'I combine fasting and dieting during Ramadhan'<\/p>\n
Ramadhan, the Muslim fasting month, has been going on for two
\nweeks. Every afternoon, many vendors sell tajil (snacks for
\nbreaking the fast) at traditional markets or busy places in
\nresidential areas. Many hotels and cafes also offer special menus
\nfor breaking the fast. The Jakarta Post talked to some people on
\nthe issue, raising the question of their expenditure during
\nRamadhan and eating tajil to break the fast.<\/p>\n
Irma, 27, is an activist in a non-governmental organization.
\nShe lives in South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
My expenditure during Ramadhan might increase slightly because
\non weekdays my colleagues and I usually break the fast together.
\nWe buy snacks like fried tofu, fried soybean cake and kolak
\n(banana or other fruit sweetened in coconut milk) or something
\nelse.<\/p>\n
Each person brings snacks in turn, so I don't really feel the
\nincrease anyway.<\/p>\n
As for main meals, I just eat as usual.<\/p>\n
Apart from food, I spend more in preparations for the Idul
\nFitri holiday like buying a ticket home and gifts for my family
\nin my hometown.<\/p>\n
Maya, 27, works at PT General Electric in Jakarta. She lives
\nin a rented house in Mampang, South Jakarta, with her friend:<\/p>\n
I've saved more money this Ramadhan because I've combined
\nfasting and dieting. I eat only once a day now, in the afternoon
\nto break my fast.<\/p>\n
I've been on this diet for only two weeks and have already
\nlost 2 kilograms.<\/p>\n
Warti, 30, is a mother of one who comes from Jombang, East
\nJava. She works in Tanjung Duren, West Jakarta:<\/p>\n
I spend more during Ramadhan because when we break the fast,
\nwe want to eat delicious food. Tajil is expensive.<\/p>\n
Sometimes I make kolak or mung bean porridge and take it to
\nthe mosque. It's for people who come to the mosque for taraweh
\n(evening prayers during the fasting month).<\/p>\n
It's more expensive, but it's OK because it's only once a
\nyear.<\/p>\n
-- The Jakarta Post<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/i-combine-fasting-and-dieting-during-ramadhan-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }