This year's Ramadan journey is only a few days away before Eid.
Even so, we still need to continue to prepare and defend ourselves. Whether it's a matter of faith, enthusiasm, to accommodation during the fasting month.
Food is one thing that cannot be separated from attention. Because fasting is marked by two meal times, namely sahur and iftar. Especially for sahur time, when we have relatively little time to prepare food.
To adjust the schedule, it would be nice if we prepare food ingredients long before going to eat it. These foodstuffs can be stored in the refrigerator for a long time, so they are safe to use whenever needed during the month of Ramadan.
The following is a list of food ingredients that must always be in the refrigerator during Ramadan.
1. Frozen Food
When cooking side dishes for sahur, we usually choose simple dishes with a short time. Stocking frozen food is the right choice if you don't want to spend too long cooking. There are various types of frozen food on the market such as sausage, nuget, tempura.
Reporting from today.com, stocking frozen food can save you time and save money, you know! You can store these foods in the freezer to make them last longer.
2. Vegetables
Even though fasting, the body's nutritional needs must still be met. Vegetables are natural plant-based food ingredients that we should consume daily to maintain nutritional balance. Reported by webdm.com, vegetables contain vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that provide many benefits for the body.
In addition, vegetables are easy to obtain, inexpensive, and easy to store. To store it, you can wash the vegetables and then store them in the refrigerator using a closed container.
3. Fruits
Fruit contains many vitamins needed by the body, especially in fasting conditions. So by stocking fruit in the refrigerator, of course, it is highly recommended, whether it is to be used as a light meal when breaking the fast or to be eaten at night. Some fruits that you can stock are apples, oranges, and watermelons.
If you want to simultaneously implement a healthy diet program by fasting, of course eating fruit can help lower cholesterol levels, control blood sugar levels, and maintain a healthy stomach. Thus quoted from the US News page.
4. Eggs
In addition to vegetables and fruit, the body also needs protein as a compound that plays an important role in the process of building cells in body tissues. In addition, protein also plays a role in the production of hormones and enzymes used by the body in carrying out digestive, respiratory, and other functions.
As a bonus, consuming protein in addition to carbohydrates at dawn will keep you full longer, as quoted from the Health page. To store it is also quite easy, considering that most refrigerators have provided a special section for egg storage.
5. Milk
Milk is a food sourced from animals and plants that are rich in nutrients. The most common type of milk on the market is cow's milk. As reported by healthline.com, the benefits of consuming cow's milk include improving bone growth and reducing the risk of high blood pressure.
Keep in mind, it is not recommended to store milk that has been opened in the refrigerator because it will spoil the milk quickly.
6. Snacks
During the time of breaking the fast throughout the night, we can use it to eat and drink as we please. Heavy food is certainly not suitable if we want to consume it as a snack at night because the stomach is full. Therefore, stocking snacks or snacks in the refrigerator is a wise choice.
If we suddenly feel hungry, or need food to accompany our study/work, we only need to take a snack from the refrigerator. In fact, snacks can also be a side dish at dawn.