Eat beauty and health

Author: Gu Kuiqin
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book explores the topic of "What to Eat, How to Eat" from a nutritional perspective, scientifically interpreting the concept of healthy eating. The book is divided into three parts: "Diet Can Improve Life State," "Diet Can Enhance Skin and Beauty," and "Diet Can Fragrance the Body and Improve Physique." Addressing the needs of modern people, it introduces various nutritious health foods and dietary adjustment methods, recommending 351 dietary recipes to help readers easily enjoy health, beauty, and confidence in their daily meals. The book is written in a fluent, trendy, and practical style, making it suitable for anyone who loves life and values health.
Tomato and Onion Stir-Fried Fish Fillets
1 large tomato, half an onion, 300g fish fillets, 2 slices of ginger, 10g starch, 10g tomato sauce, 2g salt, 1g chicken essence, cooking oil, and sesame oil.
(1) Wash the tomatoes and onions, remove the skin, and cut them into small pieces. Slice the ginger.
(2) Wash the fish fillets, blanch them in boiling water for a moment, and set aside.
(3) Heat the cooking oil in a pan, add the onion pieces to stir-fry, then add the fish fillets and ginger slices to stir-fry quickly. Add the tomato pieces and seasonings to stew until well-seasoned, and finally add the starch to thicken the sauce. Serve with meals.
Tomatoes contain lycopene, which has antioxidant and immune-boosting effects. Research shows that women, especially during menopause, need to consume more lycopene. Onions contain vitamin A, vitamin C, and volatile oils, which help lower blood lipids and reduce inflammation. Fish is rich in protein and unsaturated fatty acids, which can enhance immunity.
Tomato, Potato, and Shrimp Stir-Fry
6 cherry tomatoes, 1 potato, 100g shrimp, starch, egg white, tomato sauce, minced garlic, rice vinegar, sugar, salt, and cooking oil.
(1) Mix the shrimp with salt, starch, and egg white, then marinate for a while.
(2) Wash the tomatoes, score a cross on the bottom, blanch slightly, and remove the skin. Peel the potato, cut it into cubes, and cook until tender, then set aside.
(3) Deep-fry the shrimp, remove them, and leave a little oil in the pan. Stir-fry the minced garlic, add half a cup of water, tomato sauce, sugar, and salt. Add the shrimp, potato, and tomatoes, stir-fry until well-seasoned, and drizzle with rice vinegar before serving. Serve with meals.
In addition to lycopene, tomatoes also contain citric acid, which helps balance the body's pH, detoxify, purify the blood, and promote metabolism. It aids digestion, breaks down fat, and helps eliminate waste, thereby achieving detoxification, lowering blood pressure, preventing cancer, and effectively preventing diseases. Shrimp is rich in protein, which can invigorate the kidneys, strengthen Yang, and enhance the body's constitution. Regular consumption of this dish can boost immunity and improve the body's resistance.
Codonopsis, Astragalus, and Reishi Beef Soup
250g beef, 20g Codonopsis, 30g Astragalus, 15g Reishi, 10 jujubes, 10g ginger, and salt.
(1) Wash the beef, blanch it in boiling water for 3 minutes, then cut it into small pieces. Slice the ginger.
(2) Wash the Astragalus, Codonopsis, and Reishi, slice them, and place them in a cloth bag, tying the mouth tightly.
(3) Add an appropriate amount of water to a pot, add the beef, bring it to a boil, then add the herb bag, ginger slices, and jujubes. Continue boiling for 30 minutes, then switch to low heat and simmer until the beef is tender. Add salt to taste and serve. Serve with meals.
Beef is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It can tonify the spleen and stomach, enrich qi and blood, strengthen muscles and bones, and promote diuresis. Beef strengthens immune cells and is a rich source of zinc, making it beneficial for dietary therapy. Codonopsis can tonify the middle, invigorate qi, nourish blood and fluids, and enhance immunity, being particularly effective for anemia caused by digestive dysfunction. Reishi can strengthen the body's immunity, contain anti-cancer polysaccharides, and is rich in germanium. Germanium can accelerate metabolism, slow cell aging, and enhance immune function by inducing the body to produce interferon. Astragalus is slightly warm in nature and sweet in taste. It can tonify qi, raise Yang, consolidate the surface, stop sweating, promote diuresis, and enhance immunity.