Older parents often have difficulty chewing when eating, do not like eating, and lose weight because of missing teeth and inadaptability to dentures. Worrying! Nutritionists put forward three secrets to teach you the skills of cooking silver-haired rice, which is not only delicious, but also convenient for the elderly to chew and have fun!

For the silver-haired people who have difficulty chewing, it is recommended to eat a soft diet, such as mashing fruits and vegetables, or chopping them and adding them to milk and thick soup. Missing teeth or dentures are not suitable for eating less and being afraid of malnutrition.

Old people often have the problem of missing teeth or weak teeth. Even with dentures, the oral cavity can't play its normal chewing function due to inadaptability or poor denture fit, resulting in reduced food intake and even malnutrition. Studies abroad have pointed out that the risk of malnutrition in the elderly with dentures is 1.7 times that of those with normal chewing ability.

Eating wet and soft, chewing and cooking are three secrets to learn.

Many silver-haired people refuse to eat. In addition to the difficulty in chewing, the lack of food types and monotonous taste are also important reasons. Wang Xiaonan, a nutritionist, reminded that the main caregivers of the elderly should not forget to moderately increase the color and flavor of food while making a soft and moist diet, which can also improve the elderly's willingness to eat. Nutritionist Wang Nan puts forward the following three secrets to help the old baby eat more happily.

Tip 1: Make good use of soft fruits and vegetables to make mud.

It is suggested to choose more soft vegetables such as loofah, wax gourd, cucumber, amaranth, sweet potato leaves, eggplant and tomato, or adopt the method of "leaving leaves and removing stems" to make the elderly eat only leafy vegetables and chew more easily. Cooking can make good use of steaming, boiling, marinating, stewing and stewing. As for fruits, it is suggested to choose more ripe and soft varieties, such as bananas, grapes and peaches. You can also slice or mash the fruit to reduce the burden of chewing.

Tip 2: Make a liquid meal with rice soup.

For the elderly without teeth, you can provide a semi-liquid diet, chop and shred food, add milk, yogurt, thick soup and other liquids to help you eat, or add rice soup to cook it into a paste. Old people with dry mouth are also suitable for eating moist food. It is recommended to cook food in a halogen way, such as marinated tofu. Besides, dipping sauce is also a good choice. For example, dipping a soft boiled potato in a little sauce will make it wetter and easier to chew.