Rough tea and light rice: rough tea and light rice. Pronunciation c chádànfàn rough interpretation: rough and simple; Light food: refers to dishes that have not been eaten. Describe a simple diet and a simple life. The source of Song and Huang Tingjian's Preface to Four Rest Poems: "Rough tea and light meals are enough to rest, make up for the cold and warm, and the third and second levels are full of rest, not greedy or jealous of the old." Usage combination; As subject, predicate and object; Describe a simple meal and a hard life. For example, Lao She's "Four Generations under One roof" 18: "If this is before the war, I can find a part-time job anyway and provide them with some ~. Synonyms: home-cooked meals, coarse clothes and inferior food. Antonym: delicacies and delicacies. People often say that "rough tea and light rice prolong life", so what is rough tea and light rice? Nutritionists have found that it is not all kinds of coarse grains and vegetarianism that most people refer to. The correct understanding should be based on plant foods, pay attention to mixed food of grain and beans, mixed food of rice and flour, supplemented by various animal foods, and often drink coarse tea. " "Coarse tea" refers to coarse old tea, as opposed to new tea. Although "rough tea" is bitter and astringent, it contains tea polyphenols, tea tannins and other substances harmful to health. It can inhibit the damage caused by free radicals in human body and has anti-aging effect. It can also block the damage caused by carcinogens such as nitrosamines. Tea tannin can reduce blood lipid, prevent arteriosclerosis, keep blood vessels unblocked, and maintain the normal function of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Tea polysaccharide can relieve and alleviate the symptoms of diabetes, and has the functions of lowering blood lipid and blood pressure. So from the health point of view, coarse tea is more suitable for the elderly. Many people regard "light rice" and coarse grains as. "Light rice" refers to natural food rich in protein. It not only includes rich grains and vegetables, but also includes chicken, duck, fish and beef with low fat content. "Plain rice" has another meaning, that is, the diet should not be too salty. Medical research shows that eating too salty can easily lead to osteoporosis and high blood pressure, and eating too salty for a long time can also lead to stroke and heart disease.