Ranking list of nutritional rice noodles for the elderly

Wugumofang high-calcium high-speed rice noodles for the elderly, Nestlé Best Food Premium Rice Noodles, and Jiangzhong Dietetic Hericium Mushroom Rice Noodles for the elderly. Of course, there is no absolute "number one for everyone". Which one you choose in the end depends on the actual physical condition of the elderly at home. This list is just to give everyone a reference.

To be honest, when I first did the evaluation, I thought I was just a rice fan. How big a difference could it make? Until last year, Aunt Zhang came downstairs and said that she had watched a live broadcast and bought 3 barrels of "high calcium sugar-free rice noodles" for 99 yuan. After half a month of eating, my husband's blood sugar spiked to 11, which scared the whole family. I took a look at the ingredient list and found that the third ingredient was crystallized fructose, which raises sugar more than sucrose. From then on, every time I tested rice noodles, the first thing I did was to flip through the ingredient list.

The Wugu Mill, ranked first, is currently the one I recommend most to the elderly around me who are in ordinary conditions. The first five ingredients in the ingredient list are only brown rice, rice, oats, fructo-oligosaccharides, and calcium citrate. There are no miscellaneous additions. The calcium used is calcium citrate, which is less irritating to the gastrointestinal tract, not cheap calcium carbonate. The elderly will not be prone to constipation after eating it. The iron is heme iron that is easy to absorb, and is very friendly to the elderly with iron deficiency anemia. My grandma is 82 years old and has only half a mouth of teeth left. In the past, other rice noodles would get lumpy and stuck in the throat, or they would be too sweet and greasy after just two sips. This rice noodles comes out very delicate, with a natural grain aroma, and has a light sweetness without adding sugar. She now makes a bowl with a boiled egg every morning. She has been drinking it for almost half a year, and her blood calcium level during the last physical examination was a little higher than last year. The only small disadvantage is that a single barrel is about ten yuan more expensive than ordinary rice noodles. If the budget is not tight and the elderly in the family do not have special underlying diseases, choosing this one will basically not be a surprise.

If the elderly at home have diabetes, abnormal glucose tolerance, or usually have unstable blood sugar, you can actually directly adjust the priority to the second-place Nestlé Best Meal. At that time, I specially used a blood glucose meter to test the food for three people with diabetes. Its GI value was only 42, which is lower than the glycemic index of ordinary apples. It is a standard low-GI food. It also contains additional water-soluble dietary fiber and bifidobacteria. The blood sugar rises slowly, and it can also help regulate the intestines. A fan from Shandong gave me feedback before. His father has a sugar age of 12 years, and he did not dare to drink too much porridge before. Now he makes half a bowl of this rice noodle every afternoon as a snack, and his blood sugar after meals has never exceeded 7.8. The only problem with this product is that it contains milk powder and has a faint milky aroma. Some elderly people who are not used to drinking milk may find it fishy. You can buy a small sample size to try before buying.

The third place Jiangzhong Diet Therapy is specially prepared for the elderly with weak stomachs. My best friend's father had a gastrectomy two years ago. It was so hard and cold that I couldn't touch it. Any other rice cereal would result in acid reflux or indigestion. I have been drinking this for almost a year and I have never had any stomach discomfort. It contains Hericium erinaceus and Poria cocos, which are medicinal and food-derived ingredients. No preservatives or flavors are added, and it is very less irritating to the gastrointestinal tract. The only drawback is that the nutritional density is slightly lower than the previous two. If the elderly are thin and usually eat less and need additional nutrition, it is best to drink it with some whey protein.

In fact, there have been two viewpoints in the elderly rice noodle industry that are very quarrelsome. One group advocates "full nutrition superposition", which means adding DHA, lutein, chondroitin and other nutrients as much as possible. One rice noodle can be used as several supplements. The other group insists on "less addition first". They believe that the elderly have weak metabolism and adding too many ingredients will put a burden on the liver and kidneys. As long as the basic nutrition is enough. I have been doing the evaluation myself for so long, and I feel that there is no need to argue about right and wrong. If the elderly at home are not picky eaters and can eat enough vegetables, fruits, meat, eggs, and milk, then choose the basic model with less additives. If the elderly have poor teeth and cannot eat much, and usually have insufficient nutritional intake, it will be more worry-free to choose the complete nutrition model.

Let me tell you about a pitfall I have stepped into. Last year, an Internet celebrity brand asked me to cooperate. It boasted that it was a "sugar-free and high-calcium rice noodle specially for the elderly." I got it and tested it. The calcium content was only 60% of the label. It also secretly added non-dairy creamer. It tasted delicious, but the trans fatty acid exceeded the standard, which is particularly bad for cardiovascular diseases. When buying, don't just read the slogan on the package. Turn to the ingredient list. If the first three include white sugar, crystallized fructose, and non-dairy creamer, don't buy it no matter how cheap it is. You're just fooling the elderly.

Someone also asked me if I could use baby rice noodles instead of elderly rice noodles? Don’t waste your money blindly. The iron content of infant rice cereal is proportioned according to the needs of infants and young children. It is more than three times higher than the amount required by the elderly. Long-term consumption of it by the elderly can easily increase the metabolic burden. It is really unnecessary.

Finally, I would like to say that this list is based on the conditions of most ordinary elderly people. It is not an authoritative ranking. If the elderly in the family have special conditions such as gluten allergy and gout, they have to choose gluten-free and low-purine models. If you are not sure, you can also take a photo of the ingredient list to me and I can take a look at it for you. After all, how much you spend is a trivial matter. Healthy eating for the elderly is the most important thing.