Lotus seed is the fruit of lotus, and its flowers, leaves and roots are valuable for food and medicine. Lotus seed tastes sweet and very delicious. The Book of Tonifying Agriculture and Materia Medica regards lotus seed as the top grade, saying that it can "tonify the middle energizer, nourish the mind and replenish qi".

Usually, the lotus seeds are dried, which is a good ingredient for porridge and dessert. If you have the opportunity to buy fresh lotus, you can try lotus seeds, which are crisp and delicious. There is a thin green heart hidden in the lotus seed. This green heart is bitter, so it should be taken out.

invigorating spleen and nourishing spleen: stewed pork tripe with lotus seeds

Ingredients: 5g of lotus seeds (heart removed) and 3g of pork tripe.

conditioning: onion, ginger, salt, chicken essence, cooking wine and vegetable oil in appropriate amounts.

Practice: ① Soak the lotus seeds in clear water for 2 hours and wash them; Wash the pork belly; Wash the onion and cut into sections; Wash ginger and slice it. ② Cook the pork belly and slice it. ③ Put oil in the pot, add onion, ginger and pork belly, stir-fry for a while, add cooking wine, lotus seeds and appropriate amount of water, cook for 3 minutes, and season with salt and monosodium glutamate.

the efficacy of this delicious food: both pork tripe and lotus seeds have the functions of strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, which is especially suitable for children to eat every day and has a good maintenance effect on the spleen and stomach.

spleen-invigorating, qi-invigorating and tranquilizing: lotus seed porridge

materials: 2 grams of lotus seeds (heart-removing) and 1 grams of japonica rice.

seasoning: appropriate amount of sugar.

practice: add lotus seed powder, cook porridge with japonica rice, and add sugar to serve.

This delicious food has the functions of invigorating qi, invigorating spleen and calming nerves. You can beat more lotus seed powder at a time for later use. Cooking a bowl of lotus seed porridge for children at dinner is simple and convenient; Children can also drink this porridge when they are sick, so as to nourish and replenish their bodies, which is conducive to the recovery of the disease.

nourishing the heart, calming the nerves, invigorating the spleen and benefiting qi, and nocturnal crying due to spleen deficiency

Materials: 15g of lotus seeds, 15g of Atractylodes macrocephala, 5g of gordon euryales, and 5g of lean pork.

seasoning: 2 slices of ginger, salt and monosodium glutamate.

Practice: ① Wash the lotus seeds and gordon euryales and soak them in clear water for 2 hours; Wash atractylodes macrocephala; Wash lean pork, cut into pieces, blanch and remove foam. (2) Put lotus seeds, Euryale ferox, Atractylodes macrocephala, ginger and lean pork into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil over high fire, turn to low heat for 2 hours, and add salt and monosodium glutamate.