10 Postpartum Healing Recipes Every New Mom Should Learn: Simple, Easy, and Nourishing

1. Red Date and Millet Congee

Benefits: replenishes qi and blood, strengthens the spleen and stomach

Method: rinse 50g millet, pit 8 red dates, add 800ml water, bring to a boil over high heat then simmer on low for 30 minutes, add brown sugar to taste.

2. Crucian Carp and Tofu Soup

Benefits: promotes lactation, supplements protein

Method: pan-fry one crucian carp until golden on both sides, add ginger slices and boiling water, boil over high heat for 10 minutes until the soup turns milky white, add tofu and cook 5 more minutes, season with salt.

3. Angelica and Ginger Mutton Soup

Benefits: warms and tonifies qi and blood, dispels cold and warms the body

Method: blanch 500g mutton to remove blood foam, add 10g angelica, 5 slices of ginger, add water and stew for 1.5 hours, season with salt.

4. Papaya Milk

Benefits: promotes lactation and breast enhancement

Method: peel and seed half a papaya, cut into pieces, add 250ml milk, heat through.

5. Five-Red Soup

Benefits: nourishes blood and beautifies the skin

Method: 30g each of red dates, red beans, and red-skinned peanuts, 10g goji berries, appropriate amount of brown sugar, add water and boil for 40 minutes.

6. Yam and Pork Rib Soup

Benefits: strengthens the spleen and stomach, supplements calcium

Method: blanch 500g pork ribs, peel and cut 300g yam into sections, add ginger slices and stew for 1 hour, season with salt.

7. White Fungus and Lotus Seed Sweet Soup

Benefits: moistens the lungs and nourishes yin, beautifies the skin

Method: soak white fungus, tear into small pieces, add 30g lotus seeds, stew in water for 40 minutes until gelatinized, season with rock sugar.

8. Black Sesame Paste

Benefits: nourishes the kidneys and darkens hair, relieves constipation

Method: roast 100g black sesame until fragrant and grind into powder, add 50g glutinous rice flour, stir with water into a paste, cook until thick and add sugar.

9. Pork Trotter and Peanut Soup

Benefits: promotes lactation, supplements collagen

Method: blanch one pork trotter, add 50g peanuts, ginger slices, stew for 2 hours, season with salt.

10. Brown Sugar and Ginger Tea

Benefits: dispels cold and warms the uterus, relieves postpartum abdominal pain

Method: shred 5 slices of ginger, add 2 spoonfuls of brown sugar, pour in boiling water, steep for 5 minutes.

The above recipes are simple and easy to make, with common ingredients that even a first-time mom can handle with ease. For dietary healing, the key is consistency.