Elderly people should eat more "hot fruits" in winter”

　　In winter, the elderly should eat more "hot fruits". It is a good thing to have more fruits in winter, but for the elderly with weak spleen and stomach, eating them incorrectly will be counterproductive. Zhang Hude, a professor at the Health Care Center of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, said that on cold days, the elderly can eat many fruits hot to reduce gastrointestinal irritation.

　　Generally speaking, the elderly have a cold constitution, so they can choose to eat some warm fruits raw, such as lychees, longans, pomegranates, kumquats, red dates, etc., while cool fruits such as pears, grapefruits, and bananas, as well as apples, Grape , sugar cane, papaya and other neutral fruits, it is best to heat them before eating.

　　Make soup: pears, apples, and hawthorns can be mixed with rock sugar to make soup. However, because hawthorn is more acidic, elderly people with high gastric acid should eat less or eat with caution.

　　Cooking porridge: Fruits that can be cooked with porridge generally include longan, dried red dates, raisins, etc.

　　Stewed meat: Water chestnuts, longan, etc. can be added to the broth and stewed together, which can also increase the deliciousness of the meat.

　　Steamed in a pot: Hawthorn, red dates, and apples have very good effects on replenishing vital energy, nourishing blood and calming the mind. Especially steamed dates are easier to digest than raw dates, so people with weak spleen and stomach functions can eat more in moderation.

　　Microwave heating: Oranges, pears, apples, etc. can be cut into small pieces and heated in a microwave before eating. You can also squeeze them into juice and heat them in the microwave for drinking.

　　Cooking: The most common method of cooking fruits is carving. Cut the fruit into pieces, boil it with sugar to make syrup, wrap the fruit in the syrup and cut it into shreds. Such as candied oranges, candied bananas, candied apples, candied pears, etc.

　　However, Zhang Hude reminded that when the weather is cold, the elderly should not eat more fruits. Generally, one serving a day is about the size of a medium-sized fruit (such as an orange, apple), otherwise it will hurt the spleen and stomach, and it is best to eat it at noon.