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First, millet, also known as millet, millet, etc. , one of the staple foods favored by people, has many functions and functions. For the efficacy and function of millet porridge, Chinese medicine believes that millet is sweet, salty and slightly cold, and belongs to spleen, stomach, kidney and heart meridian. Has the effects of invigorating spleen, invigorating qi, nourishing stomach, regulating middle warmer, nourishing yin, relieving vexation, inducing diuresis and stopping leukorrhagia. Because of the comprehensive efficacy and function of millet porridge, men, women and children can often eat millet porridge.
Second, millet is rich in nucleic acid sugars and protein. According to the analysis, every100g of millet contains 72.8g of sugar, 9.8g of protein, 0.0/9 mg of carotene, 0.57mg of vitamin B/kloc-0, 0.6mg of nicotinic acid/kloc-0, and 4.7mg of iron.
It is found that the protein content of millet is the highest among the cereals that people often eat. Except for 8 essential amino acids, the contents of tryptophan, leucine, threonine and methionine in millet protein are higher than those in other cereals.
Protein contained in millet is very suitable for the needs of middle-aged and elderly people to resist aging and prolong life. Therefore, the efficacy and function of millet gruel can also help to repair body tissues and regulate physiological functions.
Third, the carotene contained in millet is converted into vitamin A in the body, which has antioxidant properties and can delay the aging of the body; Vitamin B 1 not only participates in sugar metabolism, but also helps digestion. Nucleic acid and niacin can prevent Alzheimer's disease. Trace element iron is also more in millet, which can prevent iron deficiency anemia in middle-aged and elderly people. Therefore, middle-aged and elderly people often eat more millet properly, which is of great benefit to anti-aging and longevity.
Millet has the effects of invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, clearing away heat and toxic materials, tonifying kidney and calming nerves, and is suitable for stomach-qi disharmony, dyspepsia, vomiting and nausea, postpartum weakness, palpitation and insomnia.
Cooking porridge is also very particular. When porridge is cooked, it is called "rice porridge", and when it is not cooked, it is called "porridge". The taste and nutrition of the latter are greatly reduced. Before we cook porridge, we should soak the millet in clear water for 30 minutes to let the rice grains swell first, so that the millet porridge will save more time and taste good. You can try it at home. It's very simple. It is high in summer now. Add some red dates when cooking porridge. Corn not only makes porridge taste more beautiful, but also is nutritious and can prevent anemia.
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Fourth, many people usually cook porridge with boiling water, but the older generation told us that porridge should be cooked with cold water and the pot should be cooled before cooking. The key is to replenish enough water at one time. If there is too much water, you can boil it for a while and change the pot to a small fire. After cooking until half cooked, start cooking and stir with a spoon until cooked, so that the porridge cooked is delicious and the porridge cooked slowly will be more nutritious. Add some dried tremella, dried lily, peanuts and red dates. Cooking a bowl of millet porridge in summer can better clear away heat and detoxify and nourish blood gas.
5. The cooking method of millet porridge is very particular. Some people like to drink gruel, while others like to drink thick porridge. Then how can millet porridge stick?
1, be sure to pay attention to the freshness of millet when buying it. If it is old rice porridge, it is not fragrant enough.
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2. Pay attention to the cooking time of millet porridge. The best time to cook millet porridge is 30 minutes to 60 minutes. After cooking for 30 minutes, adding a small amount of edible salt will increase the viscosity, and porridge is easier to cook but will affect the taste. When cooking porridge, we can also put a few jujubes, which will make the porridge taste more fragrant and nutritious.