Healthy Nutritious Elder's Diet


Aged persons require more nutrients to aid the repair process of body. Their body needs more vitamins & proteins as it experiences continuous degenerative process. Elders' diet ought to be simple, nourishing & basically digestible. Here is a recipe which help to supply nice amount of vitamins, proteins, antioxidants, minerals & lots of more.

Dry fruit milk mix

Ingredients:
Almonds - cup
Shelled Pistachios - cup
Cardamom - ten in number
Saffron- 1/2 spoon
Ragi- 1/2 cup


Process:

Roast almond, pistachios, ragi separately in low flame. Let them icy. Remove outer skin of cardamom & collect seeds. Blend all roasted ingredients, cardamom & saffron in a blender in to a fine powder. Store it in an airtight container. Mix a spoon of this with a glass of warm milk. Stir it well. Sugar, sugar sweet, jaggery or date syrup can be added to this for sweetening. This warm drink supplies lots of nutrients to elderly. Here is a list of benefits of ingredients.

Milk: Milk contains nutrients like protein, fat, mineral matter, water & lactose. It is rich in calcium & vitamins. It is the natural food of all young mammals. Milk is a reservoir of nutrients & forms an important ingredient of a balanced diet. As it is rich in calcium it makes our bones & teeth strong. It helps to nourish the body with high quality proteins & vitamins. Drinking milk everyday helps to keep our body fit. Warm milk induces nice sleep.

Almonds:Almonds are rich source of fiber, proteins, minerals, vitamins & heart friendly fats. The fiber in almonds gives a feeling of fullness when consumed & add up to roughage content of diet. Almonds contain nice percentage of proteins. Apart from these vitamins & minerals like vitamin E, riboflavin, magnesium, calcium, copper & manganese are also present in significant amount. All these nutrient parts help to boost body immunity, energy & repairing process of tissues.

Saffron: Saffron acts as a cardiac tonic & is used to treat diseases which originate from vitiation of blood. It helps in simple flow of urine. saffron helps to increase appetite.It also reduces indigestion, diarrhea, vomiting & acidity. Saffron is used as an active ingredient in ayurveda preparations for diseases of central nervous process.

Ragi: Ragi is minor millet which is a store house of nutrients. The bioavailability of nutrients in this cereal has increased its nutrition value. Ragi provides fiber, starch, minerals & vitamins.

Pistachios: Pistachios are rich in antioxidants, heart friendly fats, phytosterols, carotenoids, vitamins & minerals. The nutrients of this nut help to lower cholesterol level & prevent absorption of cholesterol from food. Consumption of pistachios helps to prevent cancer & diseases of heart. Studies have shown that carotenoids prevent muscular degeneration. The minerals & vitamins of pistachio help to boost body immunity & aid in normal functioning of body.

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