BOOK PROMOTION for 5 days only (August 27 – 31, 2020)!
Click here to go to our Stargold Book section.
To receive your freebies, please email [email protected] with proof of purchase and your mailing address.
Click here to download this poster!
This is a win-win situation for sure! Not only will you gain knowledge, have fun cooking, and be entertained by Stargold and her friends, but you will also be helping children in Africa by feeding them nutritious and tasty pancakes!
Thank you for your support!
*All proceeds from the sales of these books will go to Stargold’s Nutrition Foundation.
Take 1 tsp student, 1 tsp powerlifter, 2 tsps geek and 3 tsps food enthusiast, mix the ingredients, and you get Harjeet Kaur Gill: an ambitious student in the Food, Nutrition, and Health Transfer program at Langara College. She is looking to complete her Degree in Dietetics at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and practice in Sports Nutrition.
Harjeet loves eating and even more so when it is the food she makes. Regardless of circumstance, Harjeet ensures the food she consumes is homemade, which lets her sate her taco cravings at two in the morning! Harjeet’s passion for food has moved her from being a casual cook to being self-diagnosed with OCD: Obsessive Cooking Disorder.
As a visual and creative thinker, Harjeet thrives in activities that give her the opportunity to experiment and create. She also enjoys powerlifting, video gaming, and volunteering. She is the ultimate Batman fan – seriously, she is having an Indian Batman/Catwoman wedding and even has a custom-made Batman wedding ring!
Last but not least, she is a grocery shopaholic. She is the type who goes up and down every aisle, hunting for the newest additions to the shelves and takes joy in reading the labels.
Fun facts aside, Harjeet believes that food is medicine before anything else. The reason? As a type 1 diabetic from the age of three, she has first-hand experienced the delicate relationship that exists between food, the body and the mind.
Helping others feels good. Dietetics is about food, but in practice it is helping peoplethrough problem solving. Harjeet’s goal as a dietician is to help people with their health and wellbeing by creating positive relationships with food.
When she heard about Stargold’s Recipe Contest, it sparked Harjeet’s interest from a culinary perspective, but even more so from a human perspective; it was not about winning a contest, it was about the possibility of providing a solution for the children in Gabon.
Congratulations once again, Harjeet! We, at Stargold Nutrition Foundation, are very excited to have your recipe be part of our journey!
Harjeet won $1000 and a pair of tickets to Stargold’s Bollywood-Themed Fundraising Gala. She has generously donated the $1000 back to the foundation.
Click this link to view our video recording of the Announcement of the Winner, which was live streamed on June 15th, 2020 at Vikram Vij’s My Shanti Restaurant.
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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The Lucky Iron Fish® is a simple and effective cooking tool that adds extra iron to your daily foods or drinks. It is an affordable solution, especially for those with iron deficiency anemia. Unlike other solutions for low iron, the Lucky Iron Fish (or the Leaf!) is natural, has no side effects, and is reusable for 5 years. For more information, visit www.luckyironfish.com.
Good Luck to all Participants!
A Sweet Way to Help
Join Stargold the Food Fairy in sharing the magic of nutrition by selling Purdy’s chocolates for us!
Your support will help Stargold’s Nutrition Foundation in:
Preparing and serving high protein, high iron, and high vitamin C locally sourced pancakes to the underprivileged and undernourished children of Gabon, Africa.
Teaching basic nutrition education to all school-aged students by distributing Stargold the Food Fairy books to schools.
Not for Profit Society Number: S0072113
The Foundation and its initiatives are supported by co-Founder Dr. Anne-Marie Antchouey, who is a Gabonese-Canadian cardiologist and is Gabon’s Director of Public Health (analogous to the federal Minister of Health in Canada). Dr. Antchouey is actively involved in the Foundation, and is very influential in promoting and coordinating the Foundation locally in Gabon.
An Event You Won’t Want to Miss
The well-known chef and celebrity, Vikram Vij, will be treating everyone with a menu to remember at this year’s Bollywood Gala fundraiser event. More detail on the event coming soon!
Tickets (individual): TBD
Tickets (table): TBD
Location: Surrey
Date: October 3, 2020 (tentative date due to the Covid-19 pandemic)