Many people know that millet porridge is nutritious, but they don’t know that there are many unknown advantages under its simple appearance.

When you have no appetite or poor appetite, millet porridge is as good as an appetizer.

Professor Zhang Hude from the Health Department of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine pointed out that millet contains a variety of vitamins, amino acids, fats and carbohydrates, and has high nutritional value. Every 100 grams of millet contains 9.7 grams of protein and 3.5 grams of fat, which are no less than those of rice and wheat.

Carotene is not contained in ordinary grains, but millet contains 0.12 mg per 100 grams, and the vitamin B1 content ranks first among all grains.

Millet is also very high in sugar, with 72.8 grams of sugar per 100 grams, and its caloric output is much higher than that of rice.

Therefore, millet can be said to be the most ideal tonic for the elderly, frail patients and pregnant women.

Many women in northern my country have the tradition of using millet and brown sugar to take care of their bodies after giving birth.

Millet porridge is rich in nutritional value and is known as "Ginseng Soup".

The reason why millet is favored by pregnant women is that millet contains twice as much iron as rice, vitamin B1 is 1.5 to 3.5 times higher than rice, vitamin B2 is twice as high as rice, and fiber is now called the seventh nutrient.

Vegetarian content is 2 to 7 times higher than that of rice.

Because of its high iron content, it is very effective in nourishing yin and blood for postpartum women. It can recuperate the weak and cold physique of postpartum women and help them regain their physical strength.

Under the pressure of work, stomach discomfort has become a common problem among modern people. Loss of appetite has become a mantra for many people when eating. Various drugs that help digestion and increase gastric motility are even more popular in TV commercials.

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In fact, there is one stomach-building food that is the greenest and has the least side effects, and that is millet.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" says that millet "can cure nausea and dysentery, and can be used as porridge to benefit the Dantian, replenish deficiency and damage, and open the stomach."

Traditional Chinese medicine also says that millet is "harmful to the stomach and warms the body." It is believed that millet is sweet and salty in taste, and has the effects of clearing away heat and quenching thirst, strengthening the stomach and dehumidifying, and soothing the stomach and sleeping. It is more suitable for people with internal heat and those with weak spleen and stomach.

Some people have a bad appetite. After eating millet, it can stimulate the appetite and nourish the stomach. It has the effect of strengthening the stomach, digesting food, and preventing nausea and vomiting.

In addition, because millet is rich in vitamins b1, b2, etc., it also has the function of preventing indigestion and sores at the corners of the mouth.

Millet porridge is a healthy food. It can be cooked alone, or you can add dates, red beans, sweet potatoes, lotus seeds, lilies, etc. to make nutritious porridge with different flavors.

Millet is ground into powder and can be made into delicious cakes.