Some home-cooked dishes for colds

When you have a cold, you often have a poor appetite, so you should pay attention to some dietary precautions when you have a cold. Try to eat light food at this time, which will help the cold get better. In addition, when you have a cold, you can also eat some home-cooked dishes that have the function of clearing heat and detoxifying, which will help the treatment of the cold. You should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Let's take a look at some home-cooked dishes for colds.

Some home-cooked dishes for colds

1. Cook tofu with red and white sugar

/Method: Prepare a piece of old tofu, 20g each of brown sugar and white sugar. Dig a hole in the tofu, add red and white sugar, put it in a bowl and steam it for 30 minutes. Eat it all at once, and take it 4 times in a row. /Suitable for clearing heat, promoting body fluid, and moisturizing dryness, and is suitable for all kinds of coughs. It can effectively moisturize the lungs and relieve cough.

2. Corn silk and orange peel water

Preparation: Clean corn silk and orange peel in appropriate amounts, boil them in water, and take twice a day. It is suitable for dispelling wind, relieving cold and relieving cough, and is especially good at removing phlegm and dampness from cough. This prescription is tailor-made for those who usually have poor spleen and stomach function, are prone to diarrhea, and have coughs and phlegm.

3. Radish and Pig Lung Soup

Preparation: 1 radish, 1 pig lung, 15 grams of lotus seeds. Add water and cook for 1 hour. Then eat the lotus seeds and drink the soup! Suitable for clearing heat and resolving phlegm, relieving cough and relieving asthma. If you have a persistent cough, a lot of phlegm and shortness of breath, this soup can "replenish the body with the same kind of food" and make you feel much better.

4. Lily Eggs

Preparation: Prepare 50 grams of white sugar, 1 egg, 15g dried lily, and appropriate amount of ginger. First, beat the eggs into a bowl and mix well. Soak dried lilies in water and boil it. Add eggs while it’s still hot and stir. Then pour in the squeezed ginger juice and mix well. Take once daily in the morning and evening. /Suitable for treating chronic cough and replenishing deficiency. If you also have a sore throat, this is a quick way to make your throat feel better. If there are symptoms of yellow phlegm or getting angry, do not add ginger.

5. Steamed pear with honey

Recipe: 1 pear, 50 grams of honey. First, remove the core of the pear, fill it with honey, and steam it. Eat one each morning and evening for several days. Suitable for promoting body fluid and moistening dryness, relieving cough and reducing phlegm. It can improve lung deficiency heat, dry throat, cough, and hot hands and feet. This trick is particularly effective for dryness and internal heat.