We’ll be celebrating Senior Citizens Day on the 21^st of August, and no celebration is complete without good food. But when it comes to our senior loved ones with weaker immune and digestive systems, we need to be careful about their dietary intake.

World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that the majority of seniors’ health conditions are a result of malnutrition and an unhealthy diet. For instance, foods with high fat content have a strong correlation with prostate cancer, colon cancer, and pancreatic cancer. Additionally, poor diet has remained a significant cause in most cases of osteoporosis and diabetes.

To help you care for your elderly parents, grandparents, and other greying loved ones, we’ve rounded up a list of nutrient-dense and delicious recipes that are easily digestible and chewable. However, make sure you’re considering dietary restrictions while choosing the best food options for your senior loved one.

The Sweet Green Smoothie for a Quick Breakfast

This easy-to-make all-fruit smoothie is incredibly delicious and healthy for your senior loved ones. You can pick any fruit of your choice, any green vegetable (we prefer spinach or kale), avocado for good fat and fullness (you can replace it with a tablespoon of MCT oil), and any liquid for a smoother consistency, such as coconut milk, skimmed milk, almond milk, any juice, or even green tea!

The best thing about this smoothie is that you can easily customize it according to the dietary restrictions or preferences of your loved ones. You can even add mint, basil, parsley, lemongrass, or any other herb for more flavor. To make this sweet green smoothie recipe healthier, sprinkle some flax or chia seeds!

Italian Wedding Soup for a Wholesome Lunch

Famous Italian cuisine is always brimming with delectable flavors and nutrition. Made with sodium-free chicken broth, skimmed chicken breast chunks, olive oil, celery, carrots, baby spinach, acini de Pepe, fresh sage, rosemary, parsley, and thyme—this Italian Wedding Soup recipe will make the perfect healthy lunch for your aging loved one. Though the original recipe calls for meatballs and white wine in the soup, you can skip them if you’re preparing the meal with dietary restrictions in mind.

One Pan Chicken or Beef Enchilada Skillet for a Heartwarming Dinner

This steaming and appetizing delight is a quick and hassle-free one-pan recipe that utilizes leftover chicken or beef. Though the recipe tastes as delicious with chicken as it does with beef, we recommend going with shredded chicken if you’re making it for a senior family member. It is loaded with flavors of Velveeta cheese, tortillas, rotisserie chicken, diced tomatoes, enchilada sauce, tomato sauce, cumin, and a hint of chili powder. The best thing about this recipe is that you can replace the Velveeta cheese with any cheese you have in your pantry, and you can switch the beef with shredded chicken, turkey, cooked lentils, shrimps, or taco meat. To make this Chicken Enchilada Skillet healthier, you can also add corn and black beans to it.

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These delectable cinnamon roll pancakes are the ideal accompaniment to a refreshing cup of tea on a lazy summer morning. Is there anything better than starting your day with these delicious cinnamon roll pancakes? We don’t think so. This recipe is the perfect combination of a breakfast pastry, pancakes, and cream cheese glaze!

Here’s the full recipe for the perfect breakfast.

What You’ll Need

To make the Cinnamon Swirl

• Butter – 4 tbsp., melted
• Brown sugar – 6 tbsp.
• Cinnamon powder – ½ tsp.
• Vanilla essence – ¼ tsp.

To make the Cream Cheese Frost

• Butter – 4 tbsps., room temperature
• Cream cheese – 2 ounces, room temperature
• Powdered or caster sugar – ¾ cup
• Vanilla essence – ½ teaspoon

To Make the Pancakes

• Flour – 1 cup
• Baking powder – 2 tsp.
• Salt – ½ tsp.
• Buttermilk – 1 cup
• Egg – 1 whole, beaten
• Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.

Directions to Cook

1. For the cinnamon swirl, mix the brown sugar, butter, vanilla essence, and cinnamon powder in a medium-sized bowl and spoon it into an airtight ziplock bag. Set it aside.
2. To whip up a delicious cream cheese glaze, melt some butter in a pot over low heat.
3. Remove the pot from heat and add cream cheese at room temperature. Stir until the melted butter and cream cheese have thoroughly combined. Then add vanilla essence and caster sugar to the pot and keep whisking until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
4. For the pancakes, preheat a large skillet at medium-low temperature. Make sure the skillet is non-stick or grease it with cooking oil before adding the pancake batter.
5. Take a scoop-full of pancake batter and pour it onto the skillet. You can use an ice cream scoop for equal measurements.
6. Spread the pancake batter in a fine round shape using the back of a spatula.
7. Take a zip-locked cinnamon swirl baggie and cut off a small corner at one end to squeeze the swirl on the pancake.
8. When you begin to see bubbles on the surface of the pancake, drizzle the swirl on top in an annular pattern.
9. Allow the pancake to cook for another three to four minutes and then flip on the other side.
10. When the other side of the pancake is cooked (after about three minutes), dish it onto a large plate with the swirl side up.
11. Repeat steps 5 to 10 for the remaining pancake batter and keep the cinnamon roll pancakes fresh and warm in a preheated oven at 200 degrees.
12. When all the pancakes are ready, trickle the sweet cream cheese glaze over the pancakes and serve warm.

