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the elderly have a small appetite, but they are particular about the nutritional balance of meat and vegetables. they want to try more dishes. how should they order? recently, the elderly restaurant at the baiziwan home community elderly care station in nanmofang, chaoyang district, has been upgraded and renovated, and its business model has been changed. it has launched a 3-yuan breakfast buffet with small portions and 6 kinds of soups and porridges to choose from. the dishes have also been improved to be more in line with the soft and light taste of the elderly, so it is very popular among the surrounding elderly.

in the open-air sales area, 17 dishes, including sweet and sour hairtail, sliced ​​​​chicken with pork and eggplant, pickled cabbage and pork, lion's head, and fried three-diced fish, exude an enticing aroma. the price of each dish ranges from 5 yuan to 14 yuan. there are also 10 kinds of staple food to choose from, such as oil cakes, steamed cakes, glutinous rice balls, dumplings, and wontons. at lunchtime, a long line formed in front of the sales area. "hairtail, diced chicken, lion's head, and eggplant are good. give me a small portion of each." 60-year-old aunt shi ordered four dishes and two servings of rice. after the discount, she only spent more than 20 yuan, and there was free soup and porridge.

"before the renovation and upgrading, the senior citizen restaurant had a limited variety of dishes, and each dish was large. we would have to order two dishes to last us a whole day. my husband and i have different tastes. he likes spicy food, and i can't eat spicy food. now we can order smaller portions, and we can have four dishes in one meal, so we can both eat our favorite dishes." aunt shi said that for her, the most intuitive feeling is that she can eat a wider variety of dishes for the same amount of money, which makes the nutrition more balanced.

the 240-square-meter restaurant for the elderly has 73 seats and is open for breakfast from 6:30 to 9:00, lunch from 11:00 to 14:00, and dinner from 17:00 to 20:30. during breakfast, the 3-yuan buffet includes preserved egg and lean meat porridge, pimple soup, tofu brain, purple rice porridge, millet and pumpkin porridge, and soy milk, as well as free side dishes. there are 17 kinds of staple foods, such as fried dough sticks, buns, and pies, at affordable prices.

"we now have three meals a day here. each person drinks two bowls of porridge, and occasionally adds a tea egg, and a breakfast for two people costs less than ten yuan. lunch and dinner cost an average of about 30 yuan per meal, which is much more convenient than buying vegetables and cooking at home." aunt wang is eating with her husband. since the reopening of the senior citizen restaurant, the old couple has hardly cooked at home. "we only eat staple foods such as steamed buns and steamed bread for one meal. it is impossible for us to steam them at home. to cook a meal at home, we have to buy vegetables and clean up. now when it's time for dinner, we can go downstairs to find hot meals, and the combination of meat and vegetables is different throughout the week. it saves time, labor and worry." aunt wang said.

"this restaurant for the elderly has been in operation since 2019. this year we renovated and upgraded the restaurant. in addition to opening up the partitions in the original elderly care station and expanding the dining area, we also changed the business model according to the needs of the elderly, launched small-portion dishes and breakfast buffets, and diversified the variety of dishes. we also launched a series of low-salt, low-oil, and easy-to-digest dishes that are in line with the health of the elderly. if the elderly want to change their taste, they can also order stir-fries or pre-order cooked food such as braised beef and lamb ribs. elderly people over 60 years old can enjoy a 3 yuan discount for purchases of 10 yuan or more with their elderly care and disability cards, limited to once a day." wen jianguo, the person in charge of the elderly restaurant, introduced that while the restaurant gives priority to providing services for the elderly, it is also open to the public. meals for members of the public are charged at normal prices and do not enjoy discounts. in addition to the young and middle-aged residents of the community, many surrounding office workers have also become "regulars" of the restaurant. now the restaurant can receive about 300 people a day.

in addition, pingleyuan community, which is not far from baiziwan home community, has many elderly people living there and has a great demand for dining. under the coordination of the nanmofang district office, the government provided space and opened a senior restaurant in pingleyuan community, which is equipped with 15 tables and 60 seats. the central kitchen of the baiziwan home community senior restaurant prepares meals and delivers them to pingleyuan community at noon every day. since it opened at the end of august, it has been very popular among the elderly and solved the dining problem of the elderly in the community.

source: beijing daily client

reporter: chu yingshuo

process editor: u071