Reading guide: Suggestion: Don't be stingy when eating in summer. Eat more here "Four Treasures" It's not so tasty, it's cheap
The summer is hot and the sun is blazing. It seems that even the air is filled with a dry and hot taste. For the middle-aged and elderly people, this season needs to pay more attention to physical recuperation, especially the choice of diet.
Thrift is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, but it is too frugal and stingy in food and sometimes ignores the needs of the body. Therefore, I suggest that middle-aged and old people should eat more dry and inexpensive ingredients in summer, so that their bodies can be fully nourished while enjoying delicious food.
1、 Mung bean -- "mung bean soup" for cooling and relieving summer heat
When it comes to summer food, how can we not mention mung beans? Mung bean is an ideal summer food for middle-aged and elderly people to clear heat, detoxify, diuresis and detumescence. Mung beans can be eaten in a variety of ways. The simplest and most common way is to boil them into mung bean soup.
After cleaning the mung beans, add proper amount of water, boil them over high fire and then turn to low fire to boil slowly until the mung beans bloom and the soup is thick. At this time, add a proper amount of rock sugar or honey, stir well, and a bowl of sweet and delicious mung bean soup will be completed. Mung bean soup can not only be used as a drink to relieve summer heat, but also as a soup for breakfast or dinner. It is nutritious and healthy.
2、 Wax gourd -- "Wax gourd ribs soup" for diuresis and detumescence
Wax gourd is a seasonal vegetable in summer. It is cool in nature and sweet in taste. It can clear away heat, relieve heat, promote diuresis and reduce swelling. For middle-aged and elderly people, winter melon can not only help the body to expel excess water and toxins, but also reduce blood pressure and regulate blood sugar. There are many ways to eat winter melon, among which the most classic is winter melon spareribs soup.
Wash the spareribs and blanch them to remove fishy smell. Put them into the pot together with the wax gourd pieces. Add proper amount of water, boil them over high fire and then turn to low fire to slowly simmer until the spareribs are fully cooked and the wax gourd is soft and rotten. At this time, add proper amount of salt and chicken essence for seasoning, sprinkle with scallions, and then out of the pot. Winter melon and spareribs soup is not only delicious, but also nutritious. It is suitable for all ages.
3、 Lotus seeds -- "lotus seed soup" for nourishing the mind and calming the nerves
Lotus seed is a kind of food that can nourish the heart, calm the nerves, strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea. For the middle-aged and elderly people, eating lotus seeds in summer can help relieve anxiety, insomnia, loss of appetite, etc.
There are many ways to eat lotus seeds. The most common way is to make lotus seed soup. Soak the lotus seeds in advance, remove the heart, put them into the pot together with glutinous rice, add proper amount of water, boil them over high heat, turn to low heat, and cook them slowly until the glutinous rice and lotus seeds are boiled into paste.
At this time, add proper amount of rock sugar or honey for seasoning, and stir well to get out of the pot. Lotus seed soup is not only delicate, sweet and delicious, but also nutritious and easy to digest. It is a food suitable for middle-aged and elderly people.
4、 Duck Meat -- "Beer Duck" for nourishing yin and moistening dryness
Duck meat is a kind of meat food that can nourish yin, moisten dryness, clear heat and detoxify. For middle-aged and elderly people, eating duck meat in summer can help relieve dry mouth, irritability, etc.
There are many ways to eat duck meat, the most classic of which is beer duck. Wash the duck and cut it into pieces. Marinate it with cooking wine and ginger slices to remove fishiness. Pour proper amount of oil into the pot, heat it up, put in the duck pieces and stir fry until the surface is slightly yellow.
Then add some salt, soy sauce, soy sauce, rock sugar and ginger slices to taste, stir well and pour a bottle of beer. Turn the high heat to low heat and simmer slowly until the duck is fully cooked and the soup is thick. Beer duck not only tastes delicious and tastes tender and smooth, but also has a strong beer flavor and delicious taste of duck meat. It is a delicious food with endless aftertaste.
epilogue
These are the "Four Treasures" ingredients and their preparation methods I recommend for middle-aged and old people in summer. These ingredients are not only dry but also affordable and easy to buy. While enjoying delicious food, middle-aged and elderly friends can also make choices and adjustments according to their own tastes and physical conditions.
Of course, in addition to the above mentioned ingredients, there are many other summer food also worth a try. For example, balsam pear, cucumber, loofah and other vegetables are all heat clearing; While fruits such as watermelon and grape are rich in water and vitamin C, which can help the body replenish water and nutrition. In short, in the summer diet, middle-aged and old people should pay attention to the diversity of food and the balance of nutrition, so that the body can be fully nourished while enjoying delicious food.
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