In today’s society, most young couples settle their daily meals outside. There are numerous benefits to eating at home. Psychologically, eating at home gives people the feeling of belonging. Health-wise, appropriate understanding of nutrition and how certain food should be handled, is critical for good health over the long term.

Each of us should understand our body constitution and the kind of food that are suitable for our bodies. The same type of food, handled in a different manner, may yield different result. 

In this book, the author shares 60 different uses and benefits of our everyday food, which includes ginger, orange peels, water-melon, etc and how these food can be used to fortify our bodies, and to treat minor ailments such as fever, flu, gastric pain, etc.

This is an interesting read, but only recommended for parents who are proficient in Chinese.  There are no pictures in this book. Only soft cover is available and there are 225 pages in this book.

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《回家吃饭的智慧•妈妈留给我的饮食秘方》介绍：有人说，回家吃饭有什么复杂和好讲究的？但实际上，很多人吃了一辈子饭幸福感都不强。吃饭首先要讲究心情，回家，就是皈依到一种简单、正常的生活方式中，回家就是养心，心情好，才吃嘛嘛香，身体才吸收得了营养。另外，家常便饭其实不简单，比如，吃生姜去皮和不去皮是大有讲究的，生姜皮属阴，生姜肉属阳，如果没明白自己的体质随便吃的话，日积月累，身体就会出问题。所以，食补的真谛不仅在于色香味，还在于弄清楚食物的阴阳偏性，以其偏性来纠正人体的偏性，如是，家常便饭方可胜似灵丹妙药。

《回家吃饭的智慧•妈妈留给我的饮食秘方》详细介绍了60多种家庭常见食材的功效及用法，其中包括运用荠菜、马齿苋、鱼腥草、艾蒿、橘络、陈皮、子姜、黄芪、西瓜、荷叶、银耳等食材的烹调养生术，可专门调理身体虚弱以及常见症状，如发烧、感冒、月后寒、咳嗽、胃病、烫伤等，更有独家祖传食疗方，以及多种家庭自制小食品。让您在不知不觉中学会做既有食补功效，又有浓浓爱意的家庭美味。《回家吃饭的智慧•妈妈留给我的饮食秘方》，陈允斌的书很有智慧！