What kind of porridge is good for women to drink in summer?

　　In the hot summer, many people will choose to eat light food at this time. Because the sultry weather causes them to have little appetite for food, they all like to drink porridge at this time. However, there are many misunderstandings when drinking porridge. So what should you pay attention to when drinking porridge in summer?

　　What porridge is good to drink in summer?

　　1. Bitter melon porridge

　　Instructions: 100g bitter melon, 100g japonica rice, 50g rock sugar, 3g salt. Remove the flesh from the bitter melon and cut into small pieces and set aside. Put the washed japonica rice into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and bring to a boil over high heat; add diced bitter melon, rock sugar, and salt; turn to simmer and cook into gruel.

　　Efficacy: Bitter melon has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving heat, nourishing blood and qi, nourishing the kidneys and spleen, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight. It has certain effects on treating dysentery, sores, heat stroke, excessive prickly heat, conjunctivitis and other diseases.

　　2. Three bean porridge

　　Method: Use 12 grams each of mung beans, adzuki beans and black beans, 3 grams of licorice (cloth bag), 50 grams of japonica rice, add about 600 ml of water, and cook over a slow fire to make a gruel.

　　Efficacy: It can relieve summer heat and calm the mind. Three bean porridge is derived from "Bianque Three Bean Drink". Mung beans are sweet and cold in nature, and have the effects of clearing away heat and detoxification, relieving summer heat and diuresis; adzuki beans are sweet and sour in nature, and are effective in clearing away heat and diuresis, dispersing blood and reducing swelling; black beans are sweet and cold in nature, slightly bitter, and have the effects of detoxification, heat dissipation, and irritation. They are all good products for relieving summer heat and clearing away heat.

　　3. Watermelon rind porridge

　　Instructions: 200 grams of watermelon rind, 100 grams of japonica rice, 30 grams of sugar. Peel a little watermelon, peel off the hard skin and cut into cubes. Wash the japonica rice, heat the wok, pour in water, add japonica rice and watermelon rind, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and cook into porridge, add sugar and serve.

　　Efficacy: clearing heat, relieving summer heat, diuresis and reducing swelling.

　　4. Mint porridge

　　Method: 30 grams of fresh mint, or 15 grams of dried mint, decoct the soup and take the juice for later use. Then take 100 grams of rice and cook it into porridge. When the porridge is ready, add mint soup and an appropriate amount of rock sugar, and boil for a while.

　　Efficacy: This porridge has the effects of clearing away heat, dispelling wind and heat, and clearing the throat.

　　5. Kudzu porridge

　　Instructions: 20 grams of kudzu root powder, 50 grams of japonica rice (rice). Wash the japonica rice and put it into the pot. Add an appropriate amount of water to cook the porridge. When it is cooked, add the kudzu root powder and cook for a while. Can be consumed morning and evening.

　　Efficacy: Relieves heat, clears away heat, produces body fluids and quenches thirst. It is suitable for people with persistent fever, dry mouth and excessive thirst in summer.

　　Things to note when drinking porridge in summer

　　1. People with weak stomachs should drink less.

　　Many people believe that porridge nourishes the stomach. But in fact, this view is not comprehensive. Because you don’t need to chew the porridge slowly, it cannot promote the secretion of salivary glands in the mouth that can help digestion. ； Moreover, when porridge with a high water content enters the stomach, it will dilute gastric acid, accelerate the expansion of the stomach, and slow down gastric movement, which is also not conducive to digestion. therefore Stomach disease Patients should not drink porridge all the time, but should choose other foods that are easy to digest and absorb, and chew slowly to promote digestion.

　　Don’t always drink porridge for the second and third meals

　　This mistake is often made by old people. Chen Xiafei said that it is indeed beneficial to drink porridge in moderation, but it should not be drunk all the time. Porridge is a liquid food and is nutritionally inferior to rice of the same volume. Moreover, porridge is "not full". I feel full when I eat it, but I feel hungry again soon. If things go on like this, elderly Malnutrition can occur due to insufficient energy and nutrient intake. Therefore, you should also pay attention to balanced nutrition when drinking porridge. Cooking porridge thicker, adding meat and vegetables, or eating snacks between meals can replenish energy.

　　3. People with diabetes should drink porridge in moderation.

　　Chen Xiafei said: "Patients with diabetes are generally more likely to be hungry, and porridge is digested quickly, so it is easy for people to eat it quickly and then want to eat it again.； The porridge itself is easily absorbed by the body in a short period of time, causing blood sugar to rise rapidly or fluctuate excessively. ”Chen Xiafei suggested that diabetic patients should drink porridge in moderation, just a small bowl each time.

　　4. Eat less ice porridge

　　Ice porridge is a hot-selling food in summer, but it is not suitable for the elderly and children with cold and weak constitutions. Drinking too much ice porridge will not only block the body's sweat pores, making it difficult to excrete metabolic waste, but may also affect gastrointestinal function.