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7 Quick, Easy And Healthy Diet Recipes For Senior Citizens

Eating healthy is one of the key requirements to have a disease-free and fulfilling life. In today’s world, everyone is so busy with his or her work; the one thing that many tend to ignore is to have a balanced and nutritious diet. Instead, they resort to junk food, which is easy to make, fast to assimilate and appeal to the taste bud. If there could be certain recipes which along with the characteristics mentioned for junk food, was healthy as well, that would be a win-win situation for all. This holds true for senior citizens as well.

After a certain age, proper food becomes all the more critical because of the deteriorating condition of the body and the inability to digest anything and everything. The taste bud changes, the side effects of medications ruin the will to eat much, and a certain amount of laziness creeps in. Systems of the body tend to become more delicate which requires a little more care than when young. Therefore, the importance of a healthy diet is more for senior citizens. Here are 7 easy and healthy recipes!

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Banana Split Oatmeal

Take some oatmeal cereal along with salt in a microwave-safe vessel along with some water and heat it for a minute. Stir it for some time and microwave it again for 1 minute. You can also heat an additional 30 seconds to get the thickness you want. After that is done, add banana slices and yogurt and have this easy to make the recipe as breakfast.

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Pan-grilled Salmon with Pineapple Salsa

If the taste were a major factor, this would be at the top of the list. The salsa is primarily made by combining cilantro, onion, rice vinegar, pineapple and red pepper. Take a grilling pan, sprinkle some oil on it, add the fish fillets and cook for 4 minutes on each side. Add salsa on top for finger-licking taste. Ideal for lunch or dinner and has high nutrition content.

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Crustless Spinach Pie

Who doesn’t like a pie? A spinach pie might raise some eyebrows, but the speculations are uncalled for as it is as tasty as a pie can get. To make this recipe, you should heat the oven up to 350 degrees. Take a baking pan and melt butter on it. Take beaten eggs, milk, flour, garlic, add some baking powder to it, and pour the whole mixture onto a baking pan. Add some cheese and spinach to it and bake until you get the golden brown. The crustless spinach pie is ready to be served.

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Marinated Three-Bean Salad

As the name suggests, this salad consists of 3 types of beans. This recipe is very easy to make and can be stored for consumption for a more extended period. Take canned lima beans, green beans and kidney beans in a bowl. Take an onion, make rings out of it, and add them to the assortment of beans. Add some green bell pepper and top it with some fat-free Italian dressing. Mix it well and marinate it in a refrigerator for almost half an hour. Drain the water before serving this delicious salad.

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Spring Vegetable Soup

Soup is always a good and tasty food item and adding a variety of vegetables to it increases its health value tremendously. To make this soup, heat some oil first at a medium flame and then add the vegetables like tomatoes, peas, cabbage, artichoke and others according tochoices. To this mixture, add water and a little tomato juice. Boil it. After the heat reduces, add basil leaves and simmer until the vegetables become soft and tender. Add appropriate seasonings for taste.

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Greek Yogurt Parfait

Take yogurt and vanilla and mix it in a bowl. Take four parfait glass and add this mixture to it. Top it with honey, nuts, and clementine. Add the remaining mixture on top of that and garnish with honey, clementine, and nuts again. Serve immediately and splurge on this healthy breakfast menu.

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Chocolate Peanut-Butter Shake

This is ideal for the oldies with a sweet tooth as it contains chocolate superfood. Take some milk and peanut butter and mix it in a blender. You can add ice cubes and chocolate ice cream to it and blend again till the desired consistency is achieved. The shake is ready in no time and will tickle the taste buds extensively.

Once you grow old, you do not have to compromise on anything, be it taste or health, once you know how to make these recipes, the best part being that it can be prepared in a moment.

October 24, 2018/by Maddie
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