Slimming medicinal diet: Red goji berry chicken, Apocynum venetum and celery, fresh vegetable medicinal diet and garlic steamed shrimp

Red Goji Berry Chicken

[Ingredients]1 young chicken, 8 grams of safflower, 20 grams of goji berries, salt, ginger, and cooking wine as needed.

[Instructions]① Clean the young chicken thoroughly, then gut it. ② Stuff the chicken cavity with safflower and goji berries, and add appropriate amounts of salt, ginger, and wine. ③ Place the seasoned chicken in a steamer and steam until cooked.

[Efficacy] Slimming and body shaping, lowering blood lipids, and nourishing the heart.

[Note] This medicinal diet is not suitable for people with external heat, heavy dampness, or loose stools.

Apocynum venetum celery

[Ingredients]300g celery leaves, 10g Apocynum venetum, salt and MSG to taste.

[Instructions]① Wash the celery leaves thoroughly and blanch them in boiling water. ② Boil the Apocynum venetum in water, and mix an appropriate amount of the liquid into the celery leaves. ③ Add salt and MSG to taste.

[Efficacy]Slimming and shaping, clearing heat and promoting diuresis, lowering lipids and blood pressure.

[Tip] This medicinal diet contains a large amount of fiber and is rich in water. It creates a feeling of fullness after consumption, thus effectively controlling appetite and reducing excessive food intake. It also contains abundant potassium, which can help eliminate constipation and edema. It is a slimming medicinal diet for improving lower body obesity.

Fresh Vegetable Medicinal Cuisine

[Ingredients]1 tomato, 120g bean sprouts, 1 potato, 1 carrot, 240g cabbage, 12 onions, 12g yellow onion, 12g codonopsis, 6g goji berries, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper.

[Instructions]① Simmer astragalus, codonopsis, and goji berries in 8 bowls of water to make a stock. When about 6 bowls remain, strain and keep the stock. ② Wash and drain the bean sprouts; remove the outer membrane from the onion and dice it; peel and dice the carrot. ③ Wash and shred the cabbage; peel and dice the tomato and potato. ④ Add the prepared ingredients to the stock and bring to a boil. Then simmer over low heat until the stock thickens. Season with salt and sprinkle with pepper.

[Efficacy]Slimming and beautifying, regulating and replenishing Qi, aiding digestion and eliminating food stagnation, reducing fat and lowering blood pressure, and delaying aging.

[Tip] This soup contains a variety of vitamins, minerals, plant fiber, protein, starch, etc. In addition to providing the body with sufficient and balanced nutrients, it also has the effect of slimming and removing fat.

Steamed Shrimp with Garlic

[Ingredients]180g prawns (about 8), 4 cloves of garlic, 6g white peony root, 6g prepared rehmannia root, 2 tablespoons cooking oil, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon rock sugar, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, a little Shaoxing wine.

[Instructions]① Add white peony root and prepared rehmannia root to 1 bowl of water and simmer until the water is reduced to 1/3. Remove from heat and set aside. Finely chop garlic and squeeze out excess water. Sauté garlic in oil over low heat until slightly golden. ② Cut the prawns open along the back (peel them completely but do not cut them all the way through), remove the intestinal tract, and arrange them on a plate. Drizzle a little Shaoxing wine over the prawns and steam over high heat for about 4 minutes. ③ Add soy sauce, fish sauce, and water to the prepared herbal decoction, bring to a boil, and add a little rock sugar to make herbal fish sauce. ④ Remove the prawns from the steamer and drizzle with the herbal fish sauce while they are still hot. Finally, drizzle garlic oil over the prawns.

[Efficacy]Slimming and body shaping, replenishing qi and nourishing the complexion, promoting digestion, and accelerating metabolism and blood circulation.

[Tip] Garlic has a good ability to lower blood lipids. This is because the sulfur in garlic can form a compound that can lower cholesterol levels in the blood and prevent the formation of blood clots, thus being very beneficial for weight loss.

Delicious Fat-Reducing Medicinal Diets

[Ingredients]15g Codonopsis pilosula, 10g Plantago asiatica (wrapped in cloth), 1g Alisma plantago-aquatica, 12g Dioscorea opposita, 6g Polygonum aviculare, 240g lean pork (lean pork without fat).

[Instructions]① Wash and slice the hawthorn and lean meat, set aside. ② Put the codonopsis, plantain seed, alisma, yam, sliced ​​hawthorn and lean meat into a pot, add 1060 ml of water, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and continue to stew for 1 hour.

[Efficacy] Slimming and body building, fat reduction and blood stasis removal.

[Tip] Replace lunch with this soup every day. Maintain a normal diet in the morning and evening, but avoid overly oily foods and foods rich in starch, such as rice, noodles, steamed buns, and bread. If you persist in this for one month, you can achieve the effect of slimming down.

Hawthorn and burdock slimming medicinal diet

[Ingredients]15g hawthorn, 500g beef tendon, 180g yam, 1 carrot, 2 tsp salt

[Instructions]① Peel and clean the burdock root, cut it into chunks, and soak it in salt water. ② Cut the carrot into chunks; cut the yam into chunks. ③ Quickly rinse the hawthorn berries with water, then add them to a pot with the burdock root, carrots, and yam. Add enough water to cover the berries, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer and cook until the burdock root is tender. Season with salt to taste.

[Efficacy] It helps with digestion, reduces cholesterol, and has anti-cancer and anti-aging effects.

[Note] This medicinal diet contains a lot of fiber, which can moisturize dryness and also lower blood pressure, reduce fat and promote weight loss. It can inhibit the body's absorption of cholesterol and oil, and promote the excretion of metabolic waste in a short time.

Chicken Stew with Polygonum multiflorum

[Ingredients] 30g Polygonum multiflorum, 750g young chicken, appropriate amounts of salt, MSG, scallion segments, ginger slices, and rice wine.

[Instructions]① Slaughter the chicken, remove feathers and clean it. Remove the internal organs, and trim the beak, wing tips, entrails, and claws. ② Blanch the chicken in boiling water, then rinse it with warm water. ③ Wash the Polygonum multiflorum, wrap it in gauze, and stuff it into the chicken's cavity. ④ Clean the pot, add water, the whole chicken, salt, scallions, ginger slices, and rice wine. Bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, then simmer over medium heat for about 45 minutes, until the chicken is tender. Season with MSG, then remove the herb packet from the chicken's cavity.

[Efficacy] Slimming and body strengthening, blood and qi replenishment, delaying aging, lowering blood pressure and lipids.

[Tip] The emodin and chrysophanol contained in this medicinal diet help lower blood lipids and blood pressure, and can eliminate excess fat in the body.