BARBADIAN GOURMET - Recipes for Better Health

FEATURED IN CARIBBEAN CULTURE KITCHEN

Recipes submitted by the Food and Nutrition Department

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Barbados

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BARBADIAN GOURMET Recipes for Better Health is a cookbook that provides delicious local recipes in the categories of appetisers, soups, salads, main dishes, side dishes, breads, desserts, and beverages. It also provides the reader with valuable nutritional information and nutrient claims to assist with selecting dishes according to specific nutritional goals. The cookbook provides recipes and information that will assist persons in managing chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity.

Published in 2020, after many years of hard work, this unique cookbook seeks to provide the reader with guidance in preparing traditional foods, grown in Barbados, in a healthy and appetising way. The cookbook was produced based on the efforts of the Food and Nutrition team of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Barbados) and culinary experts which comprised of:

Dietitians

Meshell Carrington MSc, RD;

Kerri-Ann Best, MScDiab, RD;

Sade Haynes, MSc, RD;

Georgina Jordan, MPH, RD;

Abigail Clarke, Ph D , MPH, RD

Dietary technicians

Cheri Elcock, BSc and Kadesha Hart, BSc

Dietetic interns

Ruth Ann Singh

Janea Ifill

Kadijah Parris

Chef

Jalesa Francios

Food Stylist

Kareem Bennett

Mixologist

Shane McClean

The many contributors:

Wendy Clarke, RD;

Gabriella Bernales, MS, RD;

Yvonne Burke,

Nicole Forde,

Heather Gooding,

Juliet Weekes,

Betty Harris,

Shanice Murray

Special thanks go out to our sponsors Pharmacy Sales Caribbean, Mr Christopher King and Ms Celestine Crookendale.