Chinese medicine says that chestnuts not only have rich nutrients, but also have certain preventive and therapeutic effects on diseases. Chestnut millet porridge can prevent and treat hypertension, so what are the taboos for eating it?
Name: Chestnut Millet Porridge
Ingredients: Millet, chestnut, goji berries
Instructions:
1. Measure one cup of millet and pour it into a pot, add goji berries and chestnuts.
2. After washing, add enough water.
3. Boil and cook for about 10 minutes, and the millet porridge will become thick.
4. You can decide whether to add sugar according to personal taste.
Taboos:
1. People with weak spleen and stomach should be cautious about eating chestnuts: Although chestnuts are nutritious, they have high requirements for the gastrointestinal function of the eater. Raw chestnuts are difficult to digest, and cooked chestnuts can cause stagnation. Therefore, it is not suitable to eat too much, and when eating, you must chew and swallow slowly.
2. People with weight loss requirements should also be cautious about eating chestnuts: Although chestnuts are delicious, they contain the most carbohydrates. The carbohydrates in dried chestnuts can reach 77%, and fresh chestnuts can reach 40%, which is 2.4 times that of potatoes.
3. Diabetics should be cautious about eating chestnuts: Chestnuts belong to the nut category. Although they do not contain a large amount of fat, their starch content is very high.
