As the saying goes, "the people take food as the sky", in the usual food, clothing, housing and transportation, "eating" has always occupied the most important position. Eating can give the body sufficient nutrition, while also satisfying people's taste buds.
Nowadays, in the summer heat, people will feel sweaty as soon as they leave the cool air-conditioned house, and it is very suitable to eat some light and nutritious porridge at the moment, which can not only replenish water, but also make up for the loss of nutrients.
After the age of 40, the physical fitness began to "decline", usually if you do not pay attention to the diet, it is easy to cause physical and mental discomfort, and porridge is known as "the world's first tonic". After the age of 40, the human body also needs more high-quality nutrition, and at present, it is the best thing to drink porridge often.
In the 40s, people gradually understand that "early morning porridge is better than late-night wine." After the age of 40, in addition to drinking the most common white porridge and millet porridge, it is recommended that these 4 kinds of "flower porridge" be drunk instead, soft and fresh, better than drinking milk.
1. Red jujube chrysanthemum porridge
Ingredients: 100 grams of japonica rice, 50 grams of red dates, 15 grams of green chi chrysanthemum, 20 grams of rock sugar.
Red dates: rich in protein, carotene inside, when cooking porridge, try to choose the overall full, less cracks and large, such dates boiled out, sweet and delicious, dense flesh, rich in nutrition.
Chrysanthemum: Try to choose Qingchi chrysanthemum, this chrysanthemum has been carefully cultivated by flower farmers, without any additives, sweet taste, chrysanthemum fragrance, and the internal vitamins, flavonoids are also very high. Not only is it a good hand at clearing the heat and fire, but also to supplement the body's nutrition, and it can also be used to make tea, a multi-purpose flower, nourish the face and moisturize the skin, help you look rosy and beautiful as a flower.
Directions: First wash the japonica rice and soak it in water; Wash the dates and soak them in warm water; Qingchi chrysanthemum washes and controls water. Then put the japonica rice and dates into a pot (including soaking rice water), bring to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat, and when the porridge becomes cooked, add the chrysanthemums and cook slightly. Finally, according to personal taste, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar and stir to serve.
2. Honeysuckle lean porridge
Ingredients: 1/2 cup rice, honeysuckle, lean meat, salt, cooking wine.
Honeysuckle: high aroma, sweet and cold, can clear the heat, under the fire, the selection of honeysuckle as far as possible to the bud fat, blue and white, clean is better, such honeysuckle boiled out more fragrant and delicious.
Lean meat: contains fat, protein, calcium, etc., less oil, suitable for the public group, and honeysuckle with can not only reduce the greasy feeling of meat food, satisfy the taste buds, but also supplement nutrition.
Directions: Rinse the honeysuckle, soak in boiling water for 10 minutes, strain and set aside; Cut the lean meat into strips, add salt and cooking wine, and marinate for half an hour; Add water to the pot and boil the rice and honeysuckle for 30 minutes; Stir in the boiling oil and stir evenly.
3. Peach blossom goji berry porridge
Ingredients: 80 grams of rice, 5 grams of peach blossoms, red goji berries of Chinese medicine, rock sugar.
Peach blossoms: rich in naringenin, vitamins A, B, C, etc., not only can be ornamental, but also into porridge for people to eat, can be pleasing to the face, rosy color, cook porridge as much as possible to choose fresh peach blossoms, emollient effect, taste better.
Goji berries: a wide variety, boiled porridge as far as possible to choose Chinese traditional Chinese medicine red wolfberry, which is rich in protein, vitamins, carotene, soft and shiny color, full of flesh, no blackheads, good taste with a hint of sweetness, excellent quality.
Method: Wash and soak the rice for 2 hours, remove the handle of the peach blossoms, immerse in water for 30 minutes, take the pot to enlarge half a pot of water, put in the rice on high heat and boil, turn the heat to low for 40 minutes, put in the peach blossoms, cook for 5 minutes, and add the appropriate amount of Chinese medicine red goji berries.
Four: Lily lotus seed porridge
Ingredients: Rice, lilies, lotus seeds, rock sugar.
Lily: But qingxin, in today's hot June, people often appear bored and sleep badly, and the porridge made from it is very suitable for eating at the moment. You can choose either dried lilies or fresh lilies for porridge.
Lotus seeds: rich in starch, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals, very rich in nutrients. Since dried lotus seeds are not easy to cook soft, it is recommended to choose fresh lotus seeds, which are soft and delicious.
Directions: Wash and soak the rice for 15 minutes, wash the lilies and lotus seeds and set aside; Mix all the ingredients in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, start the porridge, cook for about 45 minutes, simmer for 10 minutes; Stir in rock sugar according to taste.