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Banana snack industry goes stale

Not so long ago, the Central Java town of Majenang was famous for being the home of sale pisang, a unique snack made with bananas, but recently the market changed and the local snack industry faded to a fraction of its former success. Majenang, one of 23 districts in Cilacap regency in the far west of the province - bordering with Banjar and Ciamis regencies in West Java - has about 30 small factories producing the snack. Before the 1998 economic crisis, there were around 100 such producers, leading Cilacap administration to come up with the idea of making the snack the icon of Majenang. But with the crisis, the plan hit snags and many cottage industries were forced out of business. More than a decade later, the situation has yet to improve. "Before the crisis I could sell 2 or 3 tons of fried banana sweets to Jakarta. But things are difficult now," Yayat, a 61-year-old sale pisang business owner, told The Jakarta Post in Majenang. Today, Yayat produces only about 200 kilograms of sale pisang a month, and 99 percent of this is sold in Majenang. The snacks are sold in 250-gram packages, each costing around Rp 25,000 (US$2). Another snack producer, Juremi, said that before the crisis she could send 2 tons of sale pisang to Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya each month. "Now we only sell sale pisang for the local market," the 60-year-old said. Juremi said most of the snack producers were struggling to survive. "What's important is that business survives. If there are buyers in the city, that's enough. Sometimes we get an order from outside the city, but this is unreliable," she said. "Once, a distributor from outside the city wanted to place an order, but the price he offered was too low to cover our production costs. Rather than suffering losses, we preferred not to take it." Making sale pisang does not take long. Ripe bananas are cut into slices and dried in the sun. "If the sun is bright, the bananas will dry out in two days. But in a rainy season like this, it takes about four days," Juremi said. The dried bananas are then smeared with flour and deep-fried. After being drained, the banana chips are ready to be packaged and sold. The sale pisang business has supported many, including farmers and traders who sell raw bananas to cottage industries in Majenang, as well as banana snack makers such as Juremi and Yayat, and the vendors. Majenang district head, Heru Susedyo, said he was aware of the stagnant business situation. "Sale pisang was once so popular that the Cilacap administration planned to make it the icon of Majenang city, but the plan could not be realized because sales keep decreasing." http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/03/06/

Thursday 1 January 2009

banana nut bread recipes

This healthy diet plan is fully balanced and helps you lose up to 12 kg for the first 30 days without stress or injury to health. You can use this diet for as long as you like. Daily calorie content ranges from 1000 to 1400 kcal. It also recommends adding 30 minutes of exercise each day to wither quickly. During this diet should consume - 2 liters of liquids a day. For example: green tea, non-carbonated mineral water or natural juices.

Basic rules: Turn off all products not listed in your daily menu. Mix salad with olive oil, not mayonnaise. Use a little salt is possible (will be better not to use it at all for the first two weeks). It is not recommended to change the menu.

Monday. Fish day. Porridge (oats, buckwheat with low fat milk) - 150 g curd 0 - 4.5 percent of fat - 250 g Soup (made from vegetables) - 250 g black bread - 40 grams Boiled brown rice - 150 grams Boiled salmon - 150 g salad of tomatoes, cucumbers and green - 300 grams olive oil - 10 g fruit - 200 g

Tuesday. Meat day. Oatmeal - 150 g curd dessert, 4.5% fat - vegetable soup 250 grams - 250 grams vegetable ragout - 200 g boiled beef - 200 grams vegetable salad - 300 grams olive oil - 10 g fruit - 200 g

Wednesday. Egg-milk day. Oatmeal - 100 g curd, 4.5% fat Egg-250 grams - 100 grams salad of cucumbers and white cabbage - 300 grams olive oil - 10 grams Cheesecakes - 250 g low-fat sour cream - 250 g fruit - 200 g

Thursday. Fish day. Oatmeal - 200 g organic low-fat yogurt - 200 g vegetable soup - 250 g black bread - 40 grams Potatoes - 200 grams Boiled salmon - 150 g vegetable salad - 300 g bananas - 100 g

Friday. Fruit day. Bananas - 200 grams of dried apricots - 100 g raisins or grapes - Dates 100 grams - 100 grams oranges - Apples 100 grams - 100 grams of low-fat organic yogurt - 250 g

Saturday. Chicken day. Oatmeal - 150 g curd dessert - Egg 100 grams - 50 grams bananas - 100 g vegetable soup - 250 g black bread - 40 grams fresh vegetable salad - Macaroni 300 grams - 200 grams Boiled chicken without skin - 100 grams Natural peach juice - 200 g

Sunday. Body checking the weak-willed. It is possible to eat anything but try not to overeat. If you use this diet plan longer than one month it will become a habit to eat right all the time.

With this kind of diet plans lose weight slowly but will get back remains good health, hunger and physical weakness were absent.

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