White radish, yam, winter melon, and barley porridge nourishes yin, moistens the lungs, strengthens the spleen, and nourishes the stomach.

Lily and mung bean porridge

Enhances satiety, clears heat and relieves cough

Lily bulbs are low in cholesterol and sodium, and rich in potassium and alkaloids, making them an excellent choice for weight loss. Mung beans are rich in dietary fiber, which can increase satiety, thereby reducing food intake, controlling calorie intake, and promoting fat burning, thus achieving the goal of weight loss. Eating them together can also clear heat and relieve coughs.

Material

10g dried lily bulbs, 25g mung beans, 25g glutinous rice

seasoning

Rock sugar (appropriate amount)

practice

1. Wash the dried lily bulbs and soak them in water for 1 hour; wash the mung beans and glutinous rice separately and soak them in water for 1 hour.

2. Place a pot on the stove, add water, mung beans, and glutinous rice, bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat for 40 minutes.

3. Add lily bulbs and rock sugar. Cook until the lily bulbs are tender.

Cooking Tips

Mung beans take longer to cook, so they can be added to the pot earlier than glutinous rice. Lily bulbs taste best when cooked until translucent.

Lychee Rice Porridge

Weight loss and boosting immunity

Lychees are rich in nutrients such as sugars, citric acid, B vitamins, vitamin C, folic acid, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium. They are highly nutritious and can protect the five internal organs, making them suitable for consumption during weight loss. Cooking lychees with rice into porridge can boost immunity and aid in weight loss and beauty.

Material

40 grams of rice, 50 grams of lychee

seasoning

5 grams of rock sugar

practice

1. Rinse the rice thoroughly and soak it in water for 30 minutes; wash the lychees, remove the shells and pits, and extract the flesh.

2. Place a pot on the stove, pour in an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil. Put the rice into the clay pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until the porridge is 90% cooked. Add the lychee pulp and continue to cook until the porridge is done. Add rock sugar and cook until it dissolves slightly.

Cooking Tips

Lychees should not be cooked for too long after being put into the pot.

Mung bean and bok choy porridge

Fat reduction and weight loss, anti-allergy

Chinese cabbage has the effects of reducing fat and weight, relieving irritability and thirst, and promoting urination and bowel movements; mung beans have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting urination, reducing fat, and reducing swelling. When the two are combined into a porridge, it has the effects of reducing fat and weight, clearing heat and detoxifying, and anti-allergy.

Material

20g mung beans, 30g rice, 30g Chinese cabbage heart

practice

1. Rinse the mung beans thoroughly and soak them in water for 2 hours; rinse the rice thoroughly and soak it in water for 30 minutes; wash the cabbage heart, blanch it in boiling water, and chop it.

2. Place a pot on the stove, pour in an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil. Add mung beans and rice, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until it becomes porridge. Add chopped cabbage hearts and mix well.

Cooking Tips

When cutting cabbage, you should cut it along the grain. This makes the cabbage cook faster and reduces moisture loss.

Black bean and rice porridge

Nourishing Yin and tonifying the kidneys, weight loss

Black beans have the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys, and can help treat symptoms such as yin deficiency with irritability and night sweats. They are especially suitable for hyperthyroidism of the liver and kidney yin deficiency type. Black beans are rich in dietary fiber, and consuming dietary fiber can accelerate the weight loss process and effectively help with rapid weight loss.

Material

20 grams of black beans, 30 grams of rice

seasoning

5 grams of brown sugar

practice

1. Wash the black beans and soak them in water for 4 hours; rinse the rice and soak it in water for 30 minutes.

2. Place a pot on the stove, pour in an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil. Add black beans, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until the beans are about 60% cooked. Add rice and continue to simmer until the rice is soft and the porridge is thick. Finally, add brown sugar to taste.

Kelp and bean flour porridge

Lose weight and reduce blood lipids

Black bean powder is rich in protein, fat, and minerals, which can soften blood vessels and lower blood lipids; kelp contains a large amount of dietary fiber and minerals, which can promote the metabolism of fat in the blood and lower cholesterol; red dates are rich in various vitamins and have a protective effect on the liver. When these three ingredients are cooked together, they have the effect of reducing fat, aiding weight loss, and lowering blood lipids.

Material

50g black bean powder, 30g kelp, 20g red dates

practice

1. Soak kelp for 6-8 hours, then remove, wash, and cut into small pieces; wash red dates and remove pits.

2. Place a clay pot on the stove, pour in an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil. Add red dates and kelp slices, cook over medium heat for 25 minutes, add black bean powder and stir well. Then simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.