The First Cooking Festival In Beirut

For the first time in the region, Beirut is hosting the first Beirut Cooking Festival for all food-lovers! This festival will bring the very best small and big businesses to present top chefs, professional winemakers, irresistible cuisine, foods and beverages!

The Beirut Cooking Fest will take place in Biel from November 17 to November 19 - starting 11.00 am till 8.00 pm.

There will ongoing kitchen workshops, live cooking, olive oil tasting and workshops, wine tasting sessions, cocktail live demonstrations, organic and farmers corner, etiquette learning, a full program for 6 to 10 year old children and a wide selection of cookbooks!

Information, Photo source and for more info:

Beirut Cooking Festival Facebook Page

Beirut Cooking Festival Wesbite

Brochure to download!

Run Beirut, Run for a Cause!

"The Beirut Marathon Association is a non-profit organization certified by Ministry of Youth and Sports". The aim behind the marathon is, therefore, non-profit. So I digged into this matter and yes, running on the 26th of November in this marathon is totally non-profit! You will get to exercise, enjoy some active time with hundreds of Lebanese runners and get to benefit a charity of your choice!

Some of the causes which you can run for include include The National Organization for Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation, BraveHeart Fund, Think Green, KunHadi, MySchoolPulse, Jeunesse Contre Drogue, Chronic Care Center, etc.! There are many and you can check the list here.

There are 8 different races : Check their description, starting time and registration fees here. I will be running in the 10 Km Fun Run - it is non-competitive, fun, you can run at your own pace, you'll enjoy the company of families and children running, you'll get to exercise and benefit the charity of your own!

The title was suggested by Lebanon Aggregator.com

Information source, photo source and if you want more info: www.beirutmarathon.org

Happy Blog-aversary to US!

Paty M's Nutrition World is celebrating its ONE year blog-aversary today!!

With 158 blog posts and 38,000 views, we have tackled various topics in this nutrition world and started to focus on more Lebanese health-related concerns later this past year but hey, there's a lot to talk about in my world, so stay tuned for a far more interesting year (and topics) to come!

Better yet, due to my blog, I got to meet many new, fun and interesting people in the Lebanese blogosphere, to which I am very thankful! So not only did my blog give me more space to "babble" more about my passion: food, health and nutrition, but it also made it possible to meet wonderful people! So thank you all, and Happy Blog-aversary!

  

*Illustration by the left hand, red nose illustrator : Rodrigue Harb

Blog Action Day 2011 - All about FOOD!

Blog Action Day is an annual event in which all bloggers around the world post about the same topic during the same day (this year it's October 16) - and this year it all revolves around FOOD!!

This event aims to increase awareness about hot topics worth discussing globally, topics that affect us all and impact our lives everyday, hoping that such discussions would generate new ideas, plans and actions, kind of like a global brainstorming! Since 2007, topics such as poverty, water, environment and climate change in which more than 10,000 bloggers have participated!

So why FOOD?!

Food is part of our daily lives, part of our culture and identities!

The topic of food is broad: from celebrating feasts, cooking, famines, obesity, food politics, food production, food chemistry, to the nutrients it provides us with or the toxins and unhealthy components it may contain, I mean the list is endless!

Blog Action Day even provided us with a list just to inspire all bloggers out there! Some of which are:

• Obesity or famines
• Favorite foods and recipes
• Hunger and poverty
• Healthy vs junk food
• How industries and politics affect food
• Traditional/cultural food
• Your relationship with food, what it means in your life
• Growing your own food
• Will we able to feel 9 billion people in 2050
• Are you a vegetarian or a meat eater and why
• Strangest thing you've ever eaten
• Delicious food you had on your last trip
• Your struggle with food
• Foods that are good for your health or immunity
• Awareness you would love people to know about food 

No one can deny that food has a huge impact on each of our lives and hence that's what Blog Action Day is all about! So register your blog here and take part of this global action!

If you're on twitter, don't forget to hash tag your post with #BAD11 so we can all get a glimpse of what each of us has written!

Food Photo

Info source: Blog Action Day

Delicious Lebanese Apples Event: Tefeh el Tayeb!

I just love Tawlet Souk El Tayeb events!

After their famous and successful National Tabboule Day, Souk et Tayeb is bringing us the delicious Tefeh El Tayeb 2011!

So meet Souk el Tayeb on Saturday the 24th of September, from 9 am till 2 pm in BIEL and learn everything about apples in Lebanon, taste different apple types, help local producers make Apple Jam, Compote and Debes El Tefeh and vote for the best apple dessert!

Source: Tawlet Facebook Page

Zuwwedet Aline - A Healthy Vegetarian Night in Lebanon

Aline is making us some healthy vegetarian food on the 5th of September from 8.00 pm till 11.00 pm at Tarek Booze in Gemmayze! So give yourself a break from all those trans and saturated fats, refined carbs and unhealthy meals and enjoy some delicious vegetarian food under the theme of green beans and corn!

Vegetarian diets are known to be low in saturated fats & high in fibers! The consumption of a generous supply of whole grains, legumes, nuts, fruits and vegetables provides protection against chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. A plant based diet is rich in its content of health promoting factors such as the many phyto-chemicals and antioxidants. Keep in mind that, when planned well, a vegetarian diet can provide you with all the nutrients, vitamins and minerals your body needs.

So fit such nights into your schedule, you'll be doing your health a favor!
For more info, you can call Tarek Booze at 03.148890

Zuwwedet Aline poster

"Breastfeeding Basics" Seminar

Even though breastfeeding is nature's way of providing nutritional needs for infants, the "art" of breastfeeding and the techniques may not come as naturally!

Therefore, Moms and to Be is organizing a public seminar targeting working mothers, mothers with newborns and moms to be planning to breastfeeding to provide them with credible, trust worthy information about breastfeeding basics, essentials and practical tips from a certified breastfeeding specialist!

So when and where is it?

It will be held in Sin El Fil cultural center, Lebanon on the 6th of October from 4.30 pm till 7.30 pm.

What's cooking in this seminar? 

• Basic principles of breastfeeding
• How to increase milk flow
• Breastfeeding positions that are helpful for comfortable and successful lactation
• Early hunger cues of babies
• Babies needs of water and vitamins
• Dad's role in the breastfeeding process
• Feeding babies at night time
• When to introduce bottle feeding
• What to do if moms are sick
• How to know if babies are getting enough milk for proper growth and development
• The process of pumping and storing milk
• The recommended duration for breastfeeding

The session will be fun and educational! Starting 4.00 pm, there will be a welcome coffee break and snacks will be ready for early arrivals and better yet, a special animation is foreseen for your kids all through the session! Free parking is also available at the center so for more information, contact 01.566 999!

Mother and baby photo

Mother & Child - Health, Connection & Beyond Conference

So if you're in Lebanon around mid-November, it's a good idea to join this conference, where nutrition meets psychology!

8th Annual International Marathon

The Beirut Marathon Association is a non-profit organization responsible for organizing the annual BLOM Beirut Marathon. The BMA mission is to “passionately organize running events that inspire unity, promote wellness, positively change lifestyles and provide an experience of challenge, achievement, joy and glory for the benefit of our nation, both now and for generations to come”.

BMA invites you to join in this wonderful celebration of running by registering for one of its races on the 7th of november 2010.

Check their website: http://www.beirutmarathon.org/
There are different events for kids, moms, athletes and adults with different Km for each!
You can also find training prgrams personalized to help you reach your goal.

Run and Have fun!