Introduction: Adding some grains or vegetables to your rice, such as wood ear, taro, and pumpkin, can double the nutritional value of both the rice and the vegetables. Why not give it a try?
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As long as you mix some grains or vegetables into the rice, its nutritional value will be multiplied many times over.
Wood Ear Rice: First, cook the rice until it is soft, then add wood ear to cook it into rice or porridge. Wood ear is a highly nutritious edible and medicinal fungus rich in iron, with high levels of lysine and leucine. It can reduce blood viscosity and has a significant preventive effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Taro Rice: Taro has a fine and soft texture, is easy to digest, and is suitable for people with gastrointestinal or tuberculosis illnesses, as well as for the elderly and children. When constipated or when the body has redness and swelling in the summer, eating taro rice can especially have the effect of relieving constipation and detoxifying. However, taro contains a lot of starch, so eating too much can easily cause bloating; one should pay attention to eating it in moderation.
Pumpkin Rice: Pumpkin has the highest carotene content among all gourds. The pectin in it can increase the viscosity of the rice, slowing the absorption of carbohydrates. Mannitol has a laxative effect, which can reduce the harm of toxins in feces to the human body and prevent colon cancer.