Five health-care effects of drinking dry red wine for the elderly
Dry red wine contains many nutrients, such as sugars, alcohols, acids, amino acids, trace elements, minerals and vitamins. Organic acids such as tartaric acid, malic acid, citric acid, succinic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid and tannic acid contained in dry red wine have the functions of beauty beauty, digestion, sterilization and prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
1, increase appetite: the elderly have a bad appetite and can often drink dry red wine. The wine is bright in color and clear and transparent, which is pleasing to the eye; Pour into the cup and the fruity wine will enter the nose; When tasting, the tannins in the wine are slightly astringent, which promotes appetite. All these make the human body in a comfortable and pleasant state, which is beneficial to physical and mental health.
2, nourishing effect: dry red wine nourishes the body and prevents senile diseases. Phenols and trace elements in wine have antioxidant effects, which can prevent the damage of reactive oxygen species (Ros) produced in the process of human metabolism to human body (such as DNA and RNA in cells), and are one of the factors leading to some degenerative diseases, such as cataract, cardiovascular disease, arteriosclerosis and aging. Therefore, the elderly often drink the right amount of wine, which can prevent aging and prolong life.
3. Help digestion: Old people with indigestion and constipation can drink more dry red wine. Wine contains a variety of organic acids, slightly sour, similar to the acidity of human body (PH2-2.5), which is a suitable condition for protein's digestion. Therefore, wine is the best table drink containing protein. Wine can stimulate gastric acid to secrete gastric juice, and every 60- 100g of wine can increase gastric juice secretion 120ml. Tannin in wine can increase the contraction of smooth muscle fibers in intestinal muscle system and regulate the function of colon. Has certain curative effect on colitis. Sweet white wine contains sorbitol, which helps digestion and prevents constipation.
4, diuretic effect: the elderly are not good at urination. Drinking dry red wine can also induce diuresis. Some wines have high contents of potassium tartrate, potassium sulfate and potassium oxide, which have diuretic effect, can prevent edema and maintain acid-base balance in the body.
Baked noodles with Italian meat sauce
Ingredients: spaghetti, minced beef, onion, tomato, beef soup, tomato sauce, dry red wine, garlic, olive oil, bay leaf, celery, thyme, salt, pepper and cheese powder.
Exercise:
(1) To make meat sauce: cut tomatoes into small crosses, blanch them, peel them, remove seeds and cut them into small pieces, and mince onions and garlic. Stir-fry with olive oil. Stir-fry until brown. Add beef and stir-fry until the same color, and add diced tomatoes and stir-fry. After the tomatoes are fried, add dry red wine and tomato sauce and stir well. Add beef soup, salt and various seasonings, reduce the heat, stew for about half an hour, and finally add salt and pepper to taste and collect the juice.
(2) At the same time, put the pasta into a boiling water pot, add a little salt, put it into a sieve when it is ripe, drain the water, put it into a plate, mix in olive oil, and stir the noodles without sticking;
(3) Add a little meat sauce to the pot, stir-fry the spaghetti, put it on a plate, add a layer of Italian meat sauce on the surface, and finally sprinkle with cheese powder, and bake it in a preheated oven for half a minute, and the cheese flavor will be sprayed out.
Dry red wine not only has very high health care value, but also can be used to cook delicious food. For example, dry red wine is used as an ingredient for spaghetti with Italian meat sauce. Dry red wine is rich in nutrition. For the elderly, it can prevent arteriosclerosis, lower cholesterol, facilitate digestion and absorption, increase appetite, and promote diuresis to reduce swelling. It is definitely a necessary health wine for the elderly.