Every morning, 50 grams of oatmeal is added to 250 grams of boiling water and brewed for 2 minutes to make porridge. Every day, never stop. Mr. Su Juxian, a centenarian in Shanghai, has developed the habit of drinking rice porridge three times a day, with porridge in the morning and evening and slightly thick porridge at noon, and each meal is quantified as a shallow bowl. They said, "Drinking porridge is comfortable and good for your health." "Diet is interesting" says: porridge is the first nourishing food in the world. "Porridge is easy to digest and absorb, and it can harmonize the stomach, strengthen the spleen, clear the lung and moisten the lower body.

Second, millet is the best tonic for the elderly.

Old people like millet best and regard it as the best tonic. Millet is a granular grain after peeling millet, which has always been known as "whole grains, millet first". Sick old people often use millet to nourish their bodies. Chinese medicine believes that millet benefits the five internal organs, thickens the stomach, tonifies the body fluid and strengthens the bones and muscles. A famous doctor in Qing Dynasty said: "Millet is the most nourishing. Rice oil when cooking rice porridge is better than ginseng chicken soup. " It can be seen that it is reasonable for long-lived old people to like rice.

Third, pearl corn is the staple food.

Corn, alias corn, corn, pearl jade, etc. Together with rice and wheat, it is called the three major crops in the world, and it is recognized as the "golden crop" in the world, and it is also the staple food of the long-lived elderly. The American Medical Association conducted a survey and found that none of the native Indians in the United States suffered from hypertension and arteriosclerosis. I used to eat old corn. Medical scientists have found that old corn contains a lot of lecithin, linoleic acid, grain alcohol and vitamin E, so it is not easy to suffer from hypertension and arteriosclerosis. Judging from the physique of the long-lived elderly, they seldom have hypertension and arteriosclerosis, which is closely related to their eating corn as their staple food.

Four, a kilo of milk a day

Drinking milk is a common habit of long-lived old people, especially the birthday girl who lives in the city.

It is said that there are 25,000 centenarians in the United States, 80% of whom are women, and their eating habit is generally to drink milk. An American proverb says, "Drinking milk makes bones strong." Benin, the birthday girl of 100 years old, drinks two glasses of milk every day, sometimes more, so when she is 100 years old, she still shows no signs of osteoporosis.

Milk is full of nutrition. Milk is high in lysine and low in cholesterol. All carbohydrates are lactose, which can be converted into lactic acid in the intestine and can inhibit the growth of spoilage bacteria. Milk is rich in calcium, high in absorption rate, and contains more vitamins A, D and riboflavin, which is necessary and beneficial for the elderly.

Milk is fermented to make cheese. Eating cheese can prevent dental caries. Drinking yogurt can lower cholesterol, so people who drink yogurt regularly are not prone to cardiovascular diseases, and can also improve eyesight, strengthen teeth and prevent cell aging.

5. Eat an egg every day.

Eating an egg every day has become a common habit of long-lived elderly people.

According to the arrangement of nutrition, Dr. chen hansheng, a famous economist, insists on "three ones" in diet every day: "Eat an egg in the morning, drink a glass of milk at night and eat a big apple in the middle." He is vegetarian for three meals a day, eats less meat, has a scientific diet and eats healthily.

Nutritionists have determined that egg white contains a lot of water and protein. Egg white protein is rich in amino acids, and the proportion of ingredients is very suitable for human needs. This protein has the highest utilization rate in human body. Egg white protein can repair liver tissue damage. Lecithin in egg yolk can promote the regeneration of liver cells, increase the amount of plasma protein, and enhance the metabolic function and immune ability of human body. Lecithin can release choline after being digested by human body, which can improve memory. Egg yolk is rich in inorganic salts, calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamins. Eggs contain a lot of cholesterol, and fats are saturated fatty acids. Eating too many eggs will greatly increase the intake of cholesterol, cause atherosclerosis and endanger cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and increase the burden on liver and kidney. So taking 1 or 2 capsules a day is enough. Long-lived old people never eat much.

Sixth, I prefer sweet potatoes.

Eating sweet potatoes is a big hobby of long-lived old people.

