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What are the recipes suitable for the elderly to maintain their health in summer?

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Asked on:Apr 08, 2026 09:50 PM

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  • Catarina Catarina

    Apr 08, 2026

      Food ingredients: 830 grams of duck, 40 grams of magnolia slices, 50 grams of corn shoots, 30 grams of carrots, 40 grams of winter mushrooms, 50 grams of fresh mushrooms, 60 grams of straw mushrooms, 30 grams of water chestnuts, 15 ml of dark soy sauce, 1 g of salt, 20 g of oyster sauce, 4.5 g of MSG, 0.2 g of pepper, 10 ml of cooking wine, 12 g of cornstarch, 1.4 g of sugar, and 40 g of vegetable oil. Steamed duck: 1.5g MSG, 4.5g salt, 3g aniseed, 25g green onion, 6g ginger, 3.5ml dark soy sauce. Fried duck: 25g vegetable oil.

      Food preparation: 1. Bake the prepared red duck, remove the bones, and place it on a plate. 2. Heat a wok with oil, add the ingredients and main ingredients, add wine, seasoning, gravy, brighten the tail oil, and grill it on the big duck.

      Nutrients: Energy 1469 kcal, protein 86.1 g, fat 121.8 g, carbohydrate 15.7 g, dietary fiber 7.8 g, carotene 870 mcg, vitamin E1 6.76 mg, vitamin B1/0.09 mg, vitamin B2/1.22 mg, niacin 9.6 mg, calcium 87 mg, iron 13.1 mg, zinc 6.1 mg.

      Crab Corn Quesadilla

      Food ingredients: 50 grams of crab meat, 250 grams of corn soup, 2 grams of salt, 1.5 grams of MSG, egg 15 grams of clear sugar, 1 gram of sugar, 15 grams of cornstarch, and 15 grams of vegetable oil.

      Food preparation: 1. Crab meat flying into the water. 2. Put the corn soup into the pot, add the crab meat, add the soup and seasonings, heat and mix well.

      Nutrients: Energy 347 kcal, protein 15.2 g, fat 6.6 g, carbohydrate 56.8 g, dietary fiber 4.5 g, carotene 130 mcg, vitamin E 6.14 mg, vitamin B1/0.03 mg, B2/0.40 mg, niacin 6.1 mg, calcium 95 mg, iron 2.6 mg, zinc 7.3 mg.

      Assorted Mixed Soy Sauce

      Ingredients: 1 piece of tofu, 50 grams of tender beans, 50 grams of tomatoes, 15 grams of fungus, appropriate amounts of sesame oil, vegetable oil, refined salt, MSG and minced green onion.

      Method: Cut tofu, beans, tomatoes, and fungus into cubes. Add water to the pot and bring to a boil, blanch the tofu, beans, tomatoes, and fungus thoroughly (the tomatoes can be slightly blanched), remove and drain, and set aside. Heat up the wok, add vegetable oil, add the peppercorns to the pan and simmer until fragrant. Add the chopped green onions, salt, tomatoes and MSG into the wok, stir evenly, pour on the blanched tofu, beans and fungus, drizzle with sesame oil and mix well.

      Efficacy: Produces body fluids and quenches thirst, strengthens the spleen and clears heat, detoxifies and resolves dampness.

      Note: Beans contain hemagglutinin A, which is a poisonous protein. The toxicity can be greatly reduced after heating. Therefore, beans must be thoroughly blanched to prevent poisoning.

      Mixed Eggplant

      Ingredients: 500 grams of tender eggplant, 15 grams of coriander, appropriate amounts of garlic, rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, soy sauce, MSG, refined salt, and pepper.

      Method: Wash and peel the eggplant, cut it into small pieces, put it in a bowl, sprinkle with a little salt, put it in cold water, soak it to remove the brown color of the eggplant, take it out and steam it in a steamer, take it out and let it cool; mince the garlic; put the wok on the fire and add incense. Add oil and fry the Sichuan peppercorns until they become fragrant, pour the oil into a small bowl, add soy sauce, sugar, rice vinegar, refined salt, monosodium glutamate, and minced garlic to make a juice and pour it on the eggplant slices; wash the coriander, cut it into sections, and sprinkle it on the eggplant slices. Serve.

      Efficacy: clearing away heat and clearing the mind, reducing swelling and diuresis, strengthening the spleen and stomach.

      Bitter melon and chrysanthemum porridge

      Ingredients: 100g bitter melon, 50g chrysanthemum, 60g japonica rice, 100g rock sugar.

      Method: Wash the bitter melon, remove the pulp, cut into small pieces and set aside. Wash the japonica rice and rinse the chrysanthemums. Put the two into the pot together, pour in an appropriate amount of water, and cook on a high fire. After the water boils, put the bitter melon and rock sugar into the pot, switch to a slow fire and continue to cook until the rice blooms.

      Efficacy: Clear away summer heat, stop dysentery and detoxify. It is suitable for heat stroke, polydipsia, dysentery and other diseases.

      Note: When drinking this porridge, avoid eating any warm, spicy, thick and greasy food.

      Three shredded vegetable rolls

      Food ingredients: 35g shredded carrots, 35g shredded winter bamboo shoots, 35g shredded mushrooms, 100g cabbage leaves, 18g dried chili, 5g salt, 1g MSG, 0.5g pepper, 15ml vinegar, 60g sugar, 8g sesame oil, 40g oil.

      Food preparation: 1. Blanch the cabbage leaves with water. 2. Turn on the heat in the wok, add 3 grams of salt, 1 gram of MSG, and 0.5 grams of pepper to the three shredded noodles. Stir-fry until cooked. 3. Place the cabbage on the table, wrap it in three strips and set aside.

      Nutritional content: Energy 265 kcal, protein 1.6 g, fat 21.7 g, carbohydrate 15.9 g, dietary fiber 3.9 g, carotene 1660 mcg, vitamin E 9.24 mg, vitamin B2/0.09 mg, vitamin C 5 mg, niacin 0.5 mg, calcium 34 mg, iron 4.1 mg, zinc 0.5 mg.

      Mung Bean and Pumpkin Soup

      Ingredients: 50 grams of mung beans, 500 grams of old pumpkin, a little salt.

      Method: Wash the mung beans with clean water, add a little salt (about 3 grams) while the water is still wet, stir evenly, marinate for a few minutes, and rinse with clean water. Peel the pumpkin, wash the flesh with water, and cut into 2 cm square pieces for later use. Add 500 ml of water to the pot. After boiling, add the mung beans and boil for 2 minutes. Pour in a little cold water, then boil. Add the pumpkin to the pot, cover the pot, and boil over low heat for about 30 minutes until the mung beans bloom. Add a little salt to taste.

      Efficacy: Mung beans are sweet and cool, clear away heat, detoxify and diuretic; combined with pumpkin, it promotes body fluids and replenishes qi. It's summer Heatstroke prevention Best meals.

      Okay, that’s it for summer health recipes and summer health soup recipes, filial sons and daughters, let’s make them for your elderly parents!