[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 (71–80)
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.
strawberry candy
Why not try making candied strawberries that let seniors enjoy the festive feel of food stalls? It’s a perfect recipe for a May snack activity when strawberries are in season.
All you need are strawberries, sugar, and water—so simple and convenient! Remove the strawberry tops and skewer them on bamboo sticks.
Having 1 to 3 strawberries per skewer is ideal.
Next, put the sugar and water in a pot and heat.
The trick is not to stir or touch it while heating over medium heat.
Finally, pour the thickened syrup over the strawberries, and you’re done.
The crisp snap of the candy coating is delightful—give it a try!
pumpkin muffin
Let’s make easy pumpkin muffins using pancake mix.
Cut the seeded and peeled pumpkin into bite-size pieces, microwave until tender, then mash.
Once it has cooled slightly, add milk, vegetable oil, sugar, eggs, and pancake mix, and stir to make the batter.
Pour the batter into muffin cups and bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes to finish.
As long as you prep the pumpkin first, the rest is mostly just mixing, so it’s a fun recipe to make together while chatting.
Steamed pumpkin bread
Perfect for a snack! Here’s a steamed pumpkin bread recipe.
First, cut the pumpkin with the skin on and microwave it for about 5 minutes.
Remove the skin, mash with a fork, then add egg, sugar, vegetable oil, milk, and pancake mix.
Mix well to make the batter.
Line a heatproof container with parchment paper, pour in the batter, add some preheated pumpkin pieces on top as decoration, and microwave for about 5 minutes.
That’s it! It’s a handy, recommended recipe for times when you can’t use the stove.
Shirasu and perilla galette
We’d like to share a recipe for a potato galette mixed with calcium-rich shirasu (whitebait) and aromatic shiso leaves.
First, julienne the potatoes—using a slicer makes it quick and easy.
Do not soak the julienned potatoes in water; instead, mix them as they are with shirasu, shiso, melting cheese, and salt and pepper.
Spread the mixture evenly to fill the frying pan and cook on both sides.
Although no flour is used, the potato starch and melted cheese will bind everything together nicely.
watermelon juice
Watermelon is one of the quintessential foods of summer.
But because of its size, it often won’t fit in the fridge, which can be a hassle.
That’s when watermelon juice comes in handy.
All you have to do is scoop out the flesh and blend it.
It’s easy to remember and you can try it right away.
By the way, if you blend it with the seeds, the texture will be a bit gritty.
If that bothers you, it’s a good idea to remove the seeds beforehand.
Also be careful with the parts close to the rind, as they can make the juice gritty too.
Choco Banana Takoyaki
Let’s make a sweet treat like baby castella using a takoyaki maker.
Since we use pancake mix, it’s easier than takoyaki and you can make lots of tasty sweets without much risk of failure.
This time we filled them with banana, chocolate chips, and peanut butter, but feel free to try other fillings you like.
Making several varieties and letting the filling be a surprise when you bite in is fun, too.
Flipping them carefully so they don’t burn is good fine-motor exercise, so have all participants take turns doing it.
