Is it good to drink porridge regularly?

Porridge is a very common food in our lives. With the improvement of people's living standards, more and more people pay attention to health preservation. Many people pay great attention to the health and nutrition of their diet. Everyone knows that drinking porridge regularly is very good for the human body. Porridge has the effect of nourishing the stomach. Drinking porridge regularly can not only regulate the stomach, but also prevent constipation. So is it good to drink porridge regularly?

Compared with other staple foods, porridge is a very easy to digest food. If it is pure rice porridge, we don’t need to chew it thoroughly before it can enter the stomach. For people with bad teeth and people with poor gastrointestinal physiological functions, drinking porridge is indeed a good choice.

The main component of porridge is carbohydrates, which are broken down and absorbed by digestive enzymes such as amylase in saliva and pancreatic juice. But if you say that there are any nutrients in porridge that can nourish the stomach, it can only be said that this is a good wish, but it has no scientific basis. Moreover, if you always eat porridge that is particularly easy to digest for a long time, the stomach's ability to digest other foods will degenerate and deteriorate. For people who suffer from acid reflux, drinking porridge will not only fail to nourish the stomach, but will make the condition worse.

For people with normal gastrointestinal function, drinking porridge every day is not recommended, especially for refined grains. If you eat a large amount of porridge every day, or even eat porridge as a staple food, it will be very unhealthy.

Elderly people suffer from many dental diseases and tooth missing are common. Some elderly people have to eat porridge all year round due to poor chewing function. There are also a few people who pay attention to medicinal diet and use medicated porridge as an auxiliary treatment for diseases. It has been observed that elderly people who eat porridge for a long time are generally thinner. The reason is that the elderly have poor gastric motility. If they eat too much porridge, it is difficult to empty it quickly and they will feel stomach discomfort.

The benefits of drinking porridge regularly

Easy to digest

When the cooking temperature of 100-gram porridge exceeds 60 degrees Celsius, it will gelatinize. The cooked porridge will melt in your mouth and is very easy to digest. It is very suitable for people with gastrointestinal discomfort.

Enhance appetite and replenish physical strength

When you are sick, you will have a poor appetite. Porridge with some brightly colored and appetizing foods can not only stimulate appetite but also replenish physical strength for weak patients.

Prevent constipation

Porridge contains a lot of water. Drinking more porridge on a daily basis can not only fill your stomach and relieve hunger, but also replenish water for the body and effectively prevent constipation.

Preventing colds

When it's cold. Getting up early in the morning and drinking a bowl of hot porridge can help keep you warm, increase the body's ability to resist cold, and prevent colds.

Which porridge can nourish the stomach

Eight Treasure Porridge

Eight Treasure Porridge is most suitable for people who need to nourish their stomach. This is because Eight Treasure Porridge contains a large amount of peanuts, almonds, white sugar, etc., and the calories are also very high. Regular consumption has a good protective effect on the stomach. Fresh peanuts also contain a large amount of protein, fat and other substances, which can effectively protect the stomach and intestines.

Ingredients: 50 grams each of glutinous rice, red beans, peanuts, chestnut meat, lotus seeds, red dates, longan meat, and golden cake, and appropriate amount of white sugar.

Method: Wash the chestnut meat and cut it into small pieces, soak the lotus seeds in alkaline water to remove the green core, wash the red dates and remove the core, wash the peanuts in hot water and peel them, and chop the longan meat. Wash the red beans, add water and cook until half cooked, add the washed glutinous rice, after boiling, add chestnut meat, peanuts, and lotus seeds and cook together. When the rice and beans are cooked, add longan meat, golden cake, red dates and other ingredients, and cook on low heat for five minutes.

Red Bean, Black Rice and Osmanthus Porridge

Black rice has the effects of nourishing yin and kidney, replenishing qi and strengthening the body, strengthening the spleen and appetite, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, nourishing essence and strengthening the body. It is an excellent tonic for anti-aging, beauty, disease prevention and strengthening the body. Regular consumption of black rice has a good nourishing effect on chronic patients, convalescent patients and young children. Osmanthus has the effects of dispelling cold, breaking up stagnation, resolving phlegm and promoting salivation. Black rice and osmanthus porridge is very healthy and nourishing, especially suitable for the elderly and the weak. Adding red beans can also help clear away heat, detoxify, strengthen the spleen and benefit the stomach.

Ingredients: 100 grams of black rice, 50 grams of red beans, 30 grams of lotus seeds, 30 grams of peanuts, 20 grams of osmanthus, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Method: Wash black rice and soak for 6 hours; wash red beans and soak for 1 hour; wash lotus seeds; wash peanuts, drain and set aside. Put the pot on the fire, put black rice, red beans and lotus seeds into the pot, add 1000 grams of water, boil over high heat and then simmer for 1 hour; add peanuts and continue cooking for 30 minutes. Add osmanthus and rock sugar, mix well and cook for 3 minutes.