{"id":3088,"date":"2003-11-30T05:34:00","date_gmt":"2003-11-30T05:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spes.mu\/?p=3088"},"modified":"2021-03-25T05:48:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T05:48:11","slug":"interactive-cooking-session-papaya-bites-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spes.mu\/index.php\/2003\/11\/30\/interactive-cooking-session-papaya-bites-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Interactive Cooking Session | Papaya Bites recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In line with the World and the National Campaign to combat diabetes, the SPES Vocational and Multimedia Centre started Public Awareness activities on 14th November 2003, on Healthy Cooking\/Eating and Regular Exercises be it Yoga, Sports or brisk Walking or gym, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately a few weeks ago a few of our handcrafts people were victims of eye and heart cardio-vascular severe problems that indicated the priority need for focusing on diabetes prevention, regular testing and a healthier lifestyle “en famille” to keep as fit as possible (as in Mauritius the ratio is one person on five is diabetic).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caution<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Use specialized cookery books for diabetic recipes and read the scientific nutritional information annexed to each recipe for food values and quantities per eating portion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health Tips<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For Obesity control: Regular Exercise indoor and outdoor is essential to counteract long sedentary hours at work or doing TV watching, or internet surfing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooking Advice<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Use less fat, less sugar, rapid cooking methods to preserve vitamins, more fresh vegetables and fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Addition<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Have regular medical check-ups and do special tests to control diabetes, follow assiduous monitoring of prescribed treatment, if needed. Avoid smoking, drinking and stress. Adopt new cooking & eating habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Future activity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As worldwide more and more young children are becoming diabetic cases in December we are holding a children’s fun health cook day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A series of virtual photos illustrate the interactive cooking session SPES carried out using a microwave partly equipped with a grill component to prepare a Health Menu. An \u201cHands-on\u201d experience for our SPES Staff and the invited group of 20 ladies participants who had lost their jobs in textile factories, apparently several aspire at being re-skilled to learn to become carers perhaps for elders, children and mainly for people suffering from diabetes in need for proper food intake and monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n