Spring is the first of the four seasons. As the temperature rises, flowers and trees are thriving and full of vitality. This time is a good time to recuperate, slowly warm up the yang, and the child has made a good start this year. Spring is the most vigorous time of children's metabolism in a year, and it is also the golden stage of growth and development. The exuberant vitality and rapid growth and development process consume a lot of yang. Some children who are physically weak and afraid of cold have yin deficiency in winter. At this time, they will be "at a loss" and have symptoms of loss of appetite. Children with poor constitution and more sensitive to the environment may even have some intestinal diseases. Such children are generally spleen deficiency, so in diet, parents should pay attention to moderate warming yang and benefiting qi, mainly to strengthen the spleen, and some sweet and yellow foods usually have this effect. It is warm and sweet, and can enter the spleen meridian. The star food suitable for children's physical characteristics is pumpkin. Pumpkin is sweet and warm, and enters the spleen, stomach and intestine. Has the effects of invigorating middle warmer, invigorating qi, moistening lung, resolving phlegm, detoxicating and killing insects. For children with qi deficiency, spleen deficiency and abnormal stool, it is actually suitable all year round. Why do you recommend pumpkins at this time? Because it still has some functions of benefiting the heart and astringing the lungs, it is necessary to give priority to nourishing the heart in summer, and give it to children in late spring and early summer, which also lays a good foundation for nourishing the heart in summer. Pumpkin is warm, which is beneficial to children with spleen deficiency and weak qi, especially those with deficiency and cold. You can eat mutton in winter. Mutton is a kind of hot and warm food, which can warm yang and replenish qi, but it is not suitable in spring. It is necessary to warm children with these warm but not too hot foods. Pumpkin can protect gastrointestinal mucosa, strengthen gastrointestinal peristalsis and help food digestion. If the child's intestinal function is poor and the stool is often abnormal, then you can also eat some pumpkins to recuperate. The content of carotenoids in pumpkin is high. Carotenoids can be converted into vitamin A with important physiological functions in vivo, which has important physiological functions for the growth and differentiation of epithelial tissues, maintaining normal vision and promoting the development of bones. Use red dates, pumpkins and lotus seeds as syrup, and add a little rock sugar or sweet-scented osmanthus sugar. In spring, children should be given warm and sweet food, and red dates are also suitable. Adding heart-nourishing lotus seeds can replenish qi and blood and sleep well. It's simple and convenient. You might as well make more for your children.

Ingredients for 3 people.

Pumpkin block

Ejiao jujube several.

How many lotus seeds?

condiments

Appropriate amount of rock sugar

Step 1 Pumpkin syrup method

All the ingredients are ready.

Pumpkin syrup illustration

Wash the lotus seeds, soak them in clear water for one night, and then remove the seeds for later use.

Self-made method of pumpkin syrup

Peel the pumpkin and cut it into coarse pieces.

Simple method of pumpkin syrup

Put the lotus seeds into the rice cooker and add two bowls of water.

Step 5: How to eat pumpkin syrup?

Set the porridge button and stew for an hour first.

Step 6: How to make pumpkin syrup?

When the lotus seeds become soft, add pumpkin and red dates and cook for another half an hour. Add some rock sugar to taste according to your own taste.

Finished product drawing

Cooking tips

This dessert is simple. It can be used as a snack for breakfast or as a dessert. Pumpkins and red dates are slightly sweet, and they are actually delicious without sugar. The effect of rice cooker cooking porridge is simple and convenient. In the morning, I might as well stew a pot for my family to replenish my spleen and stomach.

Pumpkin is good, but it is also taboo:

Pumpkins are warm. If the child has heat in his body, eating pumpkin will further stimulate the outbreak of excessive internal heat. Therefore, it is not suitable for children to eat when it is hot or when they have a cold or fever.

Some children eat too much and the soles of their feet will turn yellow. You can't eat it every day, once every three days, and it is more appropriate to eat 1-2 times a week in spring.

Pumpkin is also an allergen. If children are allergic to pumpkin, they may have allergic symptoms such as redness, diarrhea and indigestion after eating, so they should avoid eating it.