Low-Calorie Beauty Congee: 100 Recipes

Author: Zhu Qiuhua
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: A bowl of congee lets you enjoy low-fat, low-calorie, and guilt-free light meal delicacies. Whether it's a winter day with biting winds making your scalp tingle or a scorching summer with no appetite, a bowl of 'congee' is always a comforting and desired dish. Modern people, especially women, often dislike eating greasy or excessively heavy meals. Therefore, a bowl of low-fat, low-calorie, and guilt-free light meal—congee—is the perfect choice. In addition to the commonly used white rice, this book '100 Low-Calorie Beauty Congee Recipes' features a greater variety of whole grains such as brown rice, oats, various beans, and more, along with the use of natural ingredients and traditional Chinese herbal flowers to create nourishing congee with therapeutic effects. Not only is it delicious, but it also embodies a healthy concept! Spinach, winter melon, mushrooms, lotus root; ginseng, angelica sinensis, goji berries, red dates... Wanting smooth skin or a slender figure? Detailed health and beauty recipes are all included in this book. This book has consulted with multiple professional chefs, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and nutritionists to provide guidance for the recipes. The book is divided into four units with a total of 100 recipes. Each unit introduces the healing properties and functions of natural ingredients and traditional Chinese herbal flowers, along with comprehensive explanations of commonly used materials. Each beauty congee recipe not only includes the ingredients and cooking method but also clearly lists the material cost, calories, and effects. We have also detailed the ratio of water to rice, allowing you to easily cook various levels of thickness according to your preference. We hope you can also enjoy a bowl of beauty congee with ease, keeping your body light and free from burdens for a healthy life.