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Spices are used to alter your dish’s taste; by adding a tiny dash, you can enhance the flavor of otherwise bland ingredients.
They are aromatic flavorings from seeds, fruits, bark, rhizomes, and other plant parts used to season preserve food. Read below for more details:

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Going on a fun night out is no longer a thing—at least until the fear of coronavirus prevails. But you can still call your best friend over for an exciting night in! Whether you want to reminisce on the thrilling high school days, celebrate a happy occasion, or help your best friend get over their ex—don’t forget to make these refreshing drinks to add more flavor to your night.

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Jalapeno Guava Margarita

After a long, tedious, and tiring day, this refreshingly sweet and mildly spicy chilled cocktail will give you a well-deserved energy boost. Jalapeno Guava Margarita is a mouth-watering combination of homemade guava juice, jalapeno syrup, and tequila that will set your mood for the entire night. This drink is also perfect to beat the heat on a hot summer day.

What You’ll Need:

For a flavorful experience, read the full recipe and detailed instructions here.

Cool Lychee Martini Cocktail

This chilled, fruity, and mouth-watering lychee martini cocktail will satisfy your taste buds with a refreshing blend of vodka, lychee nectar, and liqueur. Fancy restaurants will ask you for up to $15 for this martini pop that you can easily make at home under $5 or maybe less!

If you’re not a fan of strong alcohol-based cocktails that dull down the sweet fruity flavors, this vodka-based martini is for you. We love the peach schnapps and lychee with St. Germain’s Elderflower Liqueur because of its floral hint, but you can use any liqueur that suits your taste buds.

What You’ll Need:

You could also drizzle some vermouth for the authentic martini touch. Read the full recipe here!

The Quarantini Cocktail

This our fun take on regular cocktails. It will brighten up your lazy quarantine day with the bright and exciting neon green hue and fruity sweetened flavor. Not only is it heavenly delicious, but it’s also a healthy treat filled with vitamin C goodness.

What You’ll Need

If you don’t find vodka in your pantry, switch it with your regular tequila or gin. You can also use Sour Apple Schnapps instead of Midori if you don’t prefer the melon flavor.

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Gift a bottle of this heavenly homemade coffee liqueur recipe to a loved one, surprise your romantic partner on an at-home dinner date, or simply enjoy it as a treat-to-self!

Traditionally known as Kahlúa, this beverage is an exquisite combination of your favorite alcohol and coffee, with a dash of flavor-bursting vanilla. It’s so much better to make it at home than buy super syrupy coffee liqueur, which is not only high in sugar content but also not as fresh and rich as the homemade version.

When it comes to coffee liqueur, we’d say: to each, their own. We’ve seen people drizzling it onto their espresso martinis, Russian cocktails, desserts, and even ice cream! And well, it always looks and tastes delish. Nevertheless, you can always have this delectable, soothing liqueur to put your mind at ease before you retire for the night!

Here’s the full recipe for our easy-to-make homemade coffee liqueur recipe

What You’ll Need

• Coffee – strong brewed, 4 cups (pick your favorite, but make sure it’s good quality!)
• Granulated sugar – 4 cups
• Vanilla bean paste – three tbsp (or you could also use ¼ tsp of vanilla extract if the paste isn’t readily available)
• White rum or vodka – 4 cups

Directions for Making the Flavor Bursting Coffee Liqueur

1. To make the coffee syrup, add the strong coffee and granulated sugar in a saucepan and bring it to boil on medium-high flame. Stir the mixture as it cooks and make sure the sugar dissolves completely.
2. When the syrup has reached a full boil, and no more sugar is left undissolved, turn down the flame and let the syrup simmer for another ten minutes.
3. Remove the pan from the stove and let it cool at room temperature.
4. Add the vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract and white rum to the syrup and mix well.
5. Store your homemade liqueur into a clean and dry glass bottle and cover it with an air-tight lid.
6. Serve with dinner or store it in a cool and dry place to enjoy later.

To maintain its traditional essence, we’ve used white rum for this recipe. However, if you’d like to cut down the carbs and sugar, you can substitute it with vodka. This Kahlúa can remain fresh, potent, and flavorsome for up to four years—but who’s leaving it for that long anyway?

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