[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 (31–40)
Stick Banana Pie
Stick Banana Pies that let you enjoy the gentle sweetness of bananas and the crisp texture of puff pastry.
They’re safe and easy to make in about 15 minutes, so they’re also recommended for seniors who enjoy making sweets.
Cut thick slices of banana, brush egg yolk onto puff pastry sheets that have been quartered, then line up the banana pieces.
Bake in the oven, and once the surface turns a nice golden brown, they’re ready.
You can finish with a dusting of powdered sugar if you like.
Enjoy them warm for extra toastiness, or let them cool to highlight the banana’s sweetness.
A dessert that adds color to spring snacks while satisfying both heart and appetite.
Tofu Mitarashi Dango
How about a very healthy snack that combines mitarashi dango with tofu? First, fill a pot with water and make a base seasoning with soy sauce, potato starch, and mirin.
Next, add sugar to shiratamako or mochiko, then knead in tofu and shape the mixture into small balls.
Once they’re formed, boil them, then chill them in ice water.
For extra flavor, you can lightly grill them at this point if you like.
Finally, toss them with the sauce you made earlier, and they’re done.
You’ll have an adorable set of dumplings that are sure to whet your appetite!
Mini Kanabō Corn Dog
Mini club-shaped corn dogs that are both hearty and adorable.
The method is very simple: first make a batter with pancake mix, then dip mini sausages that you’ve skewered with toothpicks into it.
Next, deep-fry some spaghetti until crisp.
Break the fried noodles into small pieces and stick them into the sausages—before you know it, they’ll transform into demon clubs.
Their saltiness makes them a great match alongside sweeter treats.
Since they don’t dirty your hands, they’re also handy as light snacks for events.
Mixed Fruit Whipped Cream Bread
This is a mixed fruit and whipped cream bread that lets you enjoy seasonal fruits.
As the name suggests, it’s bread topped with mixed fruits and finished with whipped cream.
First, cut sliced bread into pieces in a bowl, then add your favorite fruits on top.
It’s nice to choose seasonal fruits and combine them with canned ones as well.
The more colorful it is, the better it will look.
It’s quite filling without being overly sweet, so it could even work for lunch.
Start by imagining which fruits you’d like to put on top.
Round choco with Choco Pie
https://www.tiktok.com/@dayservicekokoan/video/7471225055670816018This is a super simple way to make round chocolates.
The idea uses the popular snack “Choco Pie.” First, put it in a bowl and mash it with a fork while mixing.
Next, add milk, and when it turns sticky, shape it into balls.
You’ll have little round chocolates.
Then, sprinkle on toppings or decorate as you like.
You can also change up the flavor with whipped cream or cocoa powder.
Since there’s no cooking involved, it’s easy and hassle-free to try.
[For Seniors] Simple and Delicious! Snack Activity Collection (41–50)
Lucky bean cheese rice crackers
You can even make a classic Japanese snack, senbei, at home.
First, line a heatproof plate with parchment paper and place shredded pizza cheese on top.
Space them out a little as if you’re making several senbei.
Next, put soybeans on the cheese and heat as is.
Once it has cooled slightly, it will firm up like a senbei.
Sprinkle with aonori (green seaweed flakes) to finish.
This time we used soybeans with Setsubun in mind, but you can have fun topping them with other ingredients, too.
Give it your own twist!
Oni Cookies
These are ogre-themed cookies whose charm lies in the satisfying feel of cutting out the dough.
First, make the base dough.
As usual, mix eggs, cake flour, and baking powder.
Then chill it in the refrigerator and you’re ready to go.
Next, use your favorite cookie cutters to cut out shapes.
We recommend cutters like an ogre’s face or an ogre’s spiked club.
There are many products available, so try finding cutters you like.
By the way, be careful not to overbake, as the patterns can get blurred.