Lotus seed lotus seed is a good nourishing food. Some middle-aged and elderly people who know how to keep fit often eat lotus seeds. Moreover, Chinese medicine says that lotus seeds are sweet and astringent, deeply rooted in people's hearts, lungs and spleen meridians, and have the effects of strengthening the spleen and benefiting the lungs, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, and helping sleep. In particular, lotus seeds contain flavonoids, which has a very obvious cardiotonic effect, so it is recommended that middle-aged and elderly people eat lotus seeds 1-2 times a week, which is good for their health.
The raw materials for fried lotus seeds and rice are prepared in advance: fresh lotus 500g, garlic 10g, millet spicy 5g, soy sauce 5ml, edible salt and vegetable oil.
The practice of fried lotus seed rice:
Wash the lotus first, and then put proper oil in the pot. Heat for 7 minutes, put the lotus in the pot and stir-fry for 3 minutes until the lotus is completely cracked. Then put the millet, garlic and edible salt into the pot, fry for another 20 seconds, and finally sprinkle a little soy sauce along the side of the pot to take it out.
Longan Longan has been regarded as a "precious tonic" since ancient times, mainly because it contains "retinol, unsaturated fat, crude protein, various nutritional elements and mineral elements" and other essential nutritional elements, which together have the effects of "invigorating qi and invigorating spleen, calming the heart and calming the nerves". The Daily Herbal Medicine says that longan meat has the effect of "covering wisdom and calming the heart"
Prepare the raw materials of longan tea in advance: longan 5- 10g, a small amount of boiling water.
The practice of longan tea: firstly, wash longan, then put longan and boiled water into a bowl and soak longan for 5 minutes before drinking.
Candied dates suggest that middle-aged and elderly people with weak constitution must eat more candied dates, because candied dates can not only enhance human immunity, but also have the effects of "invigorating the middle-aged and benefiting qi, calming the heart and calming the nerves". Eating three candied dates every day is good for your health. Although candied dates are delicious, many people are assured to sell them outside. I will simply make candied dates here.
Prepare raw materials in advance: 3 kg of jujube, cassava starch 10g, 5g of soda ash, sugar 10g, and appropriate amount of cold water.
Processing method of candied jujube: firstly, put jujube, tapioca starch, soda and cold water into a basin and stir evenly, then soak jujube for 5 minutes and take it out, and then rinse it with water for later use.
Prepare a peeler, then remove the core of the jujube, and then use a wooden sign to frame the jujube surface, which can make the candied jujube more beautiful. Put a proper amount of water into the pot, boil it, put jujube and sugar into the pot, then simmer and cook jujube for 20 minutes.
Pick up the steamed jujube and put it in the sun for 2-3 days before eating. If there is a lot of weather, you can put the jujube in the electric oven and bake it at 80 degrees for more than 3 hours when you get on the bus. Cultivating spirit means "cultivating life"! It is suggested that middle-aged and elderly people should eat more "lotus seeds, longan and jujube" when they are not short of money, which is good for the cardiovascular system!