What to do if you get a sore throat in spring? Teach you how to make your own porridge to reduce internal heat

With the arrival of spring, the human body's metabolism begins to flourish, and it is easy to get angry if you are not careful. Dry mouth, dry nose, and itchy throat are all signs of "getting hot". What should we do when we get a sore throat in spring? Of course, we have to make some adjustments in our diet. We might as well try to make some "heat-reducing" porridge to reduce the heat in our body.

Goji berry, carrot and red dates porridge

Ingredients: 100 grams of rice, 50 grams of fresh carrots, 20 grams of cassia seeds, 5 grams of wolfberries, 50 grams of red dates, and appropriate amounts of salt, chicken essence, scallion segments, and ginger slices.

Method: After the ingredients are prepared, add enough water at once according to the amount of food you want to eat, and cut the carrots into small pieces for later use. Heat the wok, add Cassia seeds and fry over low heat until golden. Bring the water to a boil over high heat, then add the rice, carrots and red dates. Bring the water to a boil over low heat, then add the fried cassia seeds, ginger and other ingredients and simmer. It is ready to eat after 40 minutes.

Target audience: It is used for health preservation and reducing internal heat, and is suitable for people with poor physical constitution and who are prone to catching colds.

Yam Glutinous Rice Porridge

Ingredients: yam, water chestnut, jujube, and glutinous rice.

Preparation method: Peel the yam, wash it, cut it into slices and set aside. Rinse the fresh water chestnuts, peel them, and cut them into cubes. Wash the glutinous rice, soak it in cold water for half an hour, take it out and drain it. Finally, wash the dates and set aside. Take a pot, put in cold water, add the above ingredients, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 1 hour before drinking. You can add some sugar to taste when drinking.

Applicable people: People who experience "spring dryness". But diabetics should not add sugar when drinking it.

Loofah and Pork Soup

Ingredients: 50 grams of lean meat slices, 25 grams of fresh loofah, a little salt, MSG, and clear soup.

Method: Wash the lean meat and cut into thin slices for later use. Peel the loofah and cut into slices for later use. Clean the wok, add a little clear soup and boil it, then add the lean meat slices. After boiling, skim off the foam on top, then add loofah, salt, etc. and cook for a while before drinking.

Applicable people: People with symptoms such as dry cough.

Corn and sweet potato porridge

Ingredients: 50 grams of corn flour, 500 grams of sweet potatoes, and 20 golden dates.

Method: Wash the sweet potatoes, peel them, cut them into small pieces and put them into the pot together with red dates. Cook until the sweet potatoes are 70% to 80% cooked. Add a little cold water to the cornmeal to make it into a paste, pour it into the pot and cook over low heat. Cook on low heat for about ten minutes and then remove from heat. Note that you should stir constantly in the middle to avoid burning the bottom

Applicable people: People who suffer from constipation due to spring dryness.

Celery and Lily Bulbs with Cashew Nuts

Ingredients: 100g celery, 50g lily, 50g carrot, 50g cashew, salt, sugar, cooking oil as needed

practice:

1. Cut off the head and tail of the lily and separate it into several petals. Wash and dice the celery. Wash and cut the carrot into thin slices.

2. Pour cooking oil into a wok, fry cashews in cold oil over low heat until crispy, then remove and drain the oil for later use;

3. Pour out half of the oil, heat the remaining oil over high heat, add carrots and celery, and stir-fry over high heat for about 1 minute;

4. Add the lilies, a small amount of salt and sugar and stir-fry for about 1 minute. Turn off the heat and sprinkle in the cashews. Mix evenly and serve.

Applicable people: Nourishes the liver, reduces fire and moisturizes dryness. In spring, people suffer from excessive dryness and fire, which leads to dry stools, constipation, etc. Eating more celery can help with bowel movements.