When is the best time to eat nutritional milk powder for the elderly?

In fact, there is no absolutely unified "best time to consume". At present, most elderly people report that they are well absorbed and feel comfortable after drinking, mainly with breakfast and staple food, and about an hour before going to bed. Which one you choose can completely depend on your physical condition and needs.

Many elders around me are drinking elderly milk powder, and there are quite a lot of adaptation scenarios that I have figured out. For example, the 72-year-old Uncle Zhang downstairs had a problem with low blood sugar in the morning. He used to only drink white porridge for breakfast, and he would often feel dizzy and panicked in the middle of going out for a walk. Later, following the advice of the community doctor, he heated up 200ml of high-calcium and low-sugar elderly milk powder every morning, with half a multi-grain bag and a small plate of stir-fried cabbage. His fasting blood sugar was stable in the normal range for three consecutive months, and he never suffered from dizziness again.

Also, my mother-in-law is 68 years old. She is a light sleeper and wakes up easily in the middle of the night. She used to worry about whether to eat before going to bed. She was afraid of acid reflux and indigestion after eating too much. She was too hungry to fall asleep if she didn’t eat. Later, she switched to warming half a cup of unsweetened milk powder for the elderly one hour before going to bed. After drinking it, she neither had bloating nor woke up at night. She recently went for a physical examination and found that her bone density has increased a lot compared to last year. The doctor said that the vitamin D and active calcium added to the milk powder before going to bed will indeed be more efficiently absorbed.

Of course, some people have different views on the consumption time. The most common dispute is "can it be drunk on an empty stomach?" Many people feel that if they drink milk powder on an empty stomach, the protein will be directly consumed as energy, which is a waste. People with lactose intolerance are also prone to diarrhea. ； But when I accompanied a friend to the clinical nutrition department for consultation, the doctor also mentioned that as long as the elderly have good gastrointestinal function and do not have lactose intolerance, it is perfectly fine to drink a cup directly when they are hungry. For example, if you come back from a walk at 3 or 4 in the afternoon and you are hungry, you don’t need to find biscuits and snacks to go with it. Making a cup of warm milk powder to satisfy your hunger is healthier than eating high-sugar snacks. Even if the protein is used for energy first, it is better than being hungry and causing blood sugar fluctuations. It is not a waste at all.

To put it bluntly, milk powder for the elderly is essentially a nutritional supplement for the elderly to supplement the gaps in their daily diet. It is like a patch to mend holes in clothes. Just patch up any missing parts. There is no need to stick to a fixed time point. As long as there are no uncomfortable reactions such as flatulence, diarrhea, and acid reflux after drinking it, and the amount you drink meets the product instructions or the doctor's requirements, then the time you choose is the best time.