Healthcare | Thursday 14 July, 2016 6:01 pm |

Beat Diabetes, the community-focused initiative by the region’s leading retail and hospitality conglomerate Landmark Group, has partnered with Dubai’s food enthusiasts - Nadia Parekh, founder of home-based catering company Mélange, as well as Nabih and Ghalia, home chefs and founders of Nabz&G – to create a selection of 40 health-friendly recipes for the summer. These recipes are free-to-download and available on www.beatdiabetes.me. 

Nisha Jagtiani, Director, Landmark Group said: “Our Beat Diabetes programme is focussed on motivating the community to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Through our year-round initiatives, we encourage individuals to take three simple steps – Eat Healthy, Get Active and Take a Yearly Medical Test. 

“These healthy recipes are part of our various ongoing efforts to reach out to the community with healthy alternatives. We believe that by creating interesting and adoptable programs that can be weaved into the daily lives of people with ease and simplicity, we can help them embrace a better lifestyle.”

Through the free-to-download cookbook the Beat Diabetes initiative aims to provide an appealing selection of dishes for families to cook this summer. The cookbook offers tips to recreate well-loved regional and international recipes prepared using nutritious ingredients and alternatives. 

The recipes range from traditional Middle Eastern treats such as Mahashi Khodra and Tabat Tamir repurposed in a contemporary style by culinary duo and raw food proponents Nabih and Ghalia of Nabz&G to international delicacies such as Fish en Papillote and Vegan Quinoa Chili created by Le Cordon Bleu trained Chef Nadia Parekh of Mélange Dubai. The chefs have creatively infused superfoods with familiar, comforting ingredients to offer a tasty surprise to foodies looking for nutritious, occasion-appropriate fare, using easy to recreate techniques. 

Alongside the cookbook, the initiative will share interesting recipe videos and tips for healthy eating.