A healthy ramadan starts with you

Many non-Muslims are wondering how you can last, especially now that the days are so long. And is it really healthy?

The ' Healthy Sisters ' Ali and Rachida Kabiawu have a YouTube channel where they include tips for healthy life, even during ramadan. Many Muslims during the fasting month choose for sweets and puff pastry snacks that satisfy the trek soon, but are not healthy. The sisters want Muslims go choose a healthier alternative.

The Healthy Sisters are sorry that particularly the traditional cuisine with many sugars in many tables are during the traditional iftar, the meal after sunset. In many Muslim families are then crepes, baklava, dates, figs and a nutritious thick soup served. After a short night the morning is often still the suhoor, a hearty breakfast which Muslims the rest of the day.

Najima and Rachida Kabiawu have not renounced the traditional Moroccan cuisine, but in a healthier look.

The 1001-pancake of our mother is even tastier.

Najima Kabiawu "our mother is a traditional woman. She finds it very important that those dishes are also on the table, "said Najima Kabra. One of those typical Moroccan dishes that Healthy Sisters have taken care of, is the so-called 1001-pancake. That is normally made of white flour, but in the healthy variant is the flower replaced with whole wheat flour, such as spelt and buckwheat flour.

Many people say that the pancake has become better because of this. According to the sisters have healthier eating so no less tasty.

Constipation Najima Kabiawu warns especially for the traditional puff pastry snacks. "Try to avoid those empty carbohydrates, because they contain almost no nutrients and no fiber." The Moroccan advises Muslims to eat right fibers that, among other things, legumes and whole grains. Because constipation is often a problem for many Muslims during the fasting month. Little drink, lots of sweets to satisfy the fast trek are not good.

"Fasting is not unhealthy," says Ali. "Studies suggest that the body is cleaned and that the positive effects on heart and blood vessels. The are long days, but it's quite healthy. "

Should fasting Muslims, now if it were up to the Healthy, yet Sisters learn to leave more to the sweets and to opt for healthy alternatives. And especially good to drink.

By: Editorial NOS: Photo: REUTERS