Liver function is strong in spring. Sour foods make liver qi more vigorous, leading to a decrease in the digestion and absorption functions of the spleen and stomach. Sweet foods can enhance spleen and stomach qi and are beneficial to health. Therefore, the spring diet should increase sweetness and reduce acidity. Among sweet foods, jujube is a good choice.

1. Shepherd’s purse porridge. First, pour 100 grams of japonica rice into the pot, add water and boil, add 100 grams of fresh shepherd's purse, and cook together to make porridge. Eat it in the morning or evening according to the amount. Shepherd's purse is rich in protein and more than 10 kinds of amino acids. It also contains glucose, sucrose, lactose, etc. It is rich in nutrients and has a sweet taste. Shepherd's purse also has the effect of preventing and curing common diseases in spring.

2. Carrot porridge. 350 carrots, washed and chopped, add 100 grams of japonica rice, and water to cook porridge, take it for breakfast, dinner or as an afternoon snack. Carrots are rich in carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A after ingestion by the human body, which can protect the eyes and skin. People suffering from rough skin, night blindness, xerophthalmia, and childhood rickets are very beneficial to eat. People with spleen deficiency and diarrhea should use this product with caution.

3. Celery porridge. Wash the celery root, use 150 grams of spring celery each time, add water to boil, take the juice and 100 grams of rice, cook together to make porridge, eat in the morning and evening according to the amount. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that cooking porridge with celery and stem rice has the effect of "preventing heat and promoting urination". Liver yang is easily moved in spring, which often causes liver fire, headaches, dizziness and red eyes. People with this disease or middle-aged and elderly people often eat celery porridge, which has certain benefits in lowering blood pressure and reducing irritability. Spring is also the season when measles is common in children. If detected early, celery porridge can also be cooked for children to relieve surface rash. In addition, celery porridge is also suitable for children with strong growth and development.

4. Black rice porridge to moisten the intestines. Li Shizhen said in "Compendium of Materia Medica" that milk black rice porridge can "replenish strain and moisturize the large intestine... It is very suitable for the elderly to cook porridge in spring." First, cook 100 grams of black rice into porridge. When the porridge is ready, add half a liter of fresh milk and cook it together. Take it on an empty stomach in the morning and evening.