‘Low Salt Recipes’ – a guide to healthy cooking was launched recently.
This recipe book was a result of the National Low Salt Cooking Challenge 2021 held by WHO Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association, Directorate of Non-Communicable Diseases of the Ministry of Health and Chefs Guild.
The recipes chosen by eminent judges help home cooks to reduce salt in common and favorite food to keep the family healthy. It supports the core message of ‘Shake the Salt Habit’ of World Salt Awareness Week commemorated in March.
With strong evidence that too much salt affects a person’s health adversely causing serious illness, WHO Sri Lanka collaborated with the other stakeholders to give practical tips on how to make delicious dishes without ‘shaking’ in a lot of salt.
The National Low Salt Cooking Challenge 2021 engaged those involved in food technology, culinary science and the public to put on their chefs’ hats and ‘innovate’ in making popular Sri Lankan dishes using less salt.
Some of the special events held around the challenge were ‘Learn from the experts’ sessions with well-known chefs conducting cookery demonstrations using less salt.
Dietary surveys have shown that the average salt intake in Sri Lanka is nearly double the recommended 5 grams per day due to salt being added when cooking rice and also a ‘sour tooth’ which makes Sri Lankans use traditionally-preserved salty foods as ‘rice-pullers’.
Please click on this link to access the ‘e-book’ on ‘Low Salt Recipes’: https://slmna.lk/uploads/uploads/b5970eb542f713d3d525f7eb2844fd35.pdf
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Launch of book on ‘Low Salt Recipes’: The Guide to Healthy Cooking was handed over to Dr. Alaka Singh, WHO Representative in Sri Lanka by Dr. Renuka Jayatissa of the Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Society. The others (on the right) are: Dr. Shanthi Gunawardene and Dr. Vindya Kumarapeli of the Ministry of Health and (on the far left) Dr. Nalika Gunawardena of WHO Sri Lanka.