What food to eat when hands and feet are cold in winter? Two kinds of Congee to drink when hands and feet are cold in winter

The cold weather in winter is unbearable for many people, and there are also many people whose hands and feet become cold and unable to warm up. What's going on? Below, the editor will take you to see what to eat for cold hands and feet in winter? What causes cold hands and feet in winter?

In the theory of five colors and five shapes in traditional Chinese medicine, black alone enters the kidney meridian, which can benefit and strengthen the kidneys. Relying on black food to nourish the kidneys is the best manifestation of "conforming to the weather". Therefore, people may want to eat more black rice, black beans, black sesame seeds, black fungus, black chicken and other foods in winter.

1.1. Black rice: It has the effects of invigorating the spleen, warming the liver, replenishing blood, and nourishing qi. Its content of vitamin B1 and iron is 7 times that of ordinary rice. Eating in winter is very helpful for supplementing trace elements in the human body. Do not add sugar when cooking Babao Congee with it.

1.2. Black buckwheat: It can be used as medicine and has the effects of digestion, dispelling stagnation, and stopping sweating. In addition to being rich in oleic acid and linoleic acid, it also contains chlorophyll, Lu Ding, and niacin, which have the effect of reducing cholesterol, lowering blood lipids and blood pressure, and protecting vascular function in the body. The peak value of blood sugar formed in human body is relatively delayed, which is suitable for diabetics and metabolic syndrome patients.

2.1. Chestnut Congee

Raw materials: 300g yams, 100g cooked chestnuts, 40g rice, 60g glutinous rice, 10g medlar, and 7 red dates; Method: Peel the yam, wash the red dates, and peel the chestnuts; Cut yam into evenly sized pieces; Put water in the pot, wash the rice and glutinous rice clean, and then put them into the pot; Add yam and red dates; When boiling for 40 minutes, add chestnuts and goji berries and cook for more than 10 minutes until cooked.

2.2. Walnut Congee

Materials: 30g japonica rice, 30g walnut, 15g lotus seed, 15g yam, 10g Morinda officinalis, 10g Cynomorium songaricum.

Method: Crush the walnut kernels and set aside; Clean the glutinous rice for later use; Lotus seeds remove the heart; Wash and peel the yam, cut it into small pieces and set aside; Wrap Morinda and Cynomorium in gauze for later use. Add some water to the large casserole, add all the main ingredients to cook Congee, and add some brown sugar to taste.

Effect: This product has the effects of tonifying kidney and yang, strengthening spleen and qi, and is suitable for patients with osteoporosis of spleen kidney deficiency type.

3.3. Pig stomach and lotus root soup

Ingredients: pig stomach, lotus root, sand kernels, ginkgo biloba, scallions, ginger slices, salt.

Method: Wash the pork belly, blanch it in boiling water, skim off the floating oil; Wash lotus root, peel and cut into pieces; Boil all the ingredients in a pot, then simmer over low heat for about 1 hour. Add salt to season.

Effect: This product has the function of strengthening the spleen and nourishing the kidneys. 3.2 Danggui Ginger Lamb Soup Ingredients: 20 grams of Danggui, 30 grams of ginger, 500 grams of lamb, and appropriate amounts of seasonings such as yellow wine and salt.

Method: Wash Angelica sinensis thoroughly, soak in clean water until soft, slice and set aside. Wash the ginger and slice it for later use. Remove the fascia from the lamb, heat it slightly in a hot pot, remove the blood, and then remove it. Slice and set aside for later use. Put Angelica sinensis, ginger, and lamb into a clay pot, add water and yellow wine, bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, and then simmer over low heat until the lamb is cooked to perfection. Add salt and other seasonings for consumption.

This soup has the effects of nourishing qi and blood, warming the middle and dispelling cold, and is suitable for people with yang deficiency and blood deficiency constitution to consume.