What to Eat for Health in Spring? As spring arrives, everything comes to life. This is the time when the body's physiological functions and metabolism are most active. It is also the season when various germs reproduce and recover. Diseases can easily spread. A reasonable diet can improve the body's immunity and prevent diseases. In terms of spring health, medicinal food is a very important aspect, as it combines traditional medical knowledge with cooking experience in our country. It not only has high nutritional value, but also prevents and treats diseases, strengthens the body, and prolongs life. Below are 4 recommended medicinal foods for spring health.
1. Yam and Red Date Porridge
Ingredients: 25g red dates, 25g yam, 100g glutinous rice, sugar as needed.
Method: Soak the red dates in warm water, rinse the glutinous rice, peel and wash the yam, then cut it into small pieces. Cook the red dates, glutinous rice, and yam together to make a salty porridge. Add sugar and stir when eating.
Effect: This porridge has the functions of nourishing deficiency, benefiting qi, invigorating the spleen and stomach, calming the nerves, whitening and moisturizing the skin, and relieving dampness.
2. Sand Chen Mandarin Fish Soup
Ingredients: 5g sandalwood, 14 dried tangerine peels, 1-2 mandarin fish (about 300-400g), 3 slices of ginger.
Method: Crush the sandalwood, soak and remove the pulp of the dried tangerine peels. Clean the mandarin fish, remove the intestines, and fry it in a pan over low heat until both sides are slightly yellow. Then put it in a clay pot with ginger, add 2500ml of water, bring it to a boil over high heat, and simmer for 2 hours over low heat. Add salt and sesame oil to taste.
Effect: This recipe invigorates the spleen and stomach, and dispels water dampness. It is a healthy and beautiful soup for spring fatigue, suitable for both men and women, especially for women.
3. Peanut and Adzuki Bean Mandarin Fish Soup
Ingredients: 200g peanuts, 120g adzuki beans, 1 mandarin fish.
Method: Wash the peanuts and adzuki beans separately, drain the water. Clean the mandarin fish, remove the scales and intestines. Put them together in a large bowl, add a little cooking wine and salt, and steam over high heat. After boiling, simmer over low heat until the peanuts are cooked.
Effect: This soup invigorates the spleen and stomach, and promotes diuresis and reduces swelling. The combination of mandarin fish, which nourishes blood, peanuts, and adzuki beans, which clear heat and promote diuresis, can invigorate the spleen and stomach, promote diuresis, and reduce swelling. It is especially suitable for edema caused by malnutrition and difficulty urinating in patients with chronic nephritis.
4. Chinese Wolfberry, Red Date, and Egg Soup
Ingredients: 30g Chinese wolfberry, 10 red dates, 2 eggs.
Method: Wash the Chinese wolfberry and red dates, put them in a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, then add the eggs and cook until done. Season to taste.
Effect: This soup nourishes the liver and kidneys, invigorates the spleen and stomach, nourishes yin and moisturizes dryness, and nourishes blood and relieves restlessness. It is suitable for people with deficiency of liver and kidneys, weak spleen and stomach, and chronic hepatitis. Chinese wolfberry is sweet and neutral in nature, and it can nourish the liver and kidneys and improve eyesight. Red dates nourish the middle and benefit qi, nourish blood, and calm the nerves.
