Pay attention to the spring diet of the elderly. 1. Matters needing attention in spring diet for the elderly
1. In early spring, the nutritional composition of the elderly should be based on high calories, eat more cereal products and choose foods such as soybeans, peanuts, walnuts and sesame seeds. In addition, we should add some foods containing high-quality protein, such as eggs, fish, shrimp, beef, chicken and bean products.
When the weather turns from cold to warm, the elderly should supplement enough vitamins, minerals and inorganic salts. Fresh vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, rape and tomato, and fruits such as citrus and lemon are rich in vitamin C and have antiviral effects. Sesame, cabbage, cauliflower, etc. Rich in vitamin e, it can improve human immunity and enhance disease resistance; Yellow-green vegetables such as carrots and amaranth are rich in vitamin A, which can protect and enhance the epithelial cells of upper respiratory tract mucosa and respiratory organs, thus resisting various pathogenic factors.
3. After entering the warm period, the elderly are prone to listlessness and repeated colds. At this time, the elderly need to eat more foods with a flat nature, such as buckwheat, red beans, apples and walnuts.
In addition, in spring, liver yang is hyperactive, and acidic foods such as mutton, quail and melon seeds should be eaten as little as possible to avoid excessive liver qi and damage to the spleen and stomach. Should be based on yam, bamboo shoots, jujube, leeks and other foods that are sweet and spleen-strengthening.
Second, the elderly spring healthy diet recipes recommended
1, red dates and honey beans
Red beans (or white beans and kidney beans) 400g, red dates 100g, rock sugar 100g, maltose 300g and oil 100ml (with maltose and without oil). Wash red beans and red dates, soak them in clear water for 4 hours, and add water to boil for about half an hour; Controlling the cooked beans and dates to dry; Mix the above materials in a pot, stir slowly and turn off the fire for about half an hour.
Comments: Spring is a frequent season for common diseases, such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease. Therefore, it is advisable to increase sweetness and decrease acidity in spring. Jujube has the effects of strengthening the spleen and nourishing blood, benefiting the heart and calming the nerves.
2. Su Jiaozi
Mung bean sprouts, coriander, fermented bean curd, dried fragrant bean curd, gluten, vermicelli and sesame oil are made into stuffing.
Comments: Spring is the season when everything grows. Vegetables with spring buds (all kinds of bean sprouts, garlic sprouts, Toona sinensis, etc. ) is the most seasonal ingredient, which contributes to the growth of Yang.
3. Stewed walnut with Polygonum multiflorum Thunb
50g of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, walnut 100g, 2 candied dates and lean meat 1 piece. Blanch lean meat in hot water, then add walnuts, Polygonum Multiflori Radix and candied dates, and simmer for 2 hours.
Comments: Polygonum multiflorum Thunb has the effects of nourishing liver, softening liver, tonifying kidney and blackening hair. Walnut has the effect of nourishing brain and moistening intestine. Stewed with lean pork is delicious and timely.
4. Eight-treasure spinach
Blanch washed and diced spinach, shredded carrots, shredded mushrooms and shredded winter bamboo shoots in boiling water with salt; Cashews, almonds and walnuts are fished out in hot oil and crushed. Heat the oil, add shredded onion, stir-fry shredded ham and shredded seaweed, shovel it out and put it on spinach, add salt, monosodium glutamate and sesame oil, mix well and sprinkle with chopped dried fruit.
Comments: Spinach is a vegetable that is available all year round, but it is better to eat in spring. Its roots are red and green, fresh and tender, and the most delicious. Spinach on the market in spring is good for detoxification and preventing spring dryness. Chinese medicine also believes that spinach is sweet and cool, which can nourish blood and stop bleeding, astringe yin and moisten dryness. Because spinach contains more oxalic acid, which hinders the absorption of calcium and iron, you should first blanch the spinach with boiling water and then fry it.
5. Braised bamboo shoots in oil
Shelling bamboo shoots and cutting tender stems into hob blocks; Cut some shallots and a little chopped green onion; Heat cooking oil, stir-fry onion, add bamboo shoots, stir-fry for a while, add soy sauce, sugar and fennel, continue to stir-fry, add a little water to boil, cover and stew for 10 minute; Collect thick soup over high fire, take out onion segments, sprinkle with fresh chopped green onion, and take out the pan and plate.
Comments: Spring bamboo shoots conform to the solar terms, which are beneficial to nine orifices, dredge blood vessels, eliminate phlegm and promote digestion. They are nutritious foods with high protein, low fat, low starch and crude cellulose.