On April 19th, the valley rain, the valley rain is the last solar term of spring, the arrival of the valley rain solar term means that the rain increases, everything grows, the spring is coming to an end, and the climate is gradually warming, but the temperature difference between morning and evening is still very large, which is also the reason why it is easy to catch a cold and get sick in late spring and early summer.
After the Guyu solar term, it is very important to strengthen the spleen and stomach, keep in mind that 3 eat, 3 don't eat, enter the summer safely, understand and benefit early!
3. Eat
1. Red red beans
Red adzuki beans have the effect of strengthening the spleen and dispelling dampness, and can be used to cook porridge, rice, soup, and snacks.
Recommended Recipe: [Red Bean Glutinous Rice Cake]
Main ingredients: 200 grams of glutinous rice flour, 20 grams of white sugar, 250 grams of milk, appropriate amount of red adzuki beans, appropriate amount of edible oil
【How to do it】
1. Soak the red beans in water for more than four hours, rinse them again, pour them into the rice cooker, pour in the water flush with the red beans, add some rock sugar, use the rice cooking function, control the moisture of the boiled red beans, add honey and mix well, freeze them in bags, and use them to make stuffing, desserts and sweet soups are delicious.
2. Add white sugar to the glutinous rice flour, pour in 250 grams of milk and stir well.
3. Brush a non-stick pan with a thin layer of oil, pour in half of the batter, and sprinkle with a layer of honey red beans.
4. Then pour in the remaining batter, cover and simmer for five minutes, so that the upper batter will cook faster.
5. Wait until the bottom is golden, turn over and continue to burn, until both sides are golden and crispy, and the surface will rebound quickly.
2. Yam
Iron stick yam powder is glutinous and sweet, beneficial to qi and yin, spleen and kidney, can be cooked porridge, stewed soup or made dim sum.
Recommended Recipe: 【Yam Purple Rice Porridge】
Main ingredients: Yanzhifang Mojiang purple glutinous rice, iron stick yam, red dates, peanuts, raisins, walnut kernels.
【How to do it】
1. Prepare purple glutinous rice, iron stick yams, red dates, peanuts, raisins and walnut kernels.
2. Purple glutinous rice, red dates, and peanuts all have the effect of nourishing blood and stomach, and walnut kernels nourishing the brain, and adding some raisins are naturally sweet. Rinse and put into the pot with water.
3. Peel and cut into small pieces of yam for spleen and stomach, and the mucus under the skin of the iron stick yam will sometimes cause skin allergies if it comes into direct contact, so you can clean it first and then peel it.
4. Bring to a boil over high heat, continue to cook for 5 minutes, then turn to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes, cook until all the ingredients are soft and rotten, add a small piece of rock sugar to sweetness and continue to cook until melted.
5. The cooked porridge is soft and sticky, and it will be more viscous when placed warm.
3. Pumpkin
Pumpkin strengthens the spleen and stomach, the vitamin A in pumpkin is good for skin health and can improve rough skin, dietary fiber helps prevent constipation, and at the same time, pumpkin is low in calories and is suitable for people who are losing weight.
Recommended Recipe: [Pumpkin Purple Potato Cake]
Main ingredients: 200 grams of flour, 220 grams of milk, 3 grams of yeast powder, 10 grams of xylitol or sugar, appropriate amount of pumpkin and purple potato.
【How to do it】
1. Prepare flour, xylitol, yeast powder, pure milk, pumpkin and purple sweet potato cut into small cubes for later use, the child is still in the tooth change period, so I generally use xylitol to make pasta.
2. Pour xylitol and yeast powder into the flour, pour in pure milk and stir into a thick batter.
3. Add diced pumpkin and diced purple sweet potato and stir well, pour the mixed batter into the steaming bowl to start fermentation, the inside of the steaming bowl can be padded with a piece of oiled paper, or it can be smeared with a layer of cooking oil to facilitate demoulding.
4. The degree of fermentation of the batter is the key to the success of the finished product, if the batter is thicker and fermented to twice the size, if the batter is thinner, it needs to be fermented to three times the size, and the inside of the batter can produce enough gas due to fermentation to make the finished product fluffy.
5. Boil water in a pot, open the water into the fermented batter, steam for 30 minutes on high heat, turn off the heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
3. Do not eat
Raw and cold food
Although the temperature rises, try not to eat raw and cold food, such as cold drinks, ice cream, etc., which can easily hurt the spleen and stomach and lead to internal moisture.
Greasy foods
Do not eat fried food, greasy meat, etc., too much oil, increase the burden on the stomach, easy to lead to indigestion, aggravate dampness.
Spicy food
Refraining from eating spicy food can easily lead to body heat and aggravate dampness.
During the rainy season, we should also pay attention to drinking plenty of water and maintaining proper exercise, which helps the body to expel excess water and moisture. At the same time, maintaining a good work and rest time, going to bed early and waking up early, and avoiding overwork can also help your health.