Milletporridgehas effects similar to appetizers. According to the Ben Cao Gang Mu, "millet treats reverse stomach and heat dysentery; cooking it into porridge and eating it benefits the lower abdomen, replenishes deficiencies, and opens up the intestines." Traditional Chinese medicine also states that millet is "harmonious for the stomach and warming," believing that it has a sweet and salty taste, providing cooling to reduce thirst, strengthen the stomach, dispel dampness, harmonize the stomach and promote sleep. Those with internal heat or weak spleen and stomach are more suitable for consuming it. Some people have poor appetite; after eating millet, their appetite is stimulated and it nourishes the stomach, having the effects of strengthening the stomach and digesting food, preventing reverse flow and vomiting. Moreover, millet has exceptionally high iron content.

The nutritional value of millet is very high, containingprotein9.2%-14.7%, fat 3.0%-4.6% and vitamins. Besides being edible, it can also be brewed into alcohol or made into molasses.

every 100 grams of millet contains 9.7 grams of protein, higher thanrice.Fat is 1.7 grams, carbohydrate content is 76.1 grams, all not lower than those in rice and wheat.General grains do not contain lutein,carrotwhich millet contains every 100 grams at 0.12 milligrams, with the highest vitamin B1 content among all grains.In northern China, many women have the tradition of using millet and red sugar to recuperate after childbirth.

The nutritional value of millet porridge is rich, earning it the of "substitute for ginseng soup".Since millet does not require refinement, it retains much vitamin and inorganic salt. Millet's vitamin B1 can be several times that of rice;the mineral content in millet also exceeds that in rice.Besides abundant iron, millet also contains protein, complex vitamins B, calcium, potassium, fiber, etc.

Due to its alkaline nature, when cooking, it does not require adding too much salt or can even be cooked without any.Millet has high starch content (about 70%), making it an energy food.

Like other grains, corn contains very low calcium, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin C, and vitamin B12.

The fiber in

　　cornis very high, ten times that of rice. The large amount of dietary fiber can stimulate the movement of the intestines, shorten the time food residues stay in the intestine, speed up fecal excretion, and carry harmful substances out of the body. It has significant importance for preventing constipation, enteritis, and rectal cancer.

Corn's greatest contribution to human health is its rich pigments that color it golden—lutein and zeaxanthin. Although they are not nutrients, their functions are equivalent to those of nutrients; they are powerful antioxidants capable of protecting the macula in the retina from damage by harmful light entering the eye, preventing age-related macular degeneration and cataracts.The macula is the part of the retina at the center that controls vision.

People who frequently use their eyes should eat more yellow corn.

Due to aging, when the fat in the macula area oxidizes and gets damaged, macular degeneration occurs, leading to decreased vision or even blindness.Lutein and zeaxanthin can protect the macula's health through their strong antioxidant effect by absorbing harmful light entering the eye.

However, it should be noted that only yellow corn contains lutein and zeaxanthin; white corn does not.People who frequently use their eyes should eat more yellow corn.

Corn contains various anti-cancer factors

such as glutathione, lutein, zeaxanthin, trace elements selenium and magnesium.Glutathione can bind to carcinogens with its own "handcuffs," rendering them inactive and excreting them through the digestive tract. It is also a powerful antioxidant that accelerates the loss of action by aging free radicals, making it one of the most effective anticancer substances in the human body.

Corn also contains selenium and magnesium; selenium can accelerate the breakdown of peroxides within the body, depriving cancer cells of oxygen to cause their death;

while magnesium inhibits the development of cancer cells on one hand, expelling waste from the body more quickly on the other, thus preventing cancer.

Lutein in corn also helps preventcoloncancer, skin cancer, lung cancer, and uterine cancer. Zeaxanthin can prevent skin cancer and lung cancer.

Corn contains rich niacin, which is a component of glucose tolerance factor, an nutrient that enhances insulin action.Grapesugar

tolerance factorcorn porridge, simple ingredients, simple preparation, yet rich in nutrition!

The golden duo for stomach care and intestinal cleansing---millet corn porridge

Ingredients:

Millet - 150 grams

Corn grits - 80 grams

Instructions for making millet corn porridge:

1. Prepare the millet and corn grits.

2. Rinse the millet and corn grits clean.

3. Place the millet and corn grits in a pot, add water.

4. Put the pot on the stove over high heat.

5. Once boiling, switch to low heat, stir with a soup spoon, continue cooking until the grains are soft and the porridge is thick.

6. Nutritious millet corn porridge is ready; add rock sugar according to your preference, then enjoy!