We often hear doctors say [strengthen nutrition], so many people will ask:
- Does drinking more chicken soup count as strengthening nutrition? Eat more eggs and meat, is it to strengthen nutrition? Does eating more supplements such as bird’s nest and cordyceps count as strengthening nutrition? Eat more red dates and longan, is it to strengthen nutrition?
Today, Dr. Clove will take a look with everyone. What is the only way to strengthen nutrition.
Eat more meat and eggs, is it to strengthen nutrition?
Eggs and meat are nutritious foods, containing a lot of protein and lipid. This part of nutrition needs to be strengthened by eating more meat, eggs and milk.
Wound healing requires protein, and low protein intake may lead to some problems (such as edema).
We often say that [high-quality protein food] is easier to be absorbed and utilized by the human body, so it is essential when it comes to [strengthening nutrition].
Which foods are [high quality protein foods]? Meat, eggs, dairy products and soy foods.
Drink more chicken soup, is it to strengthen nutrition?
Just drink more soup, not to strengthen nutrition.
When it comes to strengthening nutrition, many people think of cooking soup. Many sick people don’t want to eat. Drinking soup properly can really promote appetite.
However, the problem is that the ingredients in the soup are relatively single, mainly water, fat and salt.
Lipids and a small amount of amino acids in the soup can provide some nutrition, but drinking soup alone and not eating meat will reduce protein intake, which is not conducive to the recovery of the disease.
Eat more red dates and longan, is it to strengthen nutrition?
Red dates and longan are all fruits. Fruits and vegetables are almost [a family]. They all contain some indispensable nutrients for human body, such as vitamins and dietary fiber.
Although vitamins are not the raw materials for body tissues or the source of energy, they play a very important role in the human body.
You know, sailors in the 18th century did not lack fish or meat, but many people died of scurvy because they did not eat enough vegetables and fruits and vitamin C when sailing.
Therefore, eating more fresh fruits and vegetables is a part of strengthening the nutrition needed by the human body.
Eat more bird’s nest, is it to strengthen nutrition?
Not really.
Many people have actually heard that bird’s nest is swallow’s saliva, mixed with marine fish, algae, velvet feathers, excrement, branches and other impurities.
The well-known [bird’s nest acid] component (also called [sialic acid]) only stays at the level of animal research, and there is no evidence to show that it has health care effect on human beings.
However, dried bird’s nest contains 50% protein, which is not low, but the average person eats a few grams a day (really expensive …), and really can’t eat much nutrition.
Let’s take the money saved to buy eggs.
To really strengthen nutrition, we need to strengthen it in an all-round way.
1. Adequate staple food
Carbohydrates provide 60% of the energy our bodies need and are the main energy supplying nutrients.
Carbohydrates are mainly obtained from starchy foods (such as rice, noodles, potatoes and other staple foods). According to the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents, adults are recommended to eat half a kilo to 82 taels of cereal and potato staple foods every day. (Specifically, everyone needs different calories, so you can ask a doctor to calculate them.)
Therefore, staple food rich in carbohydrate is indispensable.
2. Enough meat, eggs, milk and beans
These foods are rich in high-quality protein and lipid. As long as there is no allergy, it is recommended to eat some in moderation, mainly including:
- Chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep and pork; Fish, shrimp and other aquatic products; Eggs, milk and dairy products; Soybeans and bean products.
3. Vegetables and fruits cannot be less
What this paragraph wants to emphasize is that we should take in enough minerals, vitamins and dietary fiber.
There are more than 20 kinds of minerals, such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, iron, etc., which are found in meat, eggs, milk and vegetables.
Vitamins and dietary fiber are mainly guaranteed by fresh fruits and vegetables. It is recommended to eat 62 ~ 1 kg of vegetables and about 52 kg of fruits every day.
On the question of which kind of vegetables and fruits to eat, my advice is [lecherous], which means to choose green, orange, red and purple vegetables and fruits, and it is better to have each.
Step 4 Drink enough water
Adults should drink about 1 500 mL of water (about 3 bottles of ordinary mineral water) every day. Don’t wait until you are thirsty.
Plain boiled water and purified water are acceptable, and sugary drinks are not recommended.
As for oxygen-enriched water and alkaline water, there is no need to drink them, because they are not much different from plain boiled water in terms of nutritional composition.
After talking for half a day, it seems that there is no difference between strengthening nutrition and eating normally?
Yes, in fact, [strengthening nutrition] means eating well, achieving a balanced diet and reaching the standard of nutrition.
Of course, people who need to strengthen nutrition may lose appetite, have difficulty eating and have poor digestion due to illness and other reasons. At this time, only one sentence [strengthening nutrition] cannot solve the problem.
When it’s time to do it, if you can’t handle it yourself, leave the problem to the nutrition doctor.