Millet in Our Lives

Most Chinese people, who were born in the 1980s, must be familiar with one snack, the millet cakes. I was born in 1989 and like the millet cakes very much. Each day, when I was in primary school, I took one piece of cake with me, just like the pies in foreign countries. You know that parents always control babies having snacks, which are harmful to their teeth and health. But the millet cake is not included in the group.

Per 100 grams of millet contain 9.7g protein, higher than rice, and 1.7g fat as well as 76.1g carbohydrates. Per 100grams of millet have small amount of carotene, while other grains do not contain. Especially the millet porridge, one of the traditional Chinese foods, is healthy and good for our bodies. You also can add date, red beans, sweet potato, lily and lotus nuts to make various flavors porridge. It is common to see that women who give birth usually have the millet porridge with eggs. It is said that the millet can be compared with ginseng, one of the rare medicines. China is the birth place of millet and has more than 8,000 years history, and the Shanxi Province has the best millet.

At present, it is a good time to buy the fresh millet. All the millet in our company are from Shanxi, and make sure you can have the best quality millet. You also can try make your own millet cakes and millet porridge in your home, then your family can have the healthy and green foods.