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News Report (Reporter Xia Wén) On January 22nd, it is "Laba Festival," in China, there is a tradition of drinking Laba porridge.On this day,Registered nutritionist Zou Chunlei stated that,The ingredients for making Laba porridge are rich in various nutrients and belong to high-protein, low-fat foods suitable for all age groups.However, the choice of ingredients should be adjusted based on different ages, constitutions, and medical conditions.ChildrenPeople usually use rice,rice beans,

millet,

sticky rice,foxtail millet,black rice,red adzuki beans,lablab beans,green gram,pea,adzuki bean,and other main ingredients when making traditional Laba porridge.In addition, they addpeanuts,walnuts,muscadam grapes,almonds,lotus seeds,chestnuts,etc.Children with weaker digestive abilities can appropriately include jujubes,lotus seeds,yam,and yam mung beans to aid digestion and strengthen the spleen.If children have food accumulation, freshhawthornscan be added.Easily allergenic ingredients like rice beans, peanuts, and oats should not be included in the soup for infants under one year of age.Diabetes patients often worry about their blood sugar levels rising after eating Laba porridge,as it is easier to absorb.Experts advise that diabetes patients with cardiovascular diseases can solve this issue by adding oats and yam to their porridge, as oat consumption slows down the rise of blood sugar. They should also include ingredients like yam that strengthen the spleen and benefit the body.Do not use jujubes or Chinese dates with higher sugar content,and do not add sugar when drinking the soup.If you wish to have sweet foods, you can use artificial sweeteners instead.Additionally, diabetes patients should reduce their main meal intake while having this soup.Heart and brain vascular disease patientsmillet has diuretic, spleen-strengthening, lung-boosting, and heat-clearing effects,so adding it to the porridge can lower blood pressure.Red beans have diuretic and blood-nourishing properties,and soybeans are rich in protein, dietary fiber, and trace elements; green beans help lower blood pressure. These ingredients are particularly suitable for patients with high blood pressure or heart and brain vascular diseases.Additionally, young people can add chestnuts and lotus seeds to their porridge as they contain more starch-rich nuts.Obese individuals should consider adding oats, buckwheat, soybeans, and peas to their porridge.For elderly people's Laba porridge, ingredients that increase intestinal movement should be used in combination with finer ones.Beautiful women can add black rice,black beans,walnuts,and pine nuts to their porridge..since Job's tears, peanuts,milletare prone to causing allergies in children and should not be added when cooking porridge for infants under one year old.

diabetic patients

often worry that the porridge will be more easily absorbed, leading to an increase in blood sugar after consumption.bloodsugar levels may rise.Experts advise that diabetic and cardiovascular disease patients can add oats or yam to their porridge to solve this problem. Oats help slow down the rise of blood sugar, while ingredients like yam can tonify the spleen and benefit qi.Do not overuse jujubes,milletand other high-sugar ingredients; also do not add sugar when drinking the porridge.If you wish to eat sweet food, you can use artificial sweeteners instead.Diabetic patients should appropriately reduce their main meal intake when consuming porridge.

cardiovascular disease

Job's tears have diuretic and moistening effects, as well as functions of tonifying the spleen, lungs, clearing heat, and reducing blood pressure when added to porridge.adzuki beanshave diuretic and moistening properties,soybeansare rich in protein, dietary fiber, and trace elements. Green peas can also help lower blood pressure; these ingredients are more suitable for those with hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.

Young people can add chestnuts or lotus seeds to their porridge as they contain higher starch content.Overweight individualscan add oats, buckwheat, soybeans, and peas to their porridge.Elderly people's porridge should be made with a mix of coarse and fine ingredients to promote intestinal peristalsis.Aesthetic women can include black rice,black beans