Introduction: “As autumn winds rise, white clouds fly; grasses and trees yellow and fall, while geese return to the south.” As the autumn atmosphere deepens, everything in nature is quietly changing, and the human body is no exception. For middle-aged and elderly people over 50, autumn health preservation is particularly crucial. There is an old saying: “It is better to supplement with food than with medicine.” In this season of harvest, appropriately adjusting dietary habits can not only enhance physical strength but also help the body adapt better to seasonal changes, allowing for energetic walking and a stable autumn. Today, let us explore together why middle-aged and elderly people over 50 should drink less milk and instead eat these three precious foods.
1. The Wise Choice of Drinking Less Milk
Milk, as a traditional calcium supplement, is beloved by the public. However, for middle-aged and elderly people, with age, the function of the spleen and stomach gradually weakens, and some individuals may experience lactose intolerance. Excessive consumption of milk may instead increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, leading to discomfort such as bloating and diarrhea. Moreover, traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes that “grains are for nourishment,” highlighting the importance of dietary diversity and balance. Therefore, in autumn health preservation, appropriately reducing milk intake and obtaining nutrition from other foods is a wise choice.
2. Eat More of These Three Foods to Nourish Body and Mind – Black Bean and Red Date Porridge –
Ingredients: 50 grams of black beans, 10 red dates, 100 grams of rice, an appropriate amount of water.
Method:
Soak the black beans for more than 4 hours, and wash and pit the red dates.
Wash the rice clean, and put it together with the soaked black beans and red dates into a pot.
Add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until the porridge is thick and soft, ready to eat.
Black beans have a sweet, neutral nature and enter the spleen and kidney meridians, with benefits such as nourishing the kidneys and enhancing yin, as well as strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness. Red dates can tonify the middle, benefit qi, nourish blood, and calm the spirit. Together, they not only replenish kidney qi but also warm the spleen and stomach, making them very suitable for consumption in autumn.
– Steamed Pumpkin with Lily –
Ingredients: An appropriate amount of pumpkin, a few pieces of fresh lily, a little honey.
Method:
Peel and remove the seeds of the pumpkin, then cut into slices or chunks, and arrange them on a plate.
Wash the fresh lily clean, break into pieces, and place on top of the pumpkin.
Add water to a pot, and after boiling over high heat, place the plate with pumpkin and lily inside, steaming for about 15 minutes until the pumpkin is soft and sticky.
After removing from the steam, drizzle a little honey according to personal taste.
Pumpkin is warm and sweet in nature, entering the spleen and stomach meridians, and can tonify qi, moisten the lungs and resolve phlegm; lily helps nourish yin, moisten the lungs, and calm the spirit. The combination not only moistens the lungs and stops coughing but also beautifies the skin, making it a rare excellent lung-nourishing food in autumn.
– Walnut and Sesame Paste –
Ingredients: 50 grams of walnut kernels, 30 grams of black sesame, 50 grams of glutinous rice, an appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Method:
Lightly roast the walnut kernels and black sesame separately, and toast the glutinous rice until slightly yellow.
Put the roasted ingredients into a high-speed blender, add an appropriate amount of water, and blend into
