Personal Gourmet Plan
Key target groups: Pregnant women, teenagers, white-collar workers, businessmen, and the elderly.
Plan:
Pregnant Women
1) Preparing for pregnancy
Time: Two to three months before pregnancy
Dosage: 3-5 grams of dried bird's nest per serving, once daily. Can be consumed on an empty stomach in the morning or evening.
Purpose: Not only strengthens the mother, but also makes the future newborn stronger, whiter, more beautiful, and less prone to illness.
2) The first three months of pregnancy (0-12 weeks), known as early pregnancy. There may be symptoms such as dizziness, weakness, fatigue, sleepiness, and reduced appetite. Some may experience unusual cravings, picky eating, preference for sour tastes, and aversion to greasy foods. It is not recommended to consume during this period; start after the pregnancy reaction subsides.
3) Pregnancy weeks 13-27 are considered mid-pregnancy, a stable period for both mother and fetus.
Time: Weeks 13-27 of pregnancy.
Dosage: 3-5 grams of dried bird's nest per serving, once daily. Can be consumed on an empty stomach in the morning or evening.
Purpose: Supplements nutrition for both mother and baby, providing quick replenishment for the baby.
4) Late pregnancy begins at week 28.
Time: After week 28.
Dosage: 3-5 grams of dried bird's nest per serving, once daily or every other day. After hospitalization, it is recommended to use ready-to-eat bird's nest, 20-30 grams per serving, saving family stewing time.
Purpose: Prevent excessive fatigue.
5) Postpartum women
Time: Postpartum women.
Dosage: 3-5 grams of dried bird's nest per serving, once daily. Can be consumed on an empty stomach in the morning or evening.
Purpose: Relieves the fatigue of raising a child, helps restore pre-pregnancy figure; regulates physical condition, removes chronic ailments, and lays a solid health foundation for the future.
The simplest way to consume bird's nest during pregnancy is to place 3-5 grams of soaked and stewed bird's nest or 20-30 grams of ready-to-eat bird's nest into milk, soy milk, porridge, honey, or lotus root powder. Start consumption three months before pregnancy, once daily or every other day.
Recommended bird's nest recipes for pregnant women:
1) Bird's Nest Milk Porridge. This porridge is rich in calcium, a good source for calcium supplementation for pregnant women.
2) Milky Bird's Nest Crucian Carp Soup. Rich in nutrients, suitable for postpartum nutritional supplementation and absorption.
Infants and Teenagers
Infants over six months old
Time: Infants over six months old.
Dosage: 3-5 grams of dried bird's nest per serving, one to two times a week.
Purpose: Making bird's nest porridge can enhance the child's constitution and appetite, promoting physical and intellectual growth and development.
Teenagers
Time: Adolescents during their developmental stage.
Dosage: 3-5 grams of dried bird's nest per serving, two to three times a week.
Purpose: Promotes metabolism, strengthens the body, enhances various bodily functions, boosts immunity, increases resistance, prevents disease, promotes brain development, enhances intelligence, sharpens responses. Simultaneously, it can regulate endocrine function, prevent and treat acne, remove spots, whiten skin, making the skin smoother and preserving youth.
Recommended bird's nest recipes:
1) Taro Bird's Nest Porridge: Stimulates appetite and generates body fluids.
2) Premium Bird's Nest Soup: Nourishes yin, replenishes qi, calms the spirit, enhances wisdom, strengthens the body.
3) Milk Peanut Bird's Nest: Supplements calcium, whitens skin, promotes sleep.
White-Collar Workers
Condition: Poor appetite, dark circles, sallow complexion, acne, sore waist and legs, neck and cervical pain, etc.
Time: Can be consumed on an empty stomach in the morning or evening, or every 2-3 days.
Dosage: 5-10 grams of dried bird's nest per serving, two to three times a week.
Purpose: Regulates endocrine function, adjusts various bodily functions, helps with insomnia and work stress. Regular consumption of bird's nest can help eliminate fatigue, relieve mental pressure, replenish strength, strengthen the brain and body, making one feel more energetic, improving learning and work efficiency.
Recommended bird's nest recipes:
1) Supreme Original Red Bird's Nest: Tonifies qi, strengthens immunity, treats kidney qi and stomach deficiency.
2) Red Date Lily Bird's Nest: Tonifies qi, nourishes blood, calms the spirit, supplements blood.
3) Water Chestnut Bird's Nest: Clears heat, reduces fire, moistens dryness, tonifies qi, restores yang.
4) Lotus Seed Red Date Bird's Nest: Consolidates essence, calms the spirit, tonifies qi, strengthens spleen and stimulates appetite.
5) Kiwi Bird's Nest: Clears heat, detoxifies, supplements vitamins.
Businessmen
Condition: Due to social engagements, there may be excessive smoking and drinking, nervous fatigue, insufficient rest from frequent travel, and radiation from prolonged use of computers and mobile phones.
Time: Can be consumed on an empty stomach in the morning or evening, or every 2-3 days.
Dosage: 5-10 grams of dried bird's nest per serving, two to three times a week.
Purpose: Tonifies spleen and stomach, replenishes qi, regulates endocrine function, adjusts various bodily functions, long-term consumption can bring about internal and external changes in the body, aiding with insomnia and work stress.
Requirements: Continuity, periodicity.
Recommended bird's nest recipes:
1) Snow Pear Bird's Nest: Stops cough, transforms phlegm, moistens lungs, relieves dryness.
2) American Ginseng Bird's Nest: Calms the spirit, enhances wisdom, nourishes yin, replenishes qi, clears heat, generates body fluids.
Elderly
Condition: Poor energy, poor appetite, prone to aging and low immunity.
Time: Once daily. Can be consumed on an empty stomach in the morning or evening.
Dosage: 3-5 grams of dried bird's nest per serving.
Purpose: Has the effect of stimulating appetite, anti-aging, and enhancing immunity. Regular consumption can help the elderly live longer and enjoy a peaceful life.
Requirements: Continuity, periodicity.
Recommended bird's nest recipes:
1) Walnut Goji Bird's Nest: Enhances intelligence, benefits the brain, prolongs life, supplements blood, nourishes qi, moistens dryness, transforms phlegm.
2) Cordyceps Bird's Nest: Tonifies deficiency, benefits essence qi, stops cough, transforms phlegm.
For individuals with allergies to protein-rich foods, start with 1 gram of dried bird's nest every other day. If no allergic reactions occur, adjust to 2-3 grams per day. However, please ensure that the bird's nest purchased has not been washed with chemicals. Some vendors wash bird's nests with chemical solutions for convenience, which is harmful to health and may induce allergic reactions.