This requires the elderly to choose light and digestible food when choosing food, especially to improve the diet structure and create good conditions for the body to absorb nutrition.

1. Food should be fragrant:

It means that the food should be properly matched and cooked, so that the food on the table is full of color, flavor and taste to improve the appetite of the elderly.

2. Good quality:

It means that the elderly should eat more nutritious foods, such as high-quality protein rich in essential amino acids and easy to digest, such as eggs, meat and bean products, vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins, and foods containing more dietary fiber.

3. Small quantity:

Refers to the elderly eat less every meal, not too full, should be seven or eight points full, especially for dinner, you can take the method of eating less and eating more meals.

4. The dishes should be light:

Refers to the elderly should not eat salty food, too much salt can easily lead to hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, so the daily salt intake should be controlled below 6 grams.

5. Food should be rotten;

It means that the food eaten by the elderly should be cooked as soft as possible for the elderly to digest and absorb.

6. Keep your diet warm:

It means that the temperature of the food eaten by the elderly should be hot and cold, and special attention should be paid not to eat too cold food, so as not to cause gastrointestinal diseases.

7. Food should be miscellaneous:

It refers to the reasonable collocation of coarse grains in flour and rice and the variety of staple foods. Because the nutritional components of cereals, beans, fish and other foods are different, the reasonable collocation of various foods is conducive to the complementarity and absorption of various nutrients.

8. More vegetables:

Refers to the varieties of vegetables eaten by the elderly, and the amount of food should be more appropriate. The standard is to eat more than 500 grams a day. Because fresh vegetables are rich in vitamins, minerals and cellulose, they play an important role in protecting the cardiovascular system and preventing cancer and constipation.

9. Eat fruit:

Fruits are rich in vitamins and trace elements, which play a great role in maintaining the acid-base balance of body fluids.

10. Eat slowly:

It means that the elderly should not worry when eating, but should chew slowly, which will not only help the digestion and absorption of the gastrointestinal tract, but also prevent accidents caused by improper eating.

Not greedy for meat

In the diet of the elderly, too much meat fat will cause nutritional imbalance and metabolic disorder, which is easy to cause three high symptoms and is not conducive to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Not greedy for essence

Long-term use of white rice flour by the elderly and low dietary fiber intake will weaken intestinal peristalsis and make it easy to constipation.

Not greedy and quick.

The chewing function of the elderly is greatly reduced because of tooth loss. If chewing is not rotten, it will increase the digestive burden of the stomach. Therefore, the elderly should pay attention to chewing slowly when eating, so that the food can be fully ground, and the reflection caused by chewing will also promote the digestive gland to secrete a large amount of glandular fluid, which is conducive to the full digestion of food. However, fast food is easy to get stuck in the throat or suffocate because it is swallowed too fast.

Not greedy.

Old people have slow stomach peristalsis, so they should eat less and eat more, and their diet should be full. If you are greedy for a long time, it will not only increase the burden of gastrointestinal digestion and absorption, but also cause gastrointestinal digestion and absorption dysfunction, and will also induce or aggravate cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Not greedy for coolness

Most of the elderly are yin deficiency, and they don't like cold and cool. Proper diet can warm the stomach and strengthen the body, especially in cold winter.

Not greedy for salt

Excessive sodium intake in the elderly can easily cause edema, increase the burden on the heart and kidney, and even lead to accidents or diseases in severe cases.

Not greedy for sweetness

Excessive consumption of sweets by the elderly will cause dysfunction, obesity or disease, which is not conducive to physical and mental health care.

Not greedy for procrastination

Eating time of three meals should be sooner rather than later, which is conducive to food digestion and rest after meals, and avoids food accumulation and hypoglycemia.

Not greedy for heat

The diet of the elderly should be warm and not hot, because hot food can damage the mouth, esophagus and stomach. If you are stimulated by hot food for a long time, it will damage the esophagus and stomach, and in severe cases, it will cause lesions.