Steamed Pumpkin with Candied Dates

Steamed pumpkin with candied dates is a food with relatively high nutritional value. Its preparation is also relatively simple. It mainly involves preparing candied dates and pumpkin. Steam the pumpkin, put the candied dates in the middle, and finally pour honey on it. It is ready. It has a very good nourishing effect, especially for children. It has the function of regulating the stomach and intestines, and can promote the growth and development of children. It is a better coarse grain and has a good therapeutic effect.

Steamed Pumpkin with Candied Dates

Ingredients: 200g pumpkin, 100g candied dates

Seasoning: 10g honey

1. Remove the seeds from the pumpkin and cut it into small square pieces

2. 100g candied dates for later use

3. Place the pumpkin neatly at the bottom of the bowl, place the candied dates in the middle, and evenly drizzle 10 grams of honey on the surface

4. Put it into the steamer, cook it over high heat until it is steaming, then turn to low heat and steam for another 20-25 minutes.

Diet Tips

Spring is the season when all things come back to life. At this time, children grow and develop fastest, are more active, need more nutrition, and at the same time, their digestion and absorption functions are enhanced, and their food intake increases. Therefore, we should take advantage of this great time to give our children scientific and reasonable care so that they can eat more scientifically and grow more healthily. Spring is also the season when children grow fastest. The faster the growth, the more nutrition is needed, which is a challenge for children with weak spleen and stomach, so parents should pay attention to regulating their children's spleen and stomach.

In spring, you should pay attention to the following points when you are taking care of your children:

1. Let your children eat more whole grains

2. Supplement calcium and protein to accelerate growth and development

3. Eat less greasy food and avoid spicy food

4. Supplement foods rich in vitamins

5. Choose foods with therapeutic effects

Combining the above points, today's dish is a healthy and nutritious dish that is very suitable for regulating children's spleen and stomach in spring. This dish is delicious. The pumpkin is soft and tender, the candied dates are sweet, and there is a fresh scent of honey. It is very suitable for children's taste. If your children don’t like the dishes cooked at home, try this one. Maybe they will like it!

Nutritional Benefits

Candied dates contain a large amount of protein, carbohydrates, carotene and vitamin C. They have the functions of nourishing blood, strengthening the stomach, benefiting the lungs and regulating the stomach. They are beneficial for the elderly, children and postpartum women. They are an ideal traditional health food for all ages.

Pumpkin contains starch, protein, carotene, vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and other ingredients. It not only has high edible value, but also has therapeutic effects that cannot be ignored. According to the "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica", pumpkin is warm in nature, sweet in taste and non-toxic. It enters the spleen and stomach meridians. It can moisten the lungs and replenish qi, resolve phlegm and expel pus, expel parasites and detoxify, treat cough and asthma, treat lung abscess and constipation, and has diuretic and beauty effects.

Dietary taboos

[Note] People with spleen deficiency, diarrhea, dampness blocking the middle burner, abdominal distension, and thick and greasy tongue coating should not eat honey. Therefore, if your child has symptoms such as diarrhea, bloating, indigestion, thick tongue coating, and turbid breath, he or she should not eat honey. You can replace honey with rock sugar water, and candied dates with lotus seeds, which also have the effect of regulating the spleen and stomach!