1. Less salt

Salt, also known as sodium for a person's whole life should be strictly control the intake of good, too much is not conducive to the management of blood pressure, will lead to a variety of cardiovascular and cerebral vascular diseases, which is a very risky factor for the elderly. But eating less salt is a bit difficult for the elderly because they have a weak appetite and insensitive taste buds. Foods with less salt will become less and less appealing to them, but too much salt will affect their food intake and nutrient absorption. You can use some natural seasonings to make a variety of flavors of food, such as a meal both salty mouth, and sour desserts, as well as in order to use some spicy flavors to spice up, thus reducing the intake of salt in a meal in a meal are salty taste.

2. Meat and vegetables should be appropriate

Animal food is a good source of high-quality protein. You can eat high quality proteins such as fish, poultry, eggs, milk and soybeans appropriately, but not meat and meat. Eating more vegetables and vegetables is good for protecting cardiovascular disease. No less than 350 grams of vegetables per day for the elderly.

3. Food should be cooked fine and soft

Elderly people have defective teeth and poor chewing ability. It is recommended to choose methods such as steaming, boiling, stewing, etc., so that the ingredients are soft and rotting, so that the elderly easier to eat, soft and rotting food is easier to be digested and absorbed by the body, suitable for the elderly with weakened gastrointestinal function.

4. Moderate fat

Elderly metabolic function declines, activity decreases, fat utilization rate decreases. If too much fat intake, it will accumulate in the body, leading to overweight or obesity, increasing the risk of hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases. Some cancers are honey related to high fat intake, such as colon cancer, breast cancer and pancreatic cancer. Therefore, the elderly should not consume too much fat, should be appropriate to control fat intake, especially high cholesterol, high saturated fatty acid food, such as animal oil, animal liver, fish, egg yolks and so on.

5. Develop good eating habits, eating regularly

Both time regular, we should try to eat on time, not too early or too late; at the same time, pay attention to the intake of each meal. In the morning to eat nutritious and balanced, Chinese food to eat enough to provide energy for the afternoon work. Dinner can be eaten as little as possible to reduce the accumulation of body fat and help control weight. And generally less activity at night, the energy required is reduced accordingly.