Mother's Day is coming, are you ready to honor your mother with delicious food? The doctor pointed out that many elders often cannot eat or do not want to eat because of bad teeth, decreased chewing ability, or deterioration of swallowing and digestive functions, which may affect their nutritional status in the long run.
How do silver-haired people eat? The National Taiwan University team developed "Grading by Teeth"
In order to make the elderly "want to eat, eat vigorously, and eat with dignity", the National Taiwan University North Nursing Branch held a "senior good food" cooking competition, inviting hospital staff and their families to form teams Sign up, hoping to brainstorm to make dishes suitable for silver-haired people, taking into account nutrition and deliciousness.
Han Desheng, director of the Medical Department of the North Nursing Branch of National Taiwan University Hospital, pointed out that many elders cannot eat normally due to tooth loss, periodontal disease, and sarcopenia, which lead to decreased chewing ability. Therefore, they need to change the texture of food to help them eat.
Han Desheng explained that when food enters the oral cavity, in addition to chewing with the teeth, the tongue must be used to stir the food; according to the "CGT" standard (Chew chewing, Gum eating, Tongue tongue eating) formulated in 106 by the National Taiwan University North Nursing Branch, If the elder has more than 4 molars, it belongs to the C grade; if there are only 2 molars left, it belongs to the G grade; if there is only 1 molar or no teeth, it belongs to the T grade because of the inability to chew normally.
If the elders are assessed as C grade, they can usually eat normally; while the G grade still has a little chewing ability, they can eat steaks made of ground meat, etc.; at the T grade, they have no chewing function, and can rely on the tongue to stir and press chopped foodFood, need to eat porridge, meat jelly, jelly and other foods.
Mom has bad teeth? Just bring out this plate.
The "Hug Hug (Hamburger) Mummy Healthy Tofu Steak" won the gold prize in this competition. The main ingredients are tender tofu and minced pork, with onions, carrots, eggs, wolfberry , white sesame seeds, chopped green onion and other ingredients to make steak; the contestants chose tofu as the main ingredient because soy products contain soy isoflavones, which are suitable for women's nutritional supplements and show their intention to care for the health of their mothers.
The Silver Award-winning "Red Yeast Pancake" not only has a unique appearance, but also breaks the concept of "elders must eat lightly". , to help silver-haired people protect cardiovascular, delay osteoporosis.
Chewing, swallowing, digestion and nutrition should be taken into account.
Han Yanxu, the former executive chef of Hanbi Building and the judge of this competition, said that the general cooking methods often make it hard for the elders to eat. It is necessary to take into account chewing, swallowing and digestion, as well as a balanced nutrition. The performance of each team has made him quite amazing, and he is looking forward to commercializing it and promoting it to more elders in the future.
"It's not just enough to eat, it's also delicious!" said Huang Guojin, president of the North Nursing Branch of National Taiwan University. This is the first hospital in Taiwan to hold a staff cooking competition, hoping to help the elders inIn daily life, you can enjoy delicious food, supplement nutrition, and reduce the occurrence of diseases such as sarcopenia.
◎ Photography / Wang Jiayu
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