Foods that strengthen the spleen and stomach: milk, porridge, apples, carrots, spinach 1. Milk: sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and returns to the lung and stomach meridians.

Function: Tonify the lungs and stomach, produce body fluids, and moisturize the large intestine.

It is suitable for stomachache caused by yin deficiency and constipation caused by fluid deficiency; in modern times, it is used to treat peptic ulcer disease and habitual constipation.

People with diarrhea, spleen deficiency syndrome, and dampness syndrome should not eat it.

2. Porridge: Porridge is easy to digest, especially eight-treasure porridge, which contains peanuts, almonds, sugar, etc. It has higher and richer calories and is good for the stomach.

Fresh peanuts are rich in protein and fat, which can effectively protect the stomach.

There are three principles for determining breakfast foods suitable for nourishing the stomach: easy to digest, anti-irritating, and nutritious.

Such as: egg custard, egg soup, boiled eggs, soybeans, soy products, vegetables, fruits, etc.

3. Apple: sweet in taste and cool in nature.

Function: Strengthen the spleen, nourish qi and stomach, promote body fluid and moisturize dryness.

It is suitable for patients with spleen deficiency, less food, stomach yin deficiency, and stomach pain due to yin deficiency.

4. Spinach: sweet in taste and cool in nature, it can moisten dryness and nourish the liver, benefit the stomach and intestines, and relieve constipation.

Spinach can promote gastric and pancreatic secretion, increase appetite, and aid digestion; the rich fiber can also help intestinal peristalsis and facilitate defecation.

However, spinach has high oxalic acid content, which hinders calcium absorption. You should avoid eating it with high-calcium foods such as tofu and seaweed, or lightly boil it before cooking to remove the oxalic acid.

5. Carrot: sweet and mild in nature, Chinese medicine believes that it "reduces qi and nourishes the heart, benefits the spleen and diaphragm, moistens the intestines and stomach, calms the five internal organs, and has the effect of healthy food."

Rich carotene can be converted into vitamin A, which can improve eyesight and refresh the mind, enhance resistance, and prevent and treat respiratory diseases.

Carotene is fat-soluble, so it is best stewed with meat and tastes better.