Many people have the habit of drinking soup to "tonic". Making soup is also a superb cooking technique. Every place has its own characteristics, and coastal areas are the most popular. Drinking soup is to taste delicious food, enjoy life, and maintain health.

For the elderly, it is recommended to drink less broth, including bone soup, pig offal (beef offal, haggis) soup; you can drink some fish soup or chicken soup, but not too much.

Because broth contains high amounts of fat, cholesterol, purine and other substances, excessive intake will increase the metabolic burden on the human body. The elderly have weakened metabolic functions, so they should not eat, or eat too much.

The elderly can drink 4 kinds of soup before meals:

Vegetable soup, lotus root soup, yam soup, bean soup

Vegetables themselves contain fat and purine The substance is very low and contains almost no cholesterol. Ingredients such as lotus root, yam, and beans are rich in sugars and minerals, as well as vitamins.

If you use these ingredients to make soup, some minerals, vitamins and a small amount of sugar will be dissolved in the soup. Fat, cholesterol, purine and other substances will be very low, so it can supplement some nutrients to the human body without increasing the metabolic burden on the human body.

In addition to vegetable soup, you can add some lotus seeds, kelp, wolfberry and other ingredients when making lotus root soup or yam soup, which will not only make the soup more delicious, but also have more nutritional value. high.

It should be noted that although vegetable soup, lotus root or yam soup contains a large amount of vitamins and a small amount of sugars and minerals dissolved, most of it is still water and has very low energy. Drinking soup can Fills the stomach, but does not satisfy the body's energy needs. Therefore, it is wrong to say how high the nutritional value of soup is.

The nutrients that can be dissolved in the soup are absorbed and utilized by the human body at a very high rate, so they can have a certain "tonifying" effect on the human body. Drinking soup can replenish water, but it is essentially the same as drinking water. the difference.

Elderly people drink soup before meals, which has 3 benefits for the body

1. Drinking soup before meals can nourish the stomach

Because drinking an appropriate amount of soup before meals can stimulate the stomach wall to secrete a large amount of gastric juice, which helps the digestion and absorption of staple food. Moreover, the soup contains a certain amount of sugar, and blood sugar will begin to rise slowly after eating.

Therefore, drinking some soup before meals is like a "pioneer organ", which begins to awaken the functions of various organs in the human body, including the stomach, pancreas, liver, etc., but they can be unfolded in a more orderly manner. Work. It has a protective effect on the stomach and even the entire digestive system.

2. Drinking soup before meals can help lose weight

Vegetable soup, lotus root or yam soup contains very low calories (the "three major" nutrients). At the same time, as blood sugar increases, the body becomes more likely to feel full, allowing it to better control calorie intake.

As people age, due to the decline in basal metabolic function and the reduction in labor and exercise, the demand for energy decreases. Therefore, drinking soup before meals can better control food intake, prevent overeating, and better control weight.

3. Promote appetite

Drinking soup before meals can stimulate the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, thereby awakening our appetite.

Mood is very important for the elderly when eating. A happy meal not only helps with the digestion and absorption of food, but also helps with fat metabolism, so a good mood is as important as nutritious food.

It is recommended that the elderly drink a small amount of soup before meals and have more meals with family members and friends to stay healthier.

However, the temperature of soup should be controlled at 40-60 degrees. If the temperature is too low, it will stimulate the contraction of the gastric wall and hinder the secretion of gastric juice. Temperatures higher than 75 degrees may cause burns to the oral or esophageal mucosa, so it is also not good.

Use less or no oil in the soup, as well as less sugar, salt, chicken essence, MSG and other seasonings.

Soup is most suitable for dinner. It is recommended to drink some sugar-free soy milk, milk and other liquid foods for breakfast. Or eat noodle soup and drink some noodle soup.

The elderly should try to avoid drinking soup after meals. Try not to drink broth, sweet soup, spicy soup or eat it with rice. Do not drink or drink alcohol before or after meals.