We often say that porridge can nourish people, and it is better to be light. The lightness here does not simply refer to white porridge, nor does it mean that you can only add vegetarian dishes, but that you should have less salt and low fat, and have a reasonable nutritional combination.
101-year-old Grandma Chen has a special liking for porridge. On the one hand, porridge is easy to digest; On the other hand, can add various ingredients to the porridge, and is also very convenient to make. She feels that she can live a healthy and long life, and it is inseparable from drinking porridge. So how does she pay attention to it?
1. Please pay attention to choosing meat
The meat must be sliced with pork belly, and each slice must have skin, lean meat and a little fat meat.
Each part of pork has different effects. Lean pork meat can replenish kidney qi deficiency; fat meat is called fat cream in "Compendium of Materia Medica", which has the effect of clearing intestines and promoting discomfort; pig skin is called pig skin in traditional Chinese medicine, it can nourish yin and nourish the skin, and can also clear heat and relieve throat.
2. Vegetarian dishes pay attention to
The most common vegetables are 3 types of vegetables, namely celery, ripe bitter gourd, and cabbage.
celery can assist in regulating blood pressure, blood lipids , strengthen the stomach and diuretics, and has an aromatic smell, can remove oil and relieve greasiness. When the elderly eat celery, they can cut it into a thinner and cut it into a diagonal knife, which is conducive to chewing and digestion.
Not only can ate celery stems, but celery leaves also have the effects of removing wind and dampness, strengthening the stomach and cooling blood, clearing the intestines and promoting bowel movements. When eating daily, can be eaten together with stems and leaves.
Let’s talk about bitter melon. When it is tender, the bitter melon tastes bitter, can relieve fatigue, clear the heart and improve eyesight; , and after full maturity, the bitter taste becomes lighter, which is beneficial to the liver and kidneys. For the elderly, ripe bitter gourd has more tonic effects and is more suitable for consumption.
It should be noted that bitter melon is cold in nature, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold , or pregnant women or young children, do not eat too much bitter melon.
Finally, cabbage, it is also called cabbage, it is peaceful in nature, rich in vitamin C, vitamin K and vitamin U. Among them, vitamin U is also called anti-ulcer factor, which can protect mucosal cells of the digestive tract.
3. The method is focused on
1 not only uses the ingredients, but also on crafting. For example, fat meat. It is best to blanch before boiling, can remove part of purine . It is best to cut each ingredient into diced, boil it over low heat and boil it for ten more minutes to make the porridge softer and twistery and easy to absorb.
Today's summary
Porridge is a good food, which has the benefits of warming and digestion aiding. It is also very beneficial to nourish the body with nutritious meat and vegetables.
Today's interactive topic
What kind of porridge do you like to drink? Or if there are any good ways to match it, please leave a message to share it together.