The old man said, "Sweet potato is a treasure, and you can't live without it." According to medical experts, sweet potato has five functions: 1. It nourishes the blood and the middle energizer, and is rich in nutrition; 2. Wide bowel ventilation to promote defecation; 3. Yiqi Jinsheng, enhance immunity; 4. It contains anticancer substances, which can prevent cancer and fight cancer; 5. Anti-aging and prevention of arteriosclerosis. Doctors say that sweet potato contains a lot of mucin, so it can prevent the atrophy of liver and kidney connective tissue and enhance human immunity. It also has the function of scavenging active oxygen and avoiding cancer induced by active oxygen. Because sweet potato contains more calcium and magnesium, it can prevent osteoporosis. It can be seen that sweet potato is worthy of being a treasure in the diet of long-lived elderly people.

Tofu is a favorite food for the elderly.

Old people generally like to eat tofu. They said, "Fish makes a fire, meat produces phlegm, and cabbage and tofu keep you safe." "Life Taste Diet Spectrum" said: "It can be made anywhere, and the rich and the poor are easy to get together. Please consult the vegetarians. You can also eat meat. Those who are frozen in winter and moon taste You Mei. "

The main components of tofu are protein and isoflavones. Tofu has the functions of supplementing qi and deficiency, reducing blood lead concentration, protecting liver and promoting metabolism. Eating tofu regularly is good for health and intellectual development. The elderly often eat tofu, which has a good therapeutic effect on arteriosclerosis and osteoporosis.

Eight, love Chinese cabbage

Chinese cabbage, ordinary dishes, old people, favorite. Delicious, suitable for both meat and vegetables. It is a good vegetable in winter. Mr. Qi Baishi, a master of Chinese painting, has a special painting of Chinese cabbage. He thinks that Chinese cabbage is the "king of dishes" and praises "a hundred dishes are not as good as Chinese cabbage".

The old man often says, "After eating cabbage for half a year, the doctor enjoys leisure." It can be seen that eating cabbage often is beneficial to prolong the life span of deficiency-cold disease. Chinese cabbage contains minerals, vitamins, protein, crude fiber, carotene and nitrosamine glycosidase which decomposes carcinogens. From the medicinal efficacy, Chinese cabbage has seven functions, such as nourishing the stomach and benefiting the intestine, relieving hangover and relaxing bowels, reducing blood fat, clearing away heat and preventing cancer.

Nine, never leave radish in winter

Longevity old people can't eat without carrots in winter. They said, "Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and you will be safe and healthy all year round." Zheng Banqiao, one of the eight eccentrics in Yangzhou, once wrote a couplet: "Green vegetables, radish, brown rice, crock of water chrysanthemum tea." "Radish is tea" is Mr. Zheng Lao's way of keeping in good health.

Radish contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, and contains no fat. The mustard oil and amylase contained in it can promote metabolism, stimulate appetite and help digestion.

Radish is an out-and-out health food for the elderly. Chinese medicine believes that it can eliminate stagnation, digestion, phlegm, cough and aphonia, hematemesis, epistaxis, thirst, dysentery, headache and urination. Eating raw can quench thirst, clear fire, resolve phlegm, stop asthma and help digestion; Steamed food can help digestion, strengthen the spleen and have a tonic effect.

Radish is tea. Eating some radish and drinking some tea can eliminate dryness and heat, eliminate heat toxicity in the body and have a good effect on restoring vitality. The radish is stewed with meat, which tastes good. But you can't eat it with ginseng and oranges ~

Ten, carrots are the favorite of the elderly.

Carrots are rich in vitamin A and carotene. Studies have shown that carrots can provide various nutrients needed to resist heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis.

Carotene is rarely destroyed at high temperature, easily absorbed by human body, and then converted into vitamin A, so it can treat night blindness and dry eye caused by vitamin A deficiency. Carotene can only be absorbed by human body if it is dissolved in oil. Therefore, experienced old people often slice or fry carrots, so that the preservation rate of carotene can reach more than 79%. When sliced and fried, the preservation rate of carotene was 865,438+0%. When sliced and stewed with meat, the preservation rate of carotene can reach 95%.

Carrots can also promote material exchange in the brain and enhance memory. Eating a plate of fried shredded carrots before reading and studying is conducive to consolidating memory.