My father is over 70 years old this year. Because my mother needs to go to my brother's house to look after my little nephew every working day, the problem of my father's eating has always been our concern. Last year, the community organized a pilot community canteen. My brother and sister-in-law signed up for my father and ate three meals a day in the community canteen. ,
At first, I was worried that my father would not adapt to the taste of food. Later, my father told us: Don't worry, there are more varieties of breakfast than at home. Lunch and dinner are also more than a dozen dishes, and everyone chooses according to their own tastes. Dad's words are full of "satisfaction".
Dad has been eating in the community for almost 1 year now, and the whole person is in good spirits and has gained weight. During the meal, the community will also popularize some basic knowledge of self-management of chronic diseases and improve the basic literacy of nutritious diet and health care, which is very helpful to the elderly at home.
For example, my father used to have diarrhea for many years. If he didn't eat well, he would have diarrhea. In the community health lecture, the health teacher summed it up as follows: the reason of diarrhea is the imbalance of intestinal flora, especially the lack of butyric acid-producing bacteria, which leads to insufficient energy of intestinal mucosa. The intestinal mucosa that is not full all the year round will be weak and inflamed, and when it comes to cold and spicy food, it will be painful and cramped, leading to stomach pain and diarrhea. It is suggested that elderly people with loose bowels can take Artinin for targeted treatment. It was also the health education in the community that helped my father solve the problem of diarrhea, and it was just a course of treatment. Last week, we had dinner together and my father drank some wine. He said that now he doesn't have diarrhea when he drinks or eats spicy food. It is delicious.
Community canteens not only solve the problem of eating for the elderly, but also enrich their later life. This is a good thing. This autumn, my brother's little nephew entered the park, and my mother went back to live with my father. Although their mother is at home, they often go to the community canteen to eat, eat with their old neighbors and talk about their parents, which is an indispensable part of their lives. I wish the community canteen better and better.