[For Seniors] Easy and Delicious! Snack Activity Roundup
Eating—meals and snacks alike—is one of life’s pleasures for older adults as well.
Snack-making activities are very popular and are offered at many senior care facilities.
However, for staff, choosing ingredients and coming up with recipes suited to older adults—such as how to prepare them—can be challenging.
In this article, we introduce easy-to-make snack ideas for seniors.
We’ve gathered many recipes that can be made together around a table or prepared easily using a microwave.
You can make delicious snacks without using hard-to-chew or hard-to-swallow ingredients.
Please give them a try with everyone together!
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For Seniors: Easy and Delicious! Snack Activity Roundup (61–70)
Blueberry muffin
Let us introduce a refreshing blueberry muffin that tastes even better when chilled.
Blueberries, which are in season from June to September, are rich in anthocyanins and have strong antioxidant properties.
Because they may help prevent illness and slow aging, they’re an ideal ingredient during seasonal transitions.
To make them, first mix the eggs, honey, baking powder, rice oil, and yogurt thoroughly.
Add plenty of blueberries to your liking, transfer the batter into cups using a piping bag, then bake in the oven to finish.
Since all steps other than baking simply involve mixing the ingredients well, this recipe is also perfect for a snack activity in senior care facilities.
Hydrangea Panna Cotta
Let me introduce a sparkling, hydrangea-like beautiful dessert: Hydrangea Panna Cotta.
First, the panna cotta.
Heat and mix milk, heavy cream, and sugar, then add gelatin and vanilla extract.
Once fully dissolved, pour into cups and chill in the refrigerator.
Next, make the sparkling jelly.
Heat water, butterfly pea flowers (or butterfly pea tea), sugar, and gelatin, and dissolve well.
Divide into two bowls; add lemon juice to one of them.
The color will change, turning a beautiful purple.
After chilling in the refrigerator, top the panna cotta with the sparkling jelly and it’s ready.
It’s also a great idea for a Father’s Day event at a senior care facility.
Kinako sticks-style with 3 ingredients
Here’s a simple, three-ingredient kinako-stick style recipe.
Prepare a bowl, water, sugar, kinako (roasted soybean flour), plastic wrap, and chopsticks.
Put the water and sugar in the bowl, stir, and microwave at 600W for 2 minutes to thicken slightly.
Mix in the kinako thoroughly.
Once the dough comes together, transfer it onto plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator until firm.
Take out the chilled dough, shape it into easy-to-eat sticks, and it’s done.
Topping with extra kinako or inserting toothpicks for easier eating is also recommended.
The aroma of kinako and the nostalgic flavor might make your activity time even more fun!
Shirayuki Sweet Potato
The method is simple, and I’ll introduce how to make easy-to-eat, delicious “Shirayuki Sweet Potatoes.” Prepare sweet potatoes, butter, sugar, water, and salt.
Cut the sweet potatoes into cubes and soak them in water for 5 minutes.
Drain, cover with plastic wrap, and microwave for 3 minutes.
Stir, microwave for another 1 minute, then drain again.
Heat butter in a frying pan, sauté the sweet potatoes until lightly browned, and set them aside on a plate.
In the same pan, mix sugar and water; stir until it turns pale.
Add the sweet potatoes and salt, and keep stirring until the sugar coats the sweet potatoes and turns pale—then it’s done.
Be careful when using heat to avoid burns, and make sure staff can provide support as needed.
Tarte Tatin
Speaking of tarte Tatin, it’s a dish that whets your appetite with the toasty aroma of apples.
Some people might think it seems difficult to make.
The version introduced here is very easy to prepare on a hot plate.
Apple peels and cores are packed with nutrients, so just trim off the hard parts and use the rest.
Dice the apples into bite-size cubes, put them in a heatproof container, and microwave them.
Make caramel by heating sugar and water in aluminum cups, then add the apples.
Pour in the batter made with flour and butter, and steam-fry for about 2 minutes on each side.
It’s a recipe whose aroma alone could make you happy!
Rose Apple Cake
Roses have varieties that reach their peak from May to June.
Among seniors who enjoy gardening, some may also love roses, right? Here’s a May-recommended apple cake that resembles a rose.
Place thinly sliced apples with butter and cinnamon into a heatproof dish and microwave them.
Then line the warmed apple slices along the edge of a strip of puff pastry.
Once they’re all arranged, roll up the pastry.
It will look like a blooming rose.
Bake in the oven to finish.
This apple cake, which looks like a real rose, seems like something seniors would enjoy both making and eating.
Koinobori Castella
Here’s a dessert idea: carp-shaped koinobori made with castella cake.
Store-bought castella is usually rectangular.
Slice the rectangle into narrower pieces, then cut one end into a triangle to create a koinobori shape.
Use your favorite fruits to make the scales, and add facial features with jam or a chocolate pen.
It’s easy to make, so bringing a homemade dessert along for a walk with an elderly person is also recommended.
With a delicious treat and pleasant conversation, you’re sure to enjoy a lovely spring day.