Radish and wolfberry polenta

Overview

Today I cooked a pot of porridge with radish and corn flour. The radish has the effect of strengthening the stomach and digestion, and the corn nourishes the blood and improves eyesight. Corn is a staple food material and is recognized as a golden crop in the world. Its fat, phosphorus, and vitamin B2 content ranks first among cereal foods. The vitamin content is 5-10 times that of rice and wheat. It also contains a variety of trace elements that other rice types cannot match. Dietary fiber corn is rich in cellulose, which not only stimulates intestinal peristalsis and prevents constipation, but also promotes cholesterol metabolism and accelerates the excretion of intestinal toxins. The greatest contribution of corn to mankind is that it is rich in pigments that dye corn into golden color - lutein and zeaxanthin (a type of carotene). Although they are not nutrients, they function better than nutrients. They are powerful antioxidants that can protect the photosensitive area called the macula in the eye and prevent the occurrence of age-related macular degeneration and cataracts. The macula is a tissue located in the center of the retina that controls vision. Due to aging, when the fat in the macula is oxidized, damaged and destroyed, macular degeneration, vision loss, and even blindness may occur. Lutein and zeaxanthin, with their powerful antioxidant effects, can absorb harmful light entering the eyeball and keep the macula healthy. But it should be noted that only yellow corn contains lutein and zeaxanthin, but white corn does not. Therefore, taxi drivers, primary and secondary school students, editors, writers and other people who often use their eyes should eat more yellow corn.

Tags

• staple food
• porridge
• home cooking
• radiation protection
• corn flour
• wolfberry
• radish
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Add a little water to corn flour to make a paste.

   

2. 2 Wash the radish and cut into small cubes.

   

3. 3 Put the diced radish into a cooking pot, add appropriate amount of water and cook.

   

4. 4 After the radish is cooked, add the wolfberry.

   

5. 5 Pour in the corn paste, stir while adding the paste, and simmer over low heat until the corn paste is cooked.

   

6. 6 After the corn paste is cooked, add an appropriate amount of salt according to personal taste, stir well and then eat.