Like the day of victory, after fasting for a whole month, Lebaran was greeted with great fanfare. Various dishes and drinks we try to serve at the dinner table, during the feast day. Generally Indonesian people, you can also, will provide a variety of snacks. Until the jar of cookie jar arranged neatly, evoke anyone to taste it.
But what about snacks for the parents? On the one hand, parents should keep their food intake, but of course they also want to celebrate the big day with a snack different from the usual day.
To work around this, you can glance at some healthy snack options for them. For example, strawberries wrapped in chocolate. In addition to the delicious taste, this snack has many benefits for the body. Like strawberries that are antioxidants, vitamin C, as well as a source of dietary fiber. While chocolate contains polyphenols that can help raise good cholesterol (HDL), lower bad cholesterol (LDL), also lower blood pressure.
Another snack option, you can make a pastry in the form of granola bar. For this one snack, you just have to provide oatmeal, sliced almonds, grated coconut, wheat seeds that have been baked unsalted butter, honey, brown sugar or brown sugar, vanilla extract, salt, dates, and apricots. After all mixed and put on a baking sheet, bake for 30 minutes. Be a healthy and filling snack for your parents.
Meanwhile, if you want to give a special snack, like a sponge, gingerbread cake can be the right choice. Based on ginger, this wet cake has many benefits for the body of parents. Because ginger is believed to repel nausea, maintain digestive health, also helps blood circulation. Here another, ginger contains anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidants, to fight free radicals in the body. Ginger also contains many vitamins, such as vitamins C and B6, as well as minerals including magnesium and potassium