Nourishing the Lungs and Kidneys and Resolving Phlegm and Nodules: A Special Feature on Millet and Winter Melon Soup, Seaweed and Oyster Soup, and Compound Medicinal Diets

Corn and Winter Melon Soup Recipe: 50g corn, 300g winter melon (with skin), 100g chicken, 5g ginger, 5g scallions, 3g salt, 2g MSG, 5g cooking wine. Preparation: 1. Wash the corn; wash the winter melon and chicken, and cut them into chunks; cut the scallions into sections and crush the ginger. 2. Place all ingredients in an earthenware pot, add cooking wine and enough water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for at least 1 hour, until the corn is cooked and tender. Season with salt and MSG. Benefits: Nourishes the lungs and kidneys, promotes urination and reduces turbidity. Suitable for those trying to lose weight. Consumption: Serve as a side dish, once daily. Contraindications: Those with weak spleen and stomach should use with caution.

Braised Tofu with Shiitake Mushrooms Recipe: 300g tofu, 20g white fungus, 30g glass noodles, 15g vegetable oil, 4g salt, 50g shiitake mushrooms, 20g daylily buds, 5g scallions, 3g MSG, and a pinch of pepper. Preparation: 1. Wash the shiitake mushrooms, white fungus, and daylily buds; cut the tofu into cubes; slice the scallions. 2. Heat the vegetable oil in a pot, sauté the scallions and tofu until fragrant, add an appropriate amount of water, then add the shiitake mushrooms, white fungus, and daylily buds. Simmer over low heat until fragrant, then add the glass noodles and cook until done. Season with salt, MSG, and pepper. Benefits: Nourishes the lungs and stomach, lowers lipids and aids weight loss. Suitable for those trying to lose weight. Consumption: Serve as a side dish, once daily. Contraindications: Those with weak spleen and stomach should use with caution.

Seaweed and Oyster Soup Recipe: 300g fresh oysters, 6 red dates, 5g salt, 3g MSG, 15g seaweed, 6g scallions, 10g cooking wine. Preparation: 1. Wash the seaweed and fresh oysters; wash and shred the scallions and ginger; remove the pits from the red dates and wash them. 2. Place all ingredients in an earthenware pot, add cooking wine and enough water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 2 hours. Season with salt and MSG. Efficacy: Nourishes Yin and resolves phlegm, softens hard masses and dissipates nodules. Seaweed is bitter and salty, and cold in nature. It clears heat and resolves phlegm, softens hard masses and dissipates nodules, and promotes urination. It is mainly used to treat goiter, scrofula, hernia, and lower limb edema. Suitable for those who want to lose weight. Consumption: Eat with meals, 1-2 times daily. Contraindications: Those with weak spleen and stomach should use with caution.

Recipe for Cucumber and Jellyfish Salad with Watermelon Rind: 15g watermelon rind, 100g jellyfish skin, 4g aged vinegar, 1g soy sauce, 2g sesame oil, 500g tender cucumber, 10g ginger, 2g salt, 2g MSG, 10g cilantro. Preparation: 1. Remove the outer skin of the watermelon rind and shred it; wash the tender cucumber and shred it; soak the jellyfish skin in warm water, remove sand, wash, shred, and blanch briefly in warm water, then immediately cool in cold water; wash and chop the cilantro; peel and shred the ginger. 2. Combine the salt, soy sauce, aged vinegar, MSG, and sesame oil in a bowl to make a dressing. 3. Place the shredded watermelon rind, cucumber, and jellyfish in a dish, sprinkle with chopped cilantro and shredded ginger, pour over the dressing, mix well, and serve. Benefits: Watermelon rind has the effects of relieving summer heat and thirst, promoting urination and reducing swelling, and can increase urine output. Tender cucumbers have the effects of clearing heat and dampness, detoxifying and reducing swelling, and lowering lipids and aiding weight loss. Jellyfish has the effects of clearing heat and resolving phlegm, and lowering blood pressure and lipids. Suitable for those who want to lose weight. How to eat: Eat with meals.

Red Bean and Tomato Stew with Baby Squid Recipe: 15g red beans, 160g baby squid (blow-drilled), 50g tomato, 4 snow peas, 1 red chili pepper, 10g ginger, 10g garlic, 10g scallions, 20g tomato sauce, 3g salt, 3g sesame oil, 3g sugar, 3g vinegar, 10g cornstarch, 30g peanut oil, 10g cooking wine. Instructions: 1. Wash and cook the red beans until tender; clean the baby squid and blanch in boiling water; wash and dice the tomato; mince the scallions, ginger, and garlic; remove the seeds from the chili pepper and slice into rings. 2. Mix the tomato sauce, salt, sesame oil, sugar, cooking wine, vinegar, water, and cornstarch to make a thickening sauce; blanch the snow peas and then slice them diagonally. 3. Heat peanut oil in a wok, add scallions, ginger, garlic, and chili peppers and sauté until fragrant. Add red beans, baby squid, snow peas, and tomatoes and stir-fry evenly. Pour in the cornstarch slurry and bring to a boil. Stir-fry briefly, then remove from heat and serve. Benefits: Promotes diuresis and removes dampness, nourishes blood and yin, benefits the stomach and promotes digestion, lowers lipids and aids weight loss. Suitable for those trying to lose weight. How to eat: Serve as a side dish. Suitable for: All seasons.