As the saying goes, "the spleen of old age declines first, and spleen deficiency is born of all diseases", this is because the spleen is the immune organ of the human body, and the spleen plays a role in removing, decomposing and metabolizing red blood cells in the blood system, so as to maintain the normal metabolism of the body, so if we want to be in good health, we should eat more food that strengthens the spleen and nourishes the stomach in our daily diet to make the body healthier. Especially for some middle-aged and elderly people, as they age, the body's metabolic rate is getting slower and slower, and if you don't eat more food that strengthens the spleen and stomach, it is easy to get sick.
And today's Xiaobian to introduce to you the three kinds of food, after the cold to eat more, because these three kinds of food can not only strengthen the spleen, but also can nourish the stomach, eat more appropriately, better than eating health products!
The first type: persimmon millet porridge
The most important porridge to drink in autumn is millet porridge, because millet porridge has the effect of "nourishing yin and benefiting the stomach, tonifying the spleen and invigorating qi", and autumn is the time when persimmons are listed in large quantities.
[Ingredients preparation]: 100 grams of millet, 1 persimmon, appropriate amount of water.
【Method】:
Step 1: Soak the millet in clean water for 3 hours, after the time is up, take out the millet and rinse it with water for later use.
Step 2: Rinse the persimmons and cut them into minced pieces as shown in the small picture.
Step 3: Put an appropriate amount of cold water in the pot, then put the millet into the pot, cook the millet for 15 minutes on medium heat, then change the heat to low and continue to cook the millet for 5 minutes.
Step 4: After 5 minutes, put the cut persimmons into the pot and continue to cook the millet for 3 minutes before serving. Persimmon cakes should not be cooked for a long time, otherwise the finished persimmon millet porridge will look poor.
The second type: yam egg custard
In autumn and winter, you must eat more yams, because yam has a very good effect of "strengthening the spleen and stomach, restoring physical strength", especially for people with cold hands and feet and indigestion, it is better for the body. And the way to eat yam to share with you today is yam egg custard, because the well-made yam egg custard not only melts in the mouth, but also has better nutritional value, and can attract children to eat yam.
[Ingredients preparation]: 300 grams of yam, 100 grams of minced meat, 15 grams of dried shiitake mushrooms, 5 grams of chopped green onions, 3 grams of minced ginger, 2 grams of pepper, 1 gram of thirteen spices, 5ml of light soy sauce, 2 grams of chicken essence, salt, eggs, and water.
【Method】:
Step 1: Peel off the yam skin, then wash the yam and cut it into minced pieces as shown in the picture below, then soak the dried shiitake mushrooms for 1 hour, and then chop the yam into minced pieces for later use. It is recommended that you bring a glove when peeling yam to prevent you from being allergic to yam mucus.
Step 2: Mix the yam, minced meat, shiitake mushrooms, chopped green onion, minced ginger, pepper, thirteen spices, light soy sauce, chicken essence and salt, then stir well and set aside.
Step 3: Prepare a clean steaming cup, then put the stirred minced yam into the steaming cup, then press the minced meat firmly, and finally beat an egg and put it on the steaming cup.
Step 4: Put the steaming cup into the steamer, steam the minced yam and meat over high heat for 15 minutes, then remove from the pot, and finally sprinkle a little chopped green onion and serve.
The third type: Poria cocos barley lotus seed lily soup
Poria cocos is one of the best Chinese medicines for strengthening the spleen, in autumn, I will often use Poria cocos, barley, lotus seeds, and lily to cook soup for my family to drink, because these 4 ingredients together can not only strengthen the spleen and stomach, but also remove moisture from the body, so that our spirit is more sufficient.
[Ingredients preparation]: 10 grams of poria cocos, 50 grams of barley, lotus seeds, 30 grams, 20 grams of lily, a little rock sugar.
【Method】:
Step 1: First rinse all the poria, barley, lotus seeds, and lilies, then put them in clean water and soak them for 4 hours.
Step 2: After 4 hours, put all the soaked poria, barley, lotus seeds, and lilies into the casserole, add an appropriate amount of hot water, and stew them over medium heat for 35 minutes before eating.
"The spleen of old people declines first, and the spleen is deficient and sick", it is recommended that middle-aged and elderly people: eat more "persimmon millet porridge, yam egg custard, poria cocos barley and lotus seed lily soup" after the cold weather, these 3 things, strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, better than eating health products Xi!
Editor丨Zheng Wei