Every day to think about 3 important questions, what to eat in the morning, what to eat at noon, what to eat at night. Today we focus on what is the best thing to eat in the morning, the best, both full of nutrition, do it is also very convenient, the key is that no matter what is north and south, both men and women, young and old, eat the body is good. It is yam, is not particularly unexpected? Eat yam in the morning, the efficacy of super powerful yam is usually fried to eat, soup to eat, when it became breakfast? Change the practice, you can be breakfast, such as steamed, boiled porridge. Especially iron stick long yam, has the effect of strengthening the spleen and benefiting the qi, but the time of consumption is also very careful, around eight o’clock in the morning is the most vigorous spleen meridian, this time steamed food long yam, the beneficial ingredients of food will be better absorbed by the body. Steamed yam steamed yam for breakfast is the most trouble-free, the yam beard hair slightly scraped, scrubbed with water to remove the mud, and then cut into sections, put on the fire and steamed for about 20 minutes can be. According to the different thickness of the yam, the steaming time is different, this needs to be adjusted according to the actual situation and fire, if it is not clear whether it is cooked, you can use chopsticks like steaming sweet potatoes to see. Yam steamed on the line, do not over-process, otherwise the mucus protein inside the yam destroyed, the role of the spleen, stomach, will be greatly reduced. After steaming, you can peel and eat directly, at first you may feel too light, but gradually you can eat the original sweetness of the ingredients, fresh and soft. If you are not used to eating directly, you can also eat dipped in some jam or sugar. Yam porridge When it comes to breakfast, it is natural that you can not do without porridge, and yam is a very versatile porridge ingredients. A famous doctor named Zhang Xichen in the late Qing Dynasty, loves yam, in his work “Medicine in the heart of the West” recorded a story: there is a married woman suffering from diarrhea, for several months in a row, leaking on a bone left, and finally Zhang Xichen suggested that yam porridge to take, three times a day, did not expect to drink even three months, the woman gradually recovered health. When cooking porridge into the yam block, plus a few torn red dates, children and the elderly are best suited to eat. Because these two groups of people are not very good teeth, and the digestive system is weak, and yam porridge is very easy to digest. In addition, people with weak spleen and stomach or indigestion are also suitable for yam porridge. You can also make peanut yam porridge, wolfberry yam porridge, cinnamon yam porridge, pumpkin yam porridge, etc. Red date yam porridge 10 red dates, 200 grams of fresh yam, 100 grams of round-grained rice, sugar in the right amount. 1, japonica rice, red dates soaked in advance for half an hour, a few drops of oil in japonica rice, mix it, and leave it for 5 minutes; yam peeled, cut small grains, soak to prevent discoloration. 2: Pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot, add japonica rice and stir, boil the water and cook on low heat. 3: Pour in the yam and dates after the rice is loose and soft, simmer slowly over low heat, stirring with a spoon until the rice porridge is sticky and soft. Yam puree Yam puree is more suitable for young children as well as the elderly with bad teeth to eat, the effect is the same. To make a shapely and soft yam puree, the choice of yam is very important. Be sure to choose the kind of yam that has little moisture and has a face, that is, iron stick yam. If you use the kind of crisp yam that looks somewhat clear, the finished product will be thin and unshaped. Pumpkin yam puree yam (300g), pumpkin (300g), honey (appropriate amount). 1.Wash the yam, cut into small sections; peel the pumpkin, cut thick slices and steam in a steamer. 2, the steamed pumpkin mash into a puree and set aside. 3.Peel and mash the steamed yam into puree, and mix the two kinds of puree. 4.Drizzle with honey. Reminder: yam will oxidize and turn black after peeling, so steam the yam before peeling. Yam has four taboos 1, yam starch content is high, sugar lovers should not eat an excessive amount of yam at once, if you prefer to eat yam, then you should properly reduce the amount of staple foods. 