Inventory: Healthy Diet Guide for the Elderly

　　Breakfast for the elderly is “unsuitable””
　　
　　Not hard: in the morning, elderly It is not advisable to eat greasy, fried, dry, hard and irritating food, otherwise it will strain the spleen and hurt the stomach, leading to food stagnation and indigestion. The elderly should eat warm, soft foods that are easy to digest for breakfast. For example, adding some health foods such as lotus seeds, red dates, yam, longan, and Yiren will have better effects.
　　
　　Not early: Modern medical research believes that after a night's sleep, most of the human body's organs have been fully rested, but the digestive system is still busy at night, nervously digesting the food remaining in the gastrointestinal tract during the day, and is in a resting state in the morning. It takes at least 2-3 hours before the digestive system can resume normal functions. The functions of various tissues and organs in the elderly have gradually deteriorated. If they eat too early, the body's energy will be diverted to digest food, and the natural circulation will inevitably be disturbed. Metabolites cannot be eliminated in time, and accumulation in the body will cause various diseases of the elderly. disease inducing factors. Therefore, breakfast for the elderly should generally be between 8:30 and 9:00.
　　
　　Not too much: Overeating exceeds the digestive capacity of the gastrointestinal tract, and food cannot be digested and absorbed. Over time, digestive function will decrease, gastrointestinal function will be disordered, and gastrointestinal diseases will occur. In addition, a large amount of food residue is stored in the large intestine and is decomposed by bacteria in the large intestine. The decomposed products of protein, phenol, etc., enter the human blood through the intestinal wall, which is very harmful to the human body and can easily cause vascular diseases and promote aging.
　　
　　Old man's dinner "but”
　　
　　1. Dinner is nothing but meat. If you eat too much meat for dinner, it will aggravate cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
　　
　　2. Don’t be too late for dinner. Eating dinner too late not only affects sleep, but also easily causes urinary tract stones.
　　
　　3. Dinner is not enough. Overeating at dinner will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, which will not only make people "restless" but also cause insomnia. Dream , and can cause digestive system diseases.
　　
　　4. Dinner is not good enough. If the food is too refined, the nutrition will be imbalanced.
　　
　　healthy Meal tips”
　　
　　Drinking a bag of milk every day with one finger can effectively improve the generally low calcium intake in our country's diet. If you have milk intolerance, you can use yogurt, low-lactose milk or double soy milk instead.
　　
　　The second refers to the daily intake of 250-350 grams of carbohydrates, which is equivalent to 6-8 taels of staple food. It can be increased or decreased according to the individual's fatness and weight. If you are overweight, you should reduce the intake of staple food.
　　
　　Eat three to four servings of high-protein food every day, each serving: 1 tael of lean meat, or egg 1 piece, or 2 taels of tofu, or 2 taels of chicken, duck, or 2 taels of fish and shrimp. Fish and legume proteins are better.
　　
　　Four Fingers and Four Sentences: Some are thick and some are thin (matching of thick and thin grains) ； Neither sweet nor salty (the daily salt intake of the Guangdong type is 6-7 grams, the Shanghai type is 8-9 grams, the Beijing type is 14-15 grams, and the Northeast type is 18-19 grams. The Guangdong type is the best, followed by the Shanghai type) ； Three, four, five meals (referring to the number of divided meals under total control, which is beneficial to the prevention and treatment of diabetes, Hyperlipidemia )； Seventy to eighty percent full.
　　
　　Wuzhi: Eating 500 grams of fresh vegetables and fruits every day is an effective measure to prevent many diseases. Of course, you can use an appropriate amount of cooking oil, dried fruits and condiments when preparing meals.