Tremella contains protein, fat, various amino acids, minerals, and glycogen. It also contains seaweed sugar, polysaccharides, and mannitol, which have high nutritional value and have the effect of nourishing the body. Purple sweet potato is rich in selenium and anthocyanins. Anthocyanins have preventive and therapeutic effects on more than 100 diseases and are considered the seventh essential nutrient after water, protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. The health benefits of tremella and purple sweet potato are well known, so what are the benefits and methods of making tremella and purple sweet potato porridge?
【Ingredients】
Half a bowl of rice, 4 or 5 tremella, 2 small purple sweet potatoes.
【Method】
1. Wash the purple sweet potatoes, peel them, and cut them into small pieces about 1 cm square.
2. Soak the tremella in warm water, remove the stems, and tear them into small pieces.
3. Put water in a pot, add the washed rice, and boil over high heat. Stir the bottom of the pot with a spoon to prevent sticking. Then add the purple sweet potatoes and tremella, and simmer over low heat after boiling.
4. After about 40 minutes of simmering over low heat, adjust the thickness to your liking, and then add honey to enjoy (during the cooking process, be sure to stir the bottom of the pot with a spoon several times).
【Health Benefits】
Tremella and purple sweet potato soup contains rich vitamins and trace elements, so eating more can help replenish vitamins and necessary trace elements in the body. Tremella also has the effect of benefiting qi and nourishing blood, so it is recommended that women eat more. In addition, purple sweet potato is a coarse grain, so it contains a large amount of dietary fiber, which can help prevent cardiovascular diseases and symptoms of blood vessel hardening. Therefore, it is recommended that the elderly eat more. Purple sweet potato also helps promote digestion in the stomach, so people with digestive symptoms in the stomach can eat more.
