Carrot and Maltose Congee

Why people make this congee

When little ones catch a chill or cold, the cough that follows often drags on and worries parents no end — and very young children frequently refuse herbal congees and soups. Nourilo suggests turning to gentle, everyday foods like carrot and white radish, which traditionally help transform phlegm and ease cough. Carrot simmered with red dates is helpful for a child’s lingering cough; cooked with maltose into a congee, it suits a wind-heat cough with thick yellow nasal discharge, a cough that won’t clear, and throat discomfort.

Method

1. Don’t peel the carrot — wash it well and chop finely, then mix with the maltose.
2. Cook with white rice into a thin congee.
3. Feed in small, frequent amounts as the child takes it.

Nourilo’s Tips

This congee also supports the spleen and helps clear stagnation, so for children with a weak spleen and stomach, poor appetite, low spirits, or undigested food in the stool, it can be given regularly as a gentle measure.