Employees of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs - Dubai attend special Ramadan lecture focusing on nutritionally balanced Iftar and Suhour meals
Dubai, UAE - Joining efforts with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs - Dubai, MAGGI® conducted a special Ramadan lecture to raise awareness around maintaining good health during Ramadan. The lecture provided attendees with practical insights on how to maintain a healthy body weight during the Holy month by preparing well-balanced meals and adopting healthier cooking methods.
Held at the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs - Dubai and delivered by Dr. Wafaa Helmi Ayesh, Director of Clinical Nutrition Department at Dubai Health Authority, the Ramadan lecture was attended by the employees of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs - Dubai.
The lecture detailed the steps for preparing balanced Iftar and Suhour meals and provided simple, actionable tips on how to maintain a healthy weight during Ramadan. The MAGGI® course also offered general nutrition advice to follow during the Holy month.
Sharing key tips to bear in mind while enjoying Iftar, Karine Janho, Corporate Nutritionist, Nestlé Middle East, stated, "Iftar is a well-planned and organized meal that typically fulfills more than 55% of the body's nutrition needs and balances the sugar levels in the blood. The meal must be well-balanced with adequate variety, portions and proportions from all the food groups." Also, one must avoid overeating at Iftar and try to eat slowly to prevent indigestion", she continued.
Commenting on the lecture, Lynn Al Khatib, Nutrition Health & Wellness Manager, Nestlé Middle East, said, "Nestlé shares Dubai Health Authority's commitment to good nutrition and healthy living, and we are very pleased to continue our association with the Authority with this Ramadan-focused program that promotes public awareness about dietary habits during the Holy month."
The lecture is part of Nestlé Middle East's "Eat Right Live Well" campaign, a region-wide initiative aimed at empowering families to make healthier food choices and lead an active lifestyle through increased awareness of good nutritional habits and practices.
All attendees at the lecture were offered cookbooks from MAGGI®, a selection of MAGGI® products as well as a one-week menu planner for Ramadan providing them with ideas for well-balanced Iftar and Suhour meals.
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About Nestlé "Eat Right Live Well" campaign
"Eat Right Live Well" is the largest nutrition and health campaign undertaken by Nestlé in the Middle East. A regionwide initiative aimed at empowering families to make healthier food choices through increased awareness of good nutritional habits and practices, "Eat Right Live Well" draws on Nestlé's world-leading expertise in nutrition research and product development and brings together several of the company's nutrition-focused programs under a single umbrella to benefit consumers around the region.
Launched as part of Nestlé's continuous efforts to spread the principles of Nutrition, Health and Wellness, the campaign focuses on raising public awareness of healthy nutrition and lifestyle habits through information-based brand communication and through a series of targeted initiatives such as awareness campaigns, educational consumer events, Nutrition, Health and Wellness driven website, and collaborations with public bodies in the region.
About MAGGI®
Known worldwide for innovation and quality, MAGGI® is a leading culinary brand founded in 1884 by Swiss entrepreneur Julius Maggi. The brand was later acquired by Nestlé in 1947. Since its inception, MAGGI® has been dedicated to serving the needs of consumers for tastier, healthier and convenient solutions for cooking by offering an array of products and ideas that reflect the MAGGI® expertise in blending herbs, spices and flavors.
MAGGI® has been a market leader in the Middle East for over 50 years serving more than a billion dishes per year. MAGGI® continues to earn the trust of consumers around the region by listening to their needs and offering products that are adapted to local tastes and expectations as well as new ideas and recipes for enticing dishes and nutritious recipes. The MAGGI® portfolio of products in the Middle East includes soups, stocks, mixes, seasonings ketchups, sauces, and noodles.
To learn more about MAGGI® and its products in the Middle East, please visit the company's website www.nestle-family.com/maggi
About Nestlé:
For over 140 years, Nestlé has been applying its nutrition expertise in the development of products that contribute to the health and wellness of consumers, evolving into the world's foremost Nutrition, Health and Wellness company. Headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé currently employs over 286,000 people in 456 factories and operations in almost every country around the globe.
"Good Food, Good Life" is the foundational philosophy upon which Nestlé continues to build an ever-increasing portfolio of quality brands that not only deliver on great taste, but on nutritional value as well. To that end, the company invests around USD 1.5 billion in research and development alone, every year.
Nestlé's portfolio of products includes Infant Nutrition, Milks, Soups, Bottled Water, Confectionery, Coffee, Beverage Creamers, Culinary and Breakfast Cereals.
About Nestlé Middle East:
Following nearly 70 years of success and heritage since its first Middle East operation in Lebanon in the early 1930s, Nestlé Middle East was founded in 1997 in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, and now serves as a regional hub to fulfil the needs of the GCC, the Levant, Iran and Iraq markets.
To date, Nestlé has invested more than USD 400 million in the region, owning and operating 17 factories and 37 offices. These capital investments have contributed heavily to creating job opportunities, enhancing technological and manufacturing capabilities, and fostering national economies around the region.
Nestlé's popular brands in the Middle East include NIDO®, CERELAC®, NESCAFÉ®, MAGGI®, NESQUIK®, CHOCAPIC®, NESTLÉ (COUNTRY) CORNFLAKES®, NESTLÉ FITNESS®, CHEERIOS® , NESTLÉ PURE LIFE®, KIT KAT® and QUALITY STREET®.
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