Core Tip: What should beginning of winter eat in the future? Old pumpkin is rich in dietary fiber, and the carotene content of old pumpkin is about 1 times higher than that of young pumpkin. Carotene can block ultraviolet rays and increase skin elasticity. Drinking pumpkin porridge regularly can also benefit qi, clear heat and detoxify. Teach everyone to make old pumpkin 2 porridge.

The calorie of old pumpkin is 27 calories per100g, which is lower than that of potato (55 calories) and sweet potato (128 calories). Old pumpkins are not only low in calories, but also rich in various nutrients, such as vitamins A and C, potassium and phosphorus. In addition, the old pumpkin also has the effect of diuresis and detoxification, which has been used to eliminate edema since ancient times, especially to regulate postpartum edema.

Pumpkin Congee

Materials: rice 150g, water 12g, pumpkin 1/2kg (280g), rock sugar 2 10g.

Practice: Put the rice in boiling water and cook for 40 minutes on medium fire. Then stir the pumpkin powder evenly, put it in porridge and cook for 20 minutes, and finally add rock sugar to taste.

Lily pumpkin porridge

Practice: dry lily is soaked in warm water 1 hour. Cut the pumpkin into large pieces and steam it in a pot. Take out the steamed pumpkin and mash it. Add water to the pot, turn on a small fire, slowly add glutinous rice, and stir well until cooked. Then add pumpkin puree and continue to stir until glutinous rice flour and pumpkin puree are completely mixed, add soaked lily and cook for 5 minutes, finally add rock sugar, continue to cook for 2 minutes and then take out the pot.