Badea Health Centre to organise ‘Diet Idol’ competition

Manama

The Badea Health Centre here is all set to organize a cooking competition called ‘Diet Idol’, sponsored by the by Health Minister Undersecretary Dr. Aisha Buanq.

According to Family Medical Specialist at the Badea Health Centre Dr. Amina Taher,  the organizing committee will be supervised by the Head of the Centre, Dr. Muna Al Mahri. She explained that the contest would see teams competing over making the best healthy dishes . The competitions will be held in the Seef Mall.

Dr. Amina said that the competition would be held between October 8 to 10 from 7pm to 9pm. The contest is open to the public, and three teams will be allowed each day to participate. 

There should be three members in each team who should prepare a healthy dish within 30 to 45 minutes. A jury, comprising of certified chefs, will evaluate the dishes. 

The Kingdom of Bahrain has recently witnessed a significant rise in the number of people suffering from obesity, diabetes, and heart diseases.  The Ministry of Health has been trying to combat this issue through various awareness and treatment programmes.

Dr. Amina said the primary measures to fight this should start from the kitchen. Changing one’s food habits according to a healthy diet could work miracles in tackling this issue. “People are constantly concerned how to maintain a healthy diet. We have been receiving many queries each day regarding this from those looking for a better diet,” Dr. Amina said.   

The competition aims to dispel the general notion that healthy food is expensive and not tasty.