Food temperature

Experiments show that the best temperature for taste buds to be sensitive is 20-25℃, because it can keep the fragrance. What is nitrite? Adding hot soup to the dining table can achieve quite good results.

Prevent dehydration

In summer, people can't feel water evaporation in air-conditioned rooms, so their water intake is less, but the gastrointestinal tissue has been slightly dehydrated, which affects their appetite. Therefore, it is necessary to replenish water in time.

Drink less sugary drinks.

Sugar is a natural appetite suppressant, which can be quickly absorbed by the blood and make people feel full at once, so middle-aged and elderly people should drink less sugary drinks in summer, especially before meals.

Pay attention to food hygiene

Raw fruits should be washed, scalded or disinfected; Food raw materials should be fresh, meals should be cooked and eaten now, and leftovers should be avoided as much as possible; Diet should not be greedy for cold, in case the source of the disease takes advantage of it.

Increase the intake of trace element zinc

Zinc can affect the normal metabolism of intracellular protein, participate in the synthesis of taste substances, enhance the function of taste buds and nourish taste buds. Therefore, the folk health network should eat more foods rich in zinc, such as lean meat, fish, eggs, bean products, oysters, walnuts, peanuts and so on. In order to increase the zinc content in the body and make the taste sensitive.

To increase/stimulate appetite

Suitable for the elderly with loss of appetite, abdominal distension and burping. 6 grams of dried tangerine peel, 3 slices of ginger, 300 ml of boiling water, soaked for 10 minute, once a day. Bitter gourd can also be mixed with vinegar once a day with meals. Pressing Zusanli point for 5 minutes, 2~3 times a day for a period of time can strengthen the function of spleen and stomach. Chinese patent medicines can choose Jianwei Xiaoshi tablets and take them according to the instructions.

Cooking should be delicious.

When cooking for the elderly, we should not only pay attention to being soft and rotten, but also try to be delicious. Add some condiments appropriately, or add some suitable condiments when eating to stimulate the taste, but don't add too much sugar and salt. It is best to use sugar and salt substitutes, which will not only increase their interest in food, but also not consume too much salt and sugar.

tonifying spleen

Suitable for the elderly without taste, fatigue, loose stool or anemia. 30 grams of white lentils can be fried, ground and decocted once a day; Or use a proper amount of yam powder to cook porridge once a day; Or stir-fry bean sprouts and add vinegar for daily consumption; Or use Astragalus membranaceus 10g, Codonopsis pilosula 10g, and add water to make tea. Eating Fuling cake also has certain effect. Chinese patent medicine can choose Xiangsha Liu Jun Pill and take it according to the instructions.

Improve oral hygiene

An unclean mouth will inevitably affect the taste of food. Old people should get into the habit of brushing their teeth every day and brush the surface of their tongues, which can not only increase the taste, but also reduce the microorganisms on the back of their tongues, which is also helpful for preventing caries.

Help digestion

It is suitable for the elderly patients with anorexia, belching, indigestion, and acute diarrhea caused by overeating and gastrointestinal stagnation. Because of eating too much meat, you can use 30 grams of hawthorn, soak in water as tea, or eat hawthorn cake and hawthorn slices; Because of gluttony of rice, stir-fry rice buds with15g, brew them in boiling water, and use them as tea. Gluttony pasta people will fry malt with 15g and brew it with boiling water as tea. For those who eat too much wine, they can use medicated leaven 15g, brew with boiling water and filter the juice for drinking. Any loss of appetite caused by food stagnation can be taken with chicken's gizzard-membrane 15g, baked, ground and served with warm water; Or use 1 white radish, chop it up and fry it in soup. Chinese patent medicine can choose Baohe Pill and take it according to the instructions. .