Tremella, Lotus Seed and Red Date Soup: A Recommended Postpartum Recipe

PostpartumRecipes: Tremella, Lotus Seed and Red Date Soup Tremella, Lotus Seed and Red Date Soup

A postpartum recipe recommended by dietitians

Tremella, Lotus Seed and Red Date Soup

Ingredients: 15 g tremella, 45 g lotus seeds, 45 g red dates.

Seasoning: an appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Method

1. Soak the tremella until it expands, remove the base, tear it into small pieces and set aside.

2. Wash the lotus seeds and red dates, add water together with the prepared tremella, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes, add rock sugar to season and it is ready.

Benefits

This dish helps relieve summer heat and clear heat, nourish the heart and dispel irritability. Tremella moistens the lungs and nourishes vital energy; lotus seeds clear heart fire, nourish heart qi, relieve irritability and aid sleep. Eating it after childbirth can improve a new mother's sleep, and adequate sleep is the guarantee that a new mother's body will recover as quickly as possible.