• Ingredients:

• Directions:

  Bring the water to a boil, then add lotus seeds, lily seeds, cashews, gingko seeds, and peanuts. Simmer for two hours on low fire. Add rock candy at the end.

• Explanation:

  Carbohydrates, fat, protein, minerals, water and air are essential nutrients for sustaining life. Carbohydrates aid growth, fat provides energy, minerals fortify the bones, protein are needed in tissue formation, and to make the body resistant to illness.

  These ingredients are common and easy to find at the market. In the long run, those who follow a vegetarian diet will attain a light ease, great vitality, pure spirit and refreshing energy. Vegetarian food is not only more nutritious than any kind of meat, it also lacks the toxic elements found in meat.

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