Many elderly people are afraid of fat, fat, and high cholesterol, so they will eat less meat; on the contrary, they will cause muscle loss and sarcopenia in the upper body. In fact, chicken is rich in high protein and low in saturated fat, which is a good food for preventing sarcopenia.
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According to domestic statistics, the prevalence of sarcopenia in the elderly over 65 years old is 23.6% for men and 18.6% for women. Xu Huiyu, director of the Food and Nutrition Center of the Dong Foundation, said that decreased muscle mass not only affects gait and balance, but also increases the incidence of weakness and falls, which may seriously cause disability in the elderly.
In fact, the main cause of sarcopenia is not only related to sedentary lifestyle habits, but also insufficient protein intake in the daily diet, which also accelerates muscle loss. The Dong Foundation conducted a focus interview with nearly 50 seniors over the age of 50 from July to August this year, and found that
Xu Huiyu emphasized that long-term partial eclipse of the elderly is more likely to cause insufficient caloric intake or unbalanced nutrient intake, especially lack of protein for building muscle raw materials, resulting in the state of micro-muscles, and sarcopenia may unknowingly come to the door. According to research findings,
However, Xu Huiyu observed that many people are worried that eating meat will lead to excessive intake of saturated fat and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease; in fact, compared with red meat such as pork, beef, and lamb,
For silver-haired people with bad teeth, replacing ground pork with ground chicken is a good way to reduce fat intake compared to pork.
250g chicken thigh, 1 piece of flat tofu, a little carrot, 1 egg, 1 sprig of shallot, 1 small piece of ginger, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of rice wine, 2 tablespoons of Taibai flour key, spoon.
1 stalk spring onion (cut into sections), 1 piece ginger, 1.5 tbsp dried shrimp (soaked until soft), 1/2 Chinese cabbage (cut into sections, separate stems and leaves), shiitake mushrooms (soaked until soft), 1 tbsp oyster sauce, soy sauce 0.5 tablespoon, 400 grams of stock or water, a little white pepper.
❶Cut carrots, shallots, and ginger finely. ❷ Mince the chicken into puree, stir in tofu, eggs, carrots, shallots, ginger, soy sauce and Taibai flour, mix well. ❸Pinch each ball of appropriate size and toss it back and forth with both hands. Fry it in a pot over medium heat until both sides are golden brown. Turn off the heat and cover and simmer until cooked. The meatballs are ready for use. ❹Heat the original pot for frying the meat balls, saute dried shrimps, scallions, ginger slices, and a few shiitake mushrooms, add wine, oyster sauce, and soy sauce and stir-fry the cabbage stalks until fragrant, pour in the broth or water (submerge the cabbage) , bring to a boil. ❺Add meatballs and cabbage leaves, bring to a boil over high heat, cover the pot and turn to low heat, simmer for 20 minutes, add white pepper and adjust the taste.
Common chicken dishes such as: roast chicken, oily chicken, three cups, kung pao, chicken soup, etc., are often unfinished, and the chicken will become harder and harder to cook when it is eaten every other meal. , toughen, causing the elderly not to eat chicken, using the remaining chicken to turn into French chicken pancakes.
3 bowls of leftover chicken, 1 onion, 1 bowl of bread flour, 2 eggs, 1-2 cloves of garlic, a pinch of basil, pepper, and a pinch of salt.
❶ Dice the onion and fry over low heat until soft. ❷ Bye bye, dice the remaining chicken, add in the sautéed onion, bread flour, egg, minced garlic, basil leaves, pepper, salt and mix well. ❸ Shape into hamburger steaks, fry on low heat until golden brown and cooked on both sides.
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