Staple food: yellow grains such as yellow corn, millet and rhubarb rice, which contain lutein, zeaxanthin and carotene; Purple rice, black rice, Redmi, red beans and black beans all contain anthocyanins. Every day, except white rice, it is the staple food arrangement of white flour, which is very unfavorable to the anti-aging of eyes. All these coarse-grain beans also contain vitamin E, as well as B vitamins needed for eye fatigue.
Fruits: Pay attention to red, purple and blue fruits, such as blueberries, blackcurrants, raspberries, cherries, mulberries and strawberries, which are rich in anthocyanins and vitamin C; Mango, papaya, citrus, etc. Contains carotene and vitamin C. The role of daily fruits such as apples, pears and peaches is very limited.
Vegetables: Pay attention to dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach, rape and Chinese cabbage, which contain a lot of lutein, carotene and vitamin C; There are also purple vegetables such as purple cabbage, red amaranth and purple moss. It contains anthocyanins and vitamin C. Eating only light-colored potatoes, radishes and onions is not enough to achieve this effect.
Lycium barbarum: It is a natural food with the most abundant zeaxanthin, and it is especially rich in carotene. Traditional medicine believes that eyesight can be improved, which is indeed the experience of the ancients and is highly consistent with the results of scientific research. It is a very good idea to put some Lycium barbarum in porridge and cooking. Just making tea with Lycium barbarum is not the best choice, because zeaxanthin and carotene are insoluble in water, so you must chew them up and swallow them to absorb them.
Lycium barbarum and pumpkin mixed rice porridge
Ingredients: Lycium barbarum 1 bar, pumpkin150g, millet 50g, Redmi 50g and 4 bowls of water.
Practice: Wash the medlar, remove the hard skin of the pumpkin and cut it into cubes. Xiaomi and Redmi are clean. Put them together in a casserole and stew for 40 minutes, or cook them in a pressure cooker.
Nutrition Comments: Lutein, zeaxanthin and carotene in raw materials are very rich, and the taste is sweet and soft.
Lycium barbarum pistachio soybean milk
Raw materials: pistachio 1 piece, soybean 25g, medlar 1 piece.
Practice: Wash Lycium barbarum, peel pistachios, and soak soybeans overnight in advance. Add 1000 ml of water and beat soybean milk with a soymilk machine.
Nutrition comments: Pistachio nuts contain a high content of carotene, while soybeans also contain a small amount of carotene. They are used together with Lycium barbarum rich in zeaxanthin, and the oil in it can promote the absorption of carotene and zeaxanthin.
Carrot papaya milk soup
Ingredients: half a carrot, half a papaya, 500 grams of milk, a little sugar.
Practice: first steam carrots and papaya pieces, then beat them into pulp with a soymilk machine, mix them with milk, and add a little sugar to eat. Note that papaya must be steamed and mixed with milk, otherwise the enzymes in papaya will coagulate milk and produce bitter peptides.
Nutrition Comments: It has a natural sweetness and a very good taste. It should be noted that people with weak gastrointestinal tract and prone to diarrhea and gas production had better not drink too much.
Zhugan decoction
Raw materials and methods: pork liver100g, two eggs, lobster sauce, onion, salt and monosodium glutamate. Wash the pork liver, cut it into pieces, add some water to the pot, cook it on low heat until the liver is cooked, add lobster sauce and onion, then add eggs, and add salt and monosodium glutamate to taste.
Nutrition Comments: Eggs and pig liver are both foods rich in protein, and pig liver contains more vitamin A, which can nourish the eyes. Eating them together can achieve the effect of nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, and is suitable for dietotherapy of myopia (also used for hyperopia) of teenagers. Among them, pig liver can be replaced by sheep liver, bovine liver and chicken liver.