The elderly are getting fatter the more they eat, there is a hidden reason! High-fiber, low-calorie cucumber stuffed with meat will not make you fat

There are often some myths about the diet of the elderly, such as not eating too much, especially meat, to avoid being unable to lose weight. Nutritionist Cai Yixian pointed out that the elderly do not eat much meat, but are accustomed to adding a little more oil when cooking to increase the taste. However, the basal metabolic rate of the elderly slows down, and the amount of exercise is less, which can easily lead to problems such as increased body fat and insufficient protein intake over a long period of time. It is recommended that the elderly prepare high-fiber and low-calorie "cucumber stuffed with meat" by themselves, so they don't have to worry about getting fatter and fatter.

Cai Yixian, deputy director of the Nutrition Medicine Center of Mackay Memorial Hospital, said that most of the overweight elderly people have the problem of "malnutrition". It is not that they do not eat well enough, but that the amount of vegetables and fruits they eat in their daily lives is too single. For example, they are only used to eating leafy vegetables such as cabbage, sweet potato leaves, and water spinach, and the protein intake from legumes and meat is not enough, which leads to nutritional imbalance.

Cucumbers are low in calories, pork provides protein

Nutritionist Cai Yixian emphasized that the elderly have accumulated decades of cooking experience, so it is natural that they have good cooking skills. Just slightly change the cooking method, replace the traditional oily stir-frying habit with steaming, and try to do weight loss exercises while cooking at home. If you make one cucumber-stuffed meat dish that will not make you fat a week, you will feel lighter in time.

The elderly have accumulated decades of cooking experience, so it goes without saying that they have good skills. As long as you slightly change the cooking method and replace the traditional oily stir-frying habit with steaming, you will be able to enjoy a light feeling in time.

Cucumber and Meat Dish

Ingredients: 1 large cucumber, 100 grams of minced pork (for 4 people), 6 to 8 water chestnuts, half a carrot, a little soy sauce, a little black vinegar.

practice:

• First wash the cucumber and cut it into 4 round segments. Dig out the flesh in the middle and set aside.

• Wash the water chestnuts and carrots, chop them together and set aside.

• Add a little soy sauce and black vinegar to the minced pork, then pour in the chopped water chestnuts and carrots and stir to season.

• Use your hands to pick up the mixed minced pork and toss it repeatedly on the plate to bring out the elasticity and chewiness of the meat.

• Stuff the minced pork into the cucumber rings with the flesh scooped out, and steam them in a steamer.

• After the cucumber stuffed with meat is cooked, cut the green onion diagonally into shreds and sprinkle it on the minced pork.

effect:

Large cucumbers are rich in fiber and melt in the mouth after steaming, making them suitable for elderly people with poor chewing ability to swallow. The protein and vitamin B1 in pork are also important sources of nutrition for the elderly. The total calories of cucumber stuffed with pork for 4 people do not exceed 300 calories. The cooking method of steaming and boiling can reduce the intake of fat, making it a low-calorie, fat-reducing meal suitable for the elderly.