If you want to lose weight, don't just eat less and exercise more. DIY apple porridge to lose fat

Obesity refers to excessive accumulation or abnormal distribution of fat in the body, leading to weight gain. As early as in the "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic", there were detailed records of obesity, such as in the "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic". Lingshu. In the chapter on the disorder of Wei Qi, it says: "How can we know whether a person is fat or thin? Some people are fat, some are fat, and some are fleshy. The fat person has more Qi and his skin is loose, so he can hang down his belly. The fleshy person has a large body. The fat person has a small body."

Obese people are divided into three types: fat people, fat people, and fleshy people. Obesity is not just a problem of appearance, it also leads to the occurrence of various diseases and affects health. The root cause of obesity, in addition to genetics, is mostly diet, that is, eating too much and neglecting exercise, which leads to fat accumulation.

★Watermelon rind porridge

Material:

50 grams of watermelon rind, 100 grams of white rice, 5 grams of dried shrimps, and appropriate amount of salt.

practice:

1. Remove the watermelon rind and pulp, wash and cut into small dices. Clean the dried shrimps and chop them for later use.

2. Wash the rice and put it into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, boil it over high heat and then simmer it over low heat.

3. When the porridge is almost done, add dried shrimps and cook for 5 minutes. Finally, add diced watermelon peel and salt and cook for another 2 minutes.

This porridge is light and refreshing, very suitable for consumption during the hot summer. The white rice helps with bowel movements and nourishes the stomach. Watermelon rind, which Chinese medicine calls "watermelon green rind", is sweet and light in taste, cool in nature, and enters the heart, stomach, and bladder meridians. It has the effects of cooling down, relieving thirst, and promoting diuresis. Because watermelon rind does not contain much sugar and is low in calories, it is very suitable for people who are losing weight.

★Apple porridge

Material:

100 grams each of apples and white rice, and appropriate amount of white sugar.

practice:

1. Peel the apples, wash and cut into pieces.

2. Wash the rice, put it into the pot, add appropriate amount of water and boil it, then put in the apple pieces and cook until the porridge is cooked, then add the sugar and cook for a while.

This porridge is very sweet and has the effect of promoting the production of body fluids and moistening the lungs, as well as stimulating the appetite and helping digestion. According to traditional Chinese medicine, apples are sweet, sour, and cool in nature, and enter the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. They have the effects of promoting fluid production and moistening the lungs, relieving restlessness and heat, stimulating the appetite and sobering up, and removing dampness and stopping diarrhea. The Sui Xi Ju Diet says that apples "moisten the lungs and please the heart, promote fluid production and stimulate the appetite, and sober up." From the perspective of modern nutrition, apples mainly contain carbohydrates, malic acid, citric acid, tannic acid, etc., which can relieve depression, reduce depression, moisturize the skin, and protect blood vessels. In particular, the pectin contained in apples can lower the cholesterol concentration in the blood and prevent fat accumulation, making it very suitable for people who are losing weight. This apple porridge can be eaten every day.

This article is from Shimao Publishing's "Healthy Porridge Therapy: A 97-year-old Chinese Medicine Master Teaches You to Eat Porridge a Day for Health and Disease Prevention"