Longan and Jujube Porridge: A Nutritious Breakfast for Women's Health

December 20, 2023

Longan has multiple benefits such as aphrodisiac, tonifying qi, nourishing the spleen and heart, nourishing blood and calming the mind, and moisturizing the skin and beauty.
Jujube has a sweet taste and warm nature, and it belongs to the spleen and stomach meridians. It has the functions of tonifying the middle and qi, nourishing blood and calming the mind, and moderating the properties of other medicines. Modern pharmacology has also found that jujube contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, organic acids, vitamin A, vitamin C, and trace calcium.
This nutritious breakfast is most suitable for female friends, and I also like sweets. After adding some rock sugar to the porridge, it tastes even sweeter.



Ingredients

200g rice, 10 dried longan, 6 jujubes

Seasonings

1 teaspoon ginger slices, appropriate amount of white sugar (or brown sugar)

Instructions

1. Wash the jujubes and remove the pits. Peel and rinse the longan.

2. Boil water and add rice. When the rice is cooked, add jujubes and ginger slices to cook porridge. After the porridge is done, add longan meat and white sugar, and cook for 5-6 minutes.





Tips:

You can also use glutinous rice to cook porridge. Add some wolfberries, longan, and jujubes to cook together for better effect.

This is a health porridge that women often eat. It has the functions of nourishing blood and calming the mind, and invigorating the appetite and strengthening the spleen. It is especially suitable for women with anemia to eat before pregnancy.



Dietary Tips

Take it in the morning and evening. It can be used as an auxiliary diet therapy for symptoms such as heart and spleen deficiency, palpitations, insomnia and forgetfulness, poor appetite and loose stools, qi deficiency and blood deficiency, pale lips, fatigue, and edema in the lower limbs.

It has the effects of nourishing blood and calming the mind, nourishing the brain and promoting intelligence, and nourishing the heart and spleen. It has excellent effects on people with physical and mental weakness, insomnia, and reduced memory.

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