chinese yam, and brown sugar. Remember to drink it every month. A small reminder: although longan can nourish blood and promote blood circulation, it is not easy to digest. Use seven or eight pieces each time (those with a cold stomach can add two slices of red ginseng).
Dang Gui and Red Date Pork Ribs
During the changing of seasons, skin can easily become dry, rough, and itchy. You can use one pork rib, an appropriate amount of goji berries, 12 red dates, and 4 slices of Dang Gui. Wash the pork ribs to remove any blood and place them in a clay pot. Add the goji berries, red dates, and Dang Gui. You can also add some scallions and ginger slices. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the pork ribs are tender. Season with salt and chicken powder. The combination of these ingredients can provide auxiliary effects of nourishing yin, moistening dryness, and beautifying the skin.