2, in eating hot pot, it is best to eat less yam, otherwise it is easy to get on fire. 3, men suffering from prostate cancer, women suffering from breast cancer should not eat yam. 4, dry stool, constipation is best to eat less yam. How to choose yam In the purchase, the size of the same yam, the heavier the better, the same variety of yam beard hair more the better, the more beard hair yam taste more surface, containing more yam polysaccharide. Nutrition is also better, and finally look at the cross-section, the cross-section of the yam flesh should be snow-white, which means it is fresh, if it is yellow like rust do not buy. If there are abnormal spots on the surface of the yam absolutely can not buy, because this may have been infected with disease, but also pay attention to the yam section should be with mucus, no damage to the outer skin. Yam is afraid of freezing, afraid of heat, buy yam in winter, can be held by hand for about 10 minutes, such as yam sweat is frozen, break open to see, frozen yam cross-section mucus will melt into water, there is a hard heart and red meat, poor quality. Yam for breakfast, the efficacy of ginseng Yam starch content is generally higher than the general vegetables, so yam can be part of the main diet, rather than just as a vegetable to eat. Some people think that yam is a root block in the soil, not worth the money, if you want to supplement it, it must be ginseng, bird’s nest and so on, but yam has Xu Xu tonic function, which is difficult to achieve other Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine believes that yam has the effect of nourishing the spleen, lungs and kidneys, benefiting qi and nourishing yin. Modern medicine believes that its nutritional value is very high, which is rich in amylase, fat, protein, a variety of vitamins and so on. It has the effect of lowering blood sugar and blood fat, enhancing immunity, anti-aging, etc. The benefits are innumerable. 1, three high down yam contains a large amount of mucus protein, vitamins and trace elements, can effectively stop the precipitation of blood lipids in the blood vessel wall, to prevent cardiovascular disease, have lower blood pressure, lower blood lipids, stabilize the mind. Yam contains mucus protein, which has the effect of lowering blood sugar, and long-term consumption, also has the effect of preventing and controlling diabetes. Yam as potatoes, is a very good high potassium and low sodium food, but also diabetes, hypertension, high blood pressure patients can not be rare food. 2, dampness is gone yam contains amylase, polyphenol oxidase and other substances, is conducive to the spleen and stomach digestion and absorption, is a flat tonic spleen and stomach of the dual-use medicine and food products. Whether the spleen Yang deficiency or stomach Yin deficiency, can be eaten. In Chinese medicine, the internal organ corresponding to dampness is the spleen; when the spleen and stomach do not function well, dampness is easily generated. Moreover, the spleen is the master of transportation and transformation, and the spleen and stomach are needed to transport food as energy is needed to remove dampness. If the spleen and stomach are powerful, there is no place for dampness to hide. And yam is flat, suitable for most people. 3, the kidney is not deficient yam contains a variety of nutrients, has a strong body, nourishing the kidneys and essence of the role. The Chinese medicine Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Ba Wei Di Huang Wan, Guei Shao Di Huang Wan and other familiar drugs, all added yam, which can be seen its kidney power. 4, lungs well after the autumn, many people feel dry mouth, dry cough, dry skin, etc. This is the most obvious climate characteristics of autumn “dry”, the lungs and throat damage is relatively large. Yam contains saponins and mucilage, both of which have a lubricating, nourishing effect, so it can benefit the lung gas, nourish the lung yin, treat lung deficiency, phlegm cough, cough and other symptoms. 5, people younger yam is a rare medicinal food good, contains a variety of rich amino acids and other substances, such as free amino acids, polyphenol oxidase, vitamin C, iodine, 16 kinds of amino acids. Amino acids can repair broken cells, broken factors, etc., so it has a very good effect on skin care, adhere to eat half a month, the whole person will feel renewed. 6.Cancer is far away Yam is regarded as a cancer ender, especially for colon cancer prevention and treatment has a very good effect. The dietary fiber in yam tubers can prevent the attachment of toxic compounds in the colon mucosa; in addition, the vitamin A in yam also provides protection for the body against lung and oral cancers.