During the winter, many people suffer from dry skin and use a lot of moisturizing products to help alleviate the embarrassment of dry and flaky skin. In fact, you can also start from your diet to relieve dry skin in the winter. Here are some soups that you can drink more of to help moisturize your skin.
Jujube and Black Fungus Soup
Ingredients: 15g black fungus, 15g jujube (pitted), some rock sugar.
Instructions: Wash the black fungus and jujube, soak them in water, and put them in a bowl. Add some rock sugar and water to the bowl, then place the bowl in a steamer. Steam for about 1 hour until the jujube is soft.
Usage: Drink twice a day.
Effects: Helps tonify qi and nourish blood, nourish yin and moisturize dryness. It has a good effect on improving dry skin, lack of qi and blood, and dull complexion in the winter.
Tangerine and Tremella Soup
Ingredients: 20g tremella, 200g tangerine, 150g sugar, some water starch.
Instructions: Soak the tremella in water and put it in a bowl. Steam for 1 hour in a steamer, then remove it. Peel the tangerine and take out the flesh. Put the soup pot on high heat and add some water. Put the tremella in the pot, then add the tangerine flesh and sugar. Boil it, then thicken with water starch.
Effects: Helps nourish yin and moisten the lungs, beautify and nourish the skin. It has a good effect on rough skin and tired appearance in the winter.
Radish and Lamb Soup
Ingredients: 500g radish, 500g lamb, some salt, pepper, green onion, cooking wine.
Instructions: Remove the fascia from the lamb and cut it into small pieces. Blanch it in boiling water for a while, then remove and wash it. Remove the root and top of the radish, wash it, and cut it into diamond-shaped slices. Put the lamb pieces in the pot and simmer until the meat is cooked. Then add cooking wine, salt, radish slices, and green onion. Simmer until the meat is tender, then add pepper.
Effects: Radish is rich in carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, etc., and lamb has a good nourishing effect. Drinking this soup in winter can gradually make dry skin plump, increase elasticity and moisturizing feeling.
Celery and Jujube Soup
Ingredients: 250g celery, 10 jujubes, some salt, monosodium glutamate, green onion, peanut oil.
Instructions: Wash the celery and cut it into sections. Wash the jujubes and remove the pits. Heat the oil in the pot, stir-fry the green onion until fragrant, then add the celery and stir-fry. Then add water, jujubes, salt, and monosodium glutamate. Cook until the vegetables are cooked.
Effects: Both celery and jujube are rich in vitamin C and iron, which can increase blood. Drinking this soup can moisturize the skin and nourish blood. Drinking this soup regularly in winter can effectively moisturize the skin and relieve dryness.
Bean Sprout and Tofu Soup
Ingredients: 250g bean sprouts, 200g tofu, 100g snow peas, some salt, monosodium glutamate, green onion, soybean oil.
Instructions: Wash the bean sprouts and remove the husks. Cut the tofu into small cubes. Cut the snow peas into diced pieces. Heat the oil in the pot, stir-fry the green onion until fragrant, then add the bean sprouts and stir-fry until fragrant. Add water and bring it to a boil. When the bean sprouts are tender, add the snow peas and tofu cubes. Simmer for 10 minutes over low heat, then add salt and monosodium glutamate.
Effects: Bean sprouts are rich in vitamin C and carotene, and tofu is rich in protein and amino acids. Eating this dish regularly can moisturize the skin. Drinking this soup in winter can also make the skin smooth and glossy.
