December 21, 2017
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【星期五湯水－青紅蘿蔔穀芽麥芽湯】
冬至快樂！做冬又怎得一頓大餐？對於每年最緊張這一餐的媽媽們來就，雞、海鮮、肉類及燜冬菇一概不會少，只怕你吃不飽，晚餐後還有一碗湯丸。媽媽們其實不妨在冬至晚飯煲一個消滯湯水，平衡大吃大喝的油膩和消化不良，這樣子女們才可吃得更多更盡慶！
冬至消滯湯水
材料：青蘿蔔1根、紅蘿蔔2根、薯仔1個、麥芽20克、穀芽20克，陳皮1角、無花果4枚
做法：
所有材料洗淨，青紅蘿蔔、薯仔去皮切塊。鍋中加入約2000毫升水，放入全部材料，武火煮至水滾，調文火煮約1小時，最後下鹽調味即可。
功效：行氣消滯。舒緩因飲食不節引起的消化不良、胃脹不舒等症狀。
注意：麥芽有回乳作用，哺乳中婦女不宜飲用。
Happy Winter Solstice! For the Chinese winter solstice tradition, moms are extra nervous about the meal ensuring there is chicken, seafood, stewed mushrooms and other meats, ending with a bowl of sweet dumplings. There really can be a lot of food! It would be a good idea to make a soup to help with digestion to balance all the over eating and really enjoy the meal!
Winter Solstice Soup to help with digestion
Ingredients: 1 green radish, 2 carrots, 1 potato, 20g malt, 20g rice sprouts, 1 dried citrus peel, 4 figs
Preparation: rinse all ingredients thoroughly. Peel green raddish, carrots and potato and cut into pieces. Combine all ingredients in a pot with 2000ml of water and cook on high heat until boiling. Turn to low heat and simmer for additional 1 hour. Add salt to taste.
Effects: promote qi circulation, and relieve stagnancy. Relieves indigestion and abdominal discomfort due to poor dietary habits.
Note: malt reduces milk supply, and is not recommended for breastfeeding mothers.
