Calling all Canadian Dietitians and Dietetic Students
Stargold’s Nutrition Foundation is inviting you to participate in an online Recipe Contest. Create a nutritious pancake recipe from your home and submit to us for your chance to win! The winner will receive $1,000 in cash and a pair of tickets to our fundraising gala and will also have their name, recipe, and video shown on the Stargold’s Nutrition Foundation website.
The Organizer
Stargold’s Nutrition Foundation, created by B.C. Registered Dietitian Claudia Lemay, is a registered not-for-profit society dedicated to promoting and providing adequate nutrition in Gabon, Africa. Starting in September 2020, the Foundation will begin distributing pancakes that are high in iron, vitamin C and protein to 500 underprivileged and undernourished school-aged children every day of the school year.
That’s Where we Need Your Help!
BC Dietitians, Dietetic interns/students, you are formally invited to create a nutritious pancake/dosa/crêpe/injera recipe that will be used by the Foundation for children in Gabon!
We will pick 3 finalists for the contest based on nutritional content, ease of preparation and appearance.
On June 15, 2020 at 16:00 PST sharp, Top Chef and TV personality Vikram Vij, who will have prepared the three finalist’s recipes, will conduct a taste test live from his kitchen at Vij’s restaurant in Vancouver. This final part of the contest will be live streamed and accessible for viewing off our foundation website (with link to Youtube Channel). Videos and photos will be taken and posted later on there as well. Vikram and I will choose the winner of the contest based on the best tasting recipe.
Due to COVID19 social distancing, Gerry Kasten, who was previously set to be a judge in the now-cancelled in-person contest, is unfortunately no longer able to take part as a judge. But maybe by June 15th, socializing will be allowed again? In the meantime, he agreed to participate as a contestant.
To those who have already purchased tickets to the live events, you will be refunded. We hope that you will continue to support us by participating.
Winner Circle
The winner will receive $1,000 in cash and a pair of tickets to our fundraising gala and will have their name, recipe and video shown on the Stargold’s Nutrition Foundation website.
Special Guests Judges
Special guest judge Vikram Vij will be on hand along with Claudia Lemay, RD to determine which pancake recipe takes the cake!
Where:
LIVE STREAM at My Shanti Restaurant
15869 Croydon Drive Surrey, BC V3S 0G2
When:
June 15, 2020 at 4:00pm PST
Recipes to be submitted by June 1st, 2020
Contest Rules & Details
Your recipe must:
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Be high in iron, vitamin C and protein
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Be easy to make
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Be easily folded/rolled
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Contain 40-45g of beans (dry) per serving
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Be made from ingredients local to equatorial Africa.
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Be neutral, yet flavourful (not sweet nor savoury in order to accompany any toppings. Choose any spices)
Ingredients may Include
- White Beans
- Peanuts
- Palm Oil or Palm Nuts
- Okras
- Eggplants
- Yucca Root (Cassava)
- Fresh Coconut
- Corn Flour
- Plantain
- Bell Peppers (any colour)
- Bananas
- Cocoa
- Sweet Potatoes
- Tomatoes
- Cabbages
- Grapefruit
- Ginger
- Celery
- Sweet Corn
- Carrots
- Spinach
- Potatoes
- Mangoes
- Oranges
- Starfruit
- Pineapple
- Vanilla
What to do
1. Create a white bean pancake/crepe/dosa recipe following the detailed contest rules using a minimum of 40-45g of beans per portion. Take a photo of the recipe and submit.
2. Figure out the nutrient content of the recipe (per portion), and take a photo of the summary and submit. If you don’t know how to do that, find a dietitian to help you out. There are many of us out there, visit https://members.dietitians.ca
3. Make a short video (no more than 3 minutes) of you making the pancakes using your recipe. Demonstrate how easy it is to make and show the finished product as well. Submit video.
4. Say in the video how many grams of protein, milligrams of iron and milligrams of vitamin C each portion contains.
5. Submit your chef-d’oeuvre to us. There are two ways to do so:
a) Facebook
i) Like our page: Stargold’s Nutrition Foundation
ii) Post your video and the photos of the recipe and nutrition content.
iii) Tag @stargoldfoundation and use the hashtag #StargoldRecipeContest2020
b) Instagram
i) Follow us: @stargoldfoundation
ii) Post your video and the photos of the recipe and nutrition content.
iii) Tag @stargoldfoundation and use the hashtag #StargoldRecipeContest2020
6.Submit your entries by June 1st, 2020.
How the Winner is Selected
We will pick 3 finalists for the contest based on nutritional content, ease of preparation and appearance.
On June 15, 2020 at 16:00 PST, Top Chef and TV personality, Vikram Vij, will conduct a taste test live from his kitchen at Vij’s restaurant in Vancouver. This will be live streamed and accessible for viewing from our website. Vikram and I will choose the winner of the contest based on the best tasting recipe.
Bonus Points
Bonus points are given for using iron skillets and/or The Lucky Iron Fish®, and for using starfruit in the recipe (“Stargold” was translated to “Starfruit” (Carambole) in the French version).
Promo code to purchase The Lucky Iron Fish® for this contest:
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