Week 4 Diet Porridge Recipe: Corn, Mung Bean, Purple Rice, and Red Date Porridge

on Monday

Corn and mung bean porridge

Accelerate the consumption of body fat

This porridge contains B vitamins and a large amount of dietary fiber. B vitamins can accelerate the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, and prevent obesity; dietary fiber can stimulate intestinal peristalsis and accelerate the excretion of feces, thereby playing a role in weight loss.

Material

10 grams of corn, 20 grams of rice, 20 grams of mung beans

practice

1. Rinse the corn, rice, and mung beans thoroughly, and soak them in an appropriate amount of water for 4 hours.

2. Place a pot on the stove, put the rice, corn, and mung beans into the pressure cooker, add enough water, cover the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and continue cooking for 20 minutes. Turn off the heat and let it sit for another 10 minutes before serving.

Dietary reminders

Corn should not be eaten with fiber-rich foods, as this can hinder the body's absorption of nutrients and cause gastrointestinal discomfort.

Tuesday

Purple rice and red date porridge

Purify the internal environment and burn fat

Purple rice is rich in anthocyanins, a powerful antioxidant found in its natural pigments. These anthocyanins help block free radicals and purify the body's internal environment, aiding in weight loss. White rice and red dates are rich in vitamin B2, which promotes fat metabolism and helps burn fat. The combination of these three ingredients results in excellent weight loss effects.

Material

30g purple rice, 20g white rice, 30g dried red dates

seasoning

Brown sugar (appropriate amount)

practice

1. Wash the purple rice and white rice. Soak the purple rice for 2 hours and the white rice for 30 minutes. Remove the pits from the red dates, wash them, and soak them for 20 minutes.

2. Place a pot on the stove, add the washed and soaked purple rice, white rice, and pitted red dates, add water and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cook until the porridge is done. Season with brown sugar.

Cooking Tips

Purple rice should not be rubbed vigorously when washing to avoid losing nutrients. The water used to soak the rice after washing can be poured directly into the pot for cooking.

Wednesday

Watermelon Sago Porridge

Weight loss, reduces swelling, promotes saliva production and quenches thirst

Sago is low in fat and rich in dietary fiber, making it suitable for consumption during weight loss; meanwhile, watermelon has diuretic and swelling-reducing properties, and can quench thirst. Eating them together is an ideal choice for weight loss and reducing swelling.

Material

250g watermelon, 50g sago

seasoning

10 grams of rock sugar

practice

1. Peel and seed the watermelon, then cut it into chunks; wash the sago pearls and soak them in water for 1 hour.

2. Place a pot on the stove, pour in an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add sago pearls and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Add watermelon and rock sugar, and simmer for another 3 minutes.

Cooking Tips

Sago pearls tend to stick to the pot, so be sure to stir them while cooking. After cooking, rinse them with cold water, let the rice water cool, and then add the sago pearls and watermelon chunks to cook porridge.

Thursday

Walnut, black fungus and red date porridge

Accelerate metabolism and fat burning

Black fungus can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and it can also absorb metabolic waste in the body, making it very effective for weight loss and detoxification. Rice and red dates are rich in dietary fiber, which can enhance satiety. Walnuts are rich in zinc, which can accelerate metabolism and fat burning, and is beneficial for detoxification. This porridge, made with these three ingredients, is suitable for people who want to lose weight.

Material

20g wood ear mushrooms, 30g walnuts, 30g red dates, 150g rice

seasoning

Rock sugar (appropriate amount)

practice

1. Soak the wood ear mushrooms in warm water until softened, remove the stems and impurities, and tear them into pieces; rinse the rice; wash the walnuts; wash the red dates and remove the pits.

2. Put the wood ear mushrooms, walnuts, rice, and red dates into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until the wood ear mushrooms are cooked through and the porridge is thick. Add rock sugar and stir well.

Dietary reminders

Black fungus can promote blood circulation and relieve constipation, and has anticoagulant effects. It is not suitable for people with bleeding tendencies, sequelae of cerebral hemorrhage, low platelet count, or hemorrhagic diseases.

Friday

White fungus and rice porridge

Weight loss, beauty, yin nourishment

White fungus is rich in natural colloids and has the advantages of being low in calories, high in dietary fiber, and increasing satiety. When cooked into porridge, it has the effects of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, as well as weight loss and beauty enhancement, making it especially suitable for consumption in autumn.

Material

5 grams of white fungus, 50 grams of rice

seasoning

Rock sugar (appropriate amount)

practice

1. Wash the white fungus, soak it for 1 hour until it expands, then remove the root part and wash it again.

2. Rinse the rice thoroughly and soak for 20 minutes. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Add the white fungus and cook until the rice is soft and tender. Add rock sugar and cook until dissolved, then stir well.