Prevent Minor Illnesses with a Bowl of Rice
The rice we commonly eat is usually boiled with plain water. However, adding a little ingredient during cooking not only enhances flavor uniquely but also brings health benefits—some call this “health-promoting rice.”
Onion Rice
Chop onion finely, add a little salt, wait for water to boil, then add rice and cook slowly until ready. It expands blood vessels, lowers blood pressure and blood sugar, and helps prevent intestinal infections and aids digestion.
Spinach Rice
Sauté onion first, then stir-fry chopped spinach, add rice, tomato, salt, pepper, and cook slowly. It protects vision, nourishes yin, replenishes blood, and promotes bowel movement.
Tea Rice
Soak tea in boiling water for a few minutes, then use the tea water to cook rice. It treats cardiovascular diseases, prevents gastrointestinal infections, and aids weight loss and skin beautification.
Tomato Juice Rice
Sauté onion until fragrant, add tomato juice and water, pour in rice, and cook until done. It generates fluids, quenches thirst, aids digestion, and improves eyesight.
Ginger Juice Beef Rice
Chop fresh beef finely, mix with ginger juice, soy sauce, peanut oil, etc. When rice is nearly cooked, spread the mixture over the rice, cover, and steam for 15 more minutes. Regular consumption helps dispel cold, strengthen the stomach, and tonify qi.
Red Date Chicken Glutinous Rice
Remove cores from 100g red dates, chop finely. Cut chicken into thin strips. Combine with washed glutinous rice in a pot and steam. This sweet, fragrant rice strengthens the middle energizer, nourishes the stomach, and tonifies the body—especially helpful for appetite loss due to weak spleen and stomach or deficiency of qi and blood.