Amidst the rise of instant food, families need to access healthy and delicious options. One solution is to cook your food at home, allowing you to control its cleanliness and nutrition.
If you are still confused about what to cook, let's see what healthy and nutritious food recipes you can try for your daily family menu in this article!
Healthy Food Recipes for Families
Maintaining family health starts with good eating habits. However, with so many recipes available, it is natural that you are confused about how to make healthy food that is practical and liked by all family members.
Besides ensuring the quality of cooking ingredients, you also need to use drinking water of maintained quality, such as AQUA Gallon.
AQUA is drinking water that still tastes fresh and cold even if it is not stored in the refrigerator. AQUA water also comes from 100% pure mountain water sources, and contains natural minerals from the mountains that are well-maintained, without any mixture.
If AQUA Gallon is available, here are some healthy family food recipes that can be used as a reference.
1. Low Calorie Stir-Fried Green Beans and Tempeh Recipe
This low-calorie stir-fried green beans and tempeh is perfect for those of you who want to make healthy and nutritious dishes. Come on, try making it at home!
Ingredients:
- 250 grams of green beans, cut diagonally into 3 cm lengths.
- 3 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced.
- 2 bay leaves.
- 2 cm galangal.
- 2 tablespoons oil.
- 50 ml AQUA.
- 2 tablespoons sweet soy sauce.
- Salt and pepper to taste (about ½ teaspoon).
How to make:
- Heat the oil, then saute the garlic until fragrant. Add the galangal and bay leaves, sauté briefly.
- Add the green beans, AQUA water, sugar, salt, pepper, and sweet soy sauce. Stir until all ingredients are well mixed.
- Cook until the green beans are tender and cooked through. After that, remove from the heat.
- Serve the stir-fried green beans and tempeh with warm rice to make it even more delicious.
2. Rice and Quail Egg Soup
Quail egg soup with rice can also be a delicious and practical menu option. In addition to being quick to make, this menu is also healthy because it contains animal protein that is good for the body. Here are the ingredients and how to make it:
Ingredients:
- 250 grams of quail eggs.
- 1 carrot, cut to taste.
- 50 grams of green beans, cut into short pieces.
- 100 grams of cabbage, thinly sliced.
- 2 potatoes, peeled.
- 1 stalk of spring onion & celery.
- 3 cloves of garlic.
- Salt or flavoring to taste.
- AQUA based on your preference.
How to make:
- Wash and cut all ingredients to taste.
- Boil the potatoes until they are half-cooked, then remove them from the heat and store them in a bowl.
- Boil the quail eggs until they are cooked, then place them in cold water to make them easier to peel. After that, set aside.
- Crush the garlic by crushing it, then boil enough AQUA and put the garlic in it.
- Put the half-cooked potatoes and other vegetables into the boiling water.
- Cook until all ingredients are tender and cooked through.
- Add quail eggs and salt or desired seasoning.
- Cook briefly while tasting. If it's right, remove and serve.
3. Low-Calorie Grilled Fish Recipe
If you're looking for a simple yet healthy menu option, grilled fish is a great choice. Come on, try the following healthy grilled fish recipe!
Ingredients:
- 2 pieces of fish, can be snapper or other white fish.
- 1 lemon, take the juice.
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped.
- 1 tsp black pepper powder.
- ½ tsp salt.
- Enough olive oil to brush the fish.
- A few fresh basil leaves (optional).
How to make:
- Spread the lemon juice, chopped garlic, black pepper, and salt on both sides of the fish.
- Let it stand for at least 15 minutes, allowing the spices to infuse.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Place the fish on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
- Brush a thin layer of olive oil on the surface of the fish.
- Bake for 15–20 minutes, or until the fish turns opaque and white.
- Remove the fish and arrange it on a serving plate.
- Serve warm with brown rice or steamed vegetables.
4. Vegetable Tofu Nuggets
If you're looking for a healthy yet delicious snack, vegetable tofu nuggets may be the perfect choice. In addition to being easy to make, these nuggets are also rich in nutrients from vegetables. Come on, try the following vegetable tofu nugget recipe!
Ingredients:
- 1 chicken egg.
- 3 cloves of garlic, chopped.
- Coarsely chop broccoli to taste.
- 1 box of white tofu, or as needed.
- Half a clove of onion.
- A sprinkling of breadcrumbs to taste.
- 1 carrot, roughly chopped.
- 1 leaf of spring onion, thinly sliced.
- 100 grams of all-purpose flour.
- Salt, pepper, and sugar for seasoning.
How to make:
- Crush the tofu until smooth, then mix with the carrots, broccoli, spring onions, and onions that have been cut into pieces.
- Add chopped garlic, salt, pepper, and sugar to taste. Stir all ingredients until well blended.
- Steam the dough for 15 minutes.
- Once cooked, cut the dough into squares.
- In another bowl, beat the eggs, then dip the dough pieces into the eggs.
- Next, roll the dough pieces in all-purpose flour, then coat them again with breadcrumbs, ensuring an even distribution.
- Fry the nuggets in hot oil until they turn golden brown.
- Remove and drain before serving.
Those were some references for healthy food recipes suitable for serving to families, ranging from stir-fried green beans and tempeh to vegetable tofu nuggets.
In addition to consuming healthy foods, maintaining adequate fluid intake is also important for the health of all family members.
Therefore, make sure to always provide AQUA Gallons in your home. With a capacity of 19 liters, this gallon can meet the family's daily drinking needs.
Why AQUA? AQUA Gallons are very practical and economical because they can be refilled multiple times, making them more environmentally friendly. The price is also affordable, around IDR 1,000 per liter.
You also don't need to doubt its cleanliness because the AQUA filtering process is carried out up to 20 times using high pressure before refilling. The natural mineral content in AQUA is also well-maintained, allowing it to feel cold without needing to be cooled.
AQUA also comes from selected mountains whose water sources are protected through 9 selection criteria, 5 stages, and a minimum of 1 year of research on more than 600 parameters.
Therefore, let's build a sustainable, healthy lifestyle for the family by choosing AQUA, because AQUA is 100% Pure, 100% Indonesian, and 100% Halal.
