In winter, many people like to eat some fruits and vegetables to relieve the heat, especially cold foods such as winter melon, loofah, and ice lotus seeds. However, traditional Chinese medicine believes that in winter, people's yang qi is relatively weak, and if you eat too much cold food, it is easy to hurt the spleen and stomach, resulting in a weak spleen and stomach. Therefore, in winter, it is recommended to eat less "cold melon", and eat more foods that strengthen the spleen and warm the stomach, such as brown sugar and wine stuffed dumplings, yam lean meat soup, chestnut chicken soup and stir-fried pork with cabbage, etc., to help regulate the spleen and stomach and easily survive the cold winter.
1. Brown sugar wine stuffed with balls
Brown sugar wine dumplings are made of glutinous rice, wrapped in a layer of brown sugar, and filled with wine and red dates in the middle, which is sweet and soft and glutinous, and is a very suitable dim sum to eat in winter.
The therapeutic effects of brown sugar and wine dumplings are mainly as follows:
Warms the spleen and stomach and increases appetite
Brown sugar wine stuffed dumplings are sweet and soft, which can warm the spleen and stomach, and eating a few in the cold winter can increase appetite.
Strengthens the spleen and stomach and improves digestion
The glutinous rice and brown sugar in the wine brewing are all foods that strengthen the spleen and warm the stomach, and red dates can invigorate qi and strengthen the spleen, and often eat them to improve digestion.
Replenishes energy and increases resistance
Brown sugar wine stuffed dumplings are sweet and soft, and they are also relatively easy to be absorbed by the human body, which can quickly replenish energy and increase the body's resistance.
Dispel cold and dampness, prevent and treat colds
Brown sugar wine brewed dumplings are warm, can drive away cold and dampness, and also have a certain effect on the prevention and treatment of colds.
The practice of making balls with brown sugar wine is also relatively simple, as long as you prepare glutinous rice flour, wine, brown sugar, red dates and other materials, knead them into balls with glutinous rice flour and wine, wrap red dates in the middle, and then blanch them in the pot, drain them and wrap them with a layer of brown sugar. Because of the sweet and soft taste, coupled with the simple and easy-to-make production process, the brown sugar wine stuffed dumplings are undoubtedly an excellent dessert delicacy in winter.
2. Yam lean broth
Yam is also known as Huai Mountain, has a good spleen and stomach effect, lean meat is also easy to absorb by the human body, the two boil soup to eat, not only can warm the stomach and replenish the deficiency, but also enhance the body's resistance. The yam lean broth is suitable for drinking in winter.
Yam nourishes the spleen and stomach, and lean meat nourishes qi and nourishes blood
Yam is sweet and warm in taste, has the effect of tonifying the spleen and stomach, and eating it often can improve the symptoms of weakness of the spleen and stomach. Lean meat is rich in protein and has the effect of replenishing qi and nourishing blood. The soup between the two can better regulate the spleen and stomach and enhance the body's yang energy.
Warms the spleen and stomach and strengthens immunity
Cold weather can easily lead to stomach chills, yam lean meat soup can warm the spleen and stomach, while protein and trace elements also help to strengthen the body's resistance.
Replenish energy and prevent colds
Yam is rich in starch and protein, which is easily absorbed by the body after boiling soup, and can quickly replenish energy. At the same time, it can also prevent the appearance of cold symptoms.
The specific production of yam lean meat soup is also very simple: prepare yam, lean pork, salt and other materials, peel and cut the yam into pieces, slice the meat, put it in the soup pot and add water, turn to low heat and boil for 1-2 hours after boiling. Yam lean meat soup is delicious and delicious, and drinking it often helps to keep warm and drive away cold, enhance the body's resistance, and easily survive the winter.
3. Chestnut chicken soup
In Western cuisine, there is a soup soup called "chestnut soup", which is made with chicken broth and chestnuts, and it has a delicious taste. In many places on the mainland, there is also a Xi of boiling soup with chestnuts and chicken. This chestnut chicken soup is not only fragrant and delicious, but also has a therapeutic effect on the stomach and replenishes weakness, making it ideal for drinking in winter.
Chestnut warms the stomach and relieves pain, and chicken nourishes the spleen and strengthens the stomach
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that chestnut is warm and sweet, has the effect of warming the stomach and strengthening the spleen, replenishing deficiency and relieving pain, and is especially suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach and abdominal pain in winter. Chicken can also nourish the spleen and stomach, and it is better to boil soup with chestnuts.
Strengthens immunity and prevents colds
Chestnuts and chicken are rich in protein, fat, minerals, etc., which can improve the body's immunity and prevent symptoms such as colds.
Replenish energy and keep warm
Ripe chestnuts are more easily absorbed and utilized by the human body and can quickly replenish energy. At the same time, the heat of the soup can also make people feel warm, and it has the effect of warming and driving away the cold.
The production of chestnut chicken soup is not complicated: first clean the chicken and chestnuts, cut the chicken into pieces, slightly crush the chestnuts and break the skin, add an appropriate amount of water to boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer for 1-2 hours, add salt to taste according to personal taste. Chestnut chicken soup is rich in nutrients, and drinking it often helps to strengthen the spleen and warm the stomach, enhance immunity, and help the human body survive the cold winter.
Fourth, stir-fried meat with cabbage
Cabbage and pork are very common ingredients. However, when they are stir-fried, they can create a miraculous therapeutic effect that strengthens the spleen and appetizes, which is very suitable for winter consumption. This home-style stir-fry called "stir-fried pork with cabbage" is simple to make, delicious and helps to nourish the stomach when eaten often.
Cabbage is rich in fiber and vitamin C, which can strengthen the spleen and appetize
Cabbage is cool and sweet, rich in dietary fiber and vitamin C, which can promote intestinal peristalsis, help digestion and absorption, and often eat it is beneficial to the stomach and spleen.
Pork is rich in protein and can replenish the body and invigorate qi
Pork is rich in protein, fat, minerals and other nutrients, and eating it often can replenish the body and enhance the body's immunity.
3. Appetizing and increasing appetite
Stir-fried cabbage and pork together, the taste is fresh and tender, which is not only appetizing, but also can increase appetite, which is very good for people with weak spleen and stomach.
The production of stir-fried meat with cabbage is not complicated, as long as the cabbage is washed and shredded, the pork is cut into thin slices, the cabbage is fried in the pot first, the pork is added and stir-fried after it is cooked, and then salt, cooking wine, monosodium glutamate and other seasonings are added and stir-fried evenly to get out of the pot. This home-cooked stir-fry is delicious and good for the spleen, stomach and appetite, making it an essential food in winter.
Eat more foods that are good for your spleen and stomach in the cold winter to resist the cold and survive the winter smoothly!