Eating and drinking is about to be written by Hu Sihui, a doctor of eating and drinking in Yuan Dynasty. This book is a monograph on ancient nutrition. It was written in the third year of Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1330) and consists of three volumes. The first book is about all kinds of taboos, written by Jubao. The second volume is about all kinds of decoctions, dietotherapy and food poisoning. The third volume is about rice, animals, poultry, fish, fruits, vegetables and materials.

The book is rich in medicinal diet and dietotherapy, paying special attention to the sexual taste and nourishing effect of various drinks, and there are taboos for pregnancy, lactation and drinking. According to the actual dietary needs of healthy people and the dietary standards of normal people, it has formulated a set of dietary hygiene rules. The book also specifically expounds food hygiene, nutritional therapy, and even the prevention and treatment of food poisoning. There are more than twenty appendices with pictures and texts, which is the first complete book on food hygiene and dietotherapy in China and a precious ancient cookbook.

Hu Sihui, a famous nutritionist in ancient China, wrote Diet, which is the earliest monograph on food hygiene and nutrition in China and even in the world, and has played an important role in the dissemination and development of health care knowledge in China.