The scorching summer heat, coupled with this year's forty-day long dog days, can truly be described as an unbearable summer. While young people can rely on various chilled foods and drinks to get through the summer, it can be a bit challenging for older people. The digestive system of older people is weaker and they should not consume too many cold foods. In addition, the hot weather can further reduce their appetite. So, what are the recommended summer health recipes for older people? Today, let's take a look at these 3 recipes recommended by famous Chinese doctors that are most suitable for older people in the summer!
1. Cooling Cold Noodles
Ingredients: 200g flour, peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, salt, refined oil, sesame oil (appropriate amount)
Preparation:
(1) Knead the flour into a dough, let it rest for about 20 minutes, and then knead it for another 1-2 minutes. After kneading, roll it out thinly and cut into noodles about 1 cm wide;
(2) Boil the noodles and then remove them from the pot. Soak them in cold water to cool down;
(3) After completely cooling, add an appropriate amount of refined oil and sesame oil, mix well, and refrigerate in the refrigerator for a while;
(4) Stir the peanut butter with water until it becomes a paste. Add an appropriate amount of monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, vinegar, salt, and mix to make the sauce;
(5) Take out the noodles and mix them with the sauce before serving.
Health benefits: Eating an appropriate amount of cold noodles in summer can help cool down, refresh the palate, and increase appetite. However, it should not be consumed in excess. People with a cold constitution or weak digestive system are not suitable to eat.
2. Egg and Bottle Gourd Millet Pancake
Ingredients: 1 egg, 50g bottle gourd, 200g millet, 25g flour, salt, sesame, oil (appropriate amount)
Preparation:
(1) Wash the millet and scald it with boiling water. Cook it with a little water to make a thick porridge. Set aside. Cut the bottle gourd into thin shreds;
(2) Add the egg, bottle gourd shreds, millet, a small amount of water, salt, sesame, and oil to the flour and mix well;
(3) Pour the mixture onto an oiled pan and fry it into a pancake. Cook until done and serve.
Health benefits: Bottle gourd has the effects of clearing heat, resolving phlegm, cooling the blood, detoxifying, and relieving summer heat. It is suitable for consumption in summer.
3. Double Skinned Bottle Gourd Soup
Ingredients: 50g bottle gourd peel, 30g winter melon peel, 30g watermelon peel, 10g red dates
Preparation:
(1) Wash the bottle gourd peel, winter melon peel, watermelon peel, and red dates. Boil them in water over high heat for about half an hour;
(2) Remove from heat and take out the soup for consumption.
Health benefits: This soup has the effects of invigorating the spleen, eliminating dampness, reducing swelling, etc. It can help clear heat and dampness, and promote diuresis in summer.
These 3 summer health recipes have common ingredients and simple cooking methods. Don't they make you feel hungry just by looking at them? Older friends, why not try these three summer health recipes for older people and satisfy your appetite!
