Chapter 1870: Even the Elderly Get Cravings
"They’re getting older, there are many things they can’t eat."
"Can’t eat? Then don’t prepare things they can’t eat, prepare things they can eat!"
"But basically, the tasty things they can’t eat."
Little Taotie was shocked: "Can’t eat tasty things? Can’t even eat sugar?"
"Of course not, many elderly people have diabetes, absolutely no sugar!"
"Absolutely... can’t eat?" Little Taotie covered her mouth in disbelief, finding it hard to imagine days without sugar.
"Then... what about chocolate? Can they eat it?" she asked softly, but she almost had the answer.
Sure enough, Chen Zi shook his head: "Some chocolates don’t add sugar, but it’s still better not to eat them, after all, 100% sugar-free ones aren’t tasty, very bitter."
"Chocolate can be very bitter?" Little Taotie’s big eyes were full of wonder.
She hadn’t tried the ’charm’ of 100% dark chocolate yet!
Chen Zi wanted to feed Zaizai a taste, but he had the will without the courage; Qin Xin dared to give Little Taotie black coffee, but he didn’t dare, fearing her brothers might tear him apart.
"Compared to coffee... which is more bitter?" Little Taotie asked.
"About the same." Chen Zi answered honestly.
Little Taotie: "..."
She was a bit scared now.
She thought the raw spinach chocolate Hua Jinyan ate was already very bitter, wasn’t expecting anything even more bitter!
"Then... can they eat seafood?" Little Taotie remembered her brother calling her earlier, saying there’d be a seafood feast tonight caught by him and her other brother.
Chen Zi sighed and shook his head: "Many elderly can’t eat seafood."
"Why?" Little Taotie felt old people were so pitiful, no sugar because of diabetes, but why can’t they eat seafood?
"Seafood is considered irritating; those with nodules or tumors can’t eat it, along with some chronic diseases like gout."
The little one’s big eyes shimmered with empathy, her soft voice was a bit low: "I don’t want to grow up, if I become an elderly, I can’t eat sugar, can’t eat chocolate, can’t eat seafood..."
She asked worriedly: "Diabetes means can’t eat sugar, but can they eat bread and cake?"
Chen Zi shook his head with amusement: "Sugary treats, basically can’t eat, can’t eat fruits with high sugar content."
Little Taotie: "..."
Xiao Zaizai was already so shocked that her worldview was overturned!
She couldn’t imagine what days without sweet fruits, sweet cakes and bread, and sugary delicacies would be like!
Even traditional roast duck, the duck skin must be eaten with sugar!
Missing sugar would mean missing so many delicacies!
Chen Zi added: "High sugar content also includes rice, glutinous rice, sweet potatoes..."
Little Taotie was shocked: "Can’t eat these either?"
Chen Zi nodded: "Yes."
Little Taotie asked shaking: "Can’t eat rice dumplings and cakes made from glutinous rice either?"
Chen Zi nodded: "Yes."
Little Taotie shivered: "Growing old is so pitiful, getting old is so scary, I don’t want to grow up, don’t want to get old..."
Chen Zi patted her head, laughed: "Not all elders can’t eat, some are very healthy."
"Then why don’t you prepare something for them to eat?" Little Taotie was puzzled.
Chen Zi was helpless: "I went to ask them, they all say they’re not sick, but the director told me more than half of them have illnesses, lots of dietary restrictions."
"They’re lying to you?" Little Taotie tilted her head.
Chen Zi nodded and laughed: "Getting old is like becoming a child again, they develop a rebellious streak, the more the doctor advises them against eating certain things, the more they want to eat them. Though they’re elderly, they still get cravings."