Middle-aged men are most likely to "overdraw" their health. If this situation continues, all kinds of diseases will quietly set in. For this reason, experts have specially recommended a self-care menu suitable for middle-aged men.
Stay away from raw and spicy seafood
Grilling and hotpotting raw and spicy seafood has become a dietary fashion. However, due to the high probability of parasites and bacteria existing in these foods, coupled with an excessive pursuit of delicious taste leading to insufficient cooking, one may unknowingly fall ill through the mouth.
Recommended dish: Summer Countryside
Ingredients: 240 grams of fresh asparagus, 160 grams of fresh winter mushrooms.
Seasonings: 1 cup of vegetable supreme soup, half a teaspoon each of salt and sugar, 1 teaspoon each of ginger juice and oil, a little bit each of pepper powder and sesame oil.
Steps: 1. Remove the stems of fresh winter mushrooms, wash them, and braise them in boiling seasonings (takes about 1 minute).
2. Peel off the old stalks at the root end of fresh asparagus, put them in oil and salt, blanch them in boiling water for 1 minute, then place them in cold water for a moment, and put them back into boiling seasonings to braise for two minutes to infuse the flavor.
Fresh vegetables combat fatigue
When feeling fatigued, it's not advisable to indulge in chicken, fish, meat, and eggs. This is because when fatigued, acidic substances accumulate in the human body, and since meat belongs to acidic food, it can exacerbate the sense of fatigue.
Recommended dish: Portuguese Sauce with Four Vegetables
Ingredients: 80 grams each of broccoli, cauliflower, baby corn, and eggplant.
Steps:
1. Cut broccoli and cauliflower into small florets, blanch them with baby corn in boiling water with oil and salt, then pass them through cold water and drain.
2. Steam the eggplant slices until cooked.
3. Cook Portuguese sauce: Heat oil and stir-fry curry powder and flour, add vegetable supreme soup and stir slowly over low heat, then add salt, sugar, coconut milk, and evaporated milk, bring to a boil, then remove from heat, pour over the fresh vegetables, and place in the oven at 170 degrees Celsius until the surface turns golden yellow.