What is the most nutritious thing to cook with millet?

In the south, people seldom eat millet as a regular staple food. Because there are conditions for growing rice in the south, but in the north, due to the dry land and lack of a good growing environment, only millet can be grown. Nowadays, people eat millet generally as a nutritional supplement. Because millet has high nutritional value, it can also serve as an appetite stimulant and help digestion. If you add these things to millet, it will be even more nutritious.

The first is to add silver carp when cooking millet porridge

Acid is commonly found in various fish, while silver carp tastes sweet, is neutral in nature and non-toxic. It can treat symptoms such as weak spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, weakness, fatigue, and diarrhea. It is especially effective for postpartum women and can also help with milk production.

The preparation method is also very simple: clean the silver carp, cut into slices, add onion, ginger, sesame oil and salt, mix well and marinate for a while; wash the millet and loofah seeds. Then add appropriate amount of water to millet and loofah seeds and cook into porridge; when the porridge is almost cooked, add fish fillets and cook for a while, and finally add a small amount of MSG.

The second is to add some five-color grains when cooking millet porridge:

Millet can be cooked alone, or you can add dates, red beans, sweet potatoes, lotus seeds, lilies, etc. to make nutritious millet porridge with different flavors. Or you can cook millet, black rice, red beans, peanuts and red dates together until they become viscous. This porridge is not only nutritious but also the best choice to help you sleep. After cooking, the whole family can eat it. It is especially suitable for people with poor appetite, anemia, weak constitution and insomnia.

The third is to add some milk when cooking millet porridge:

Everyone knows that millet is nutritious and can help sleep, and milk has the same effect. Wash the millet, put it into a pot and add appropriate amount of water. Bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer over low heat until a layer of sticky skin appears on it. Pour out the clear soup on the porridge, add some milk and mix well. Let it cool down and add some honey before drinking.

The fourth is to add lotus root when cooking millet porridge

Lotus root is cool in nature, sweet and slightly astringent in taste, and contains ingredients such as tannins and asparagine, which can clear away heat, promote body fluid, cool blood and stop bleeding. Fresh lotus root contains large amounts of carbohydrates, protein, and various vitamins and minerals. There is a saying among the people that "the freshly picked tender lotus root is better than any doctor." Lotus root and millet porridge is rich in nutrients, strengthens the spleen and replenishes qi. It can be eaten instead of staple food at dinner, which helps to lose weight and maintain health.