People living with diabetes across the Bath area are sharing healthier twists on the “food you love” such as fish and chips or apple strudel in a new campaign by the charity Diabetes UK.
Five delicious recipes are being showcased by five people who have not let living with diabetes stand between them and their favourite food.
They are also sharing tips that have helped them manage their diabetes.
The eight-week “Food you Love” campaign aims to encourage people with diabetes and without to eat more healthily and maintain a healthy weight.
You can sign up to view free recipe videos and more at www.diabetes.org.uk/feelgood-food between 22nd May to 15th July 2017.
Some of the UK’s best known celebrity chefs are also lending their support to Diabetes UK’s campaign, with Jamie Oliver donating a recipe for Mega Veggie Burgers; Prue Leith, sharing her recipe for Ajiaco-Colombian chicken soup; and Ella Woodward offering her recipe for Chilli and Ginger Pho.
Diabetes UK south west regional head Annika Palmer said: “Enjoying what you eat is one of life’s pleasures, but when it comes to healthy eating, sometimes we all need a bit of inspiration to get us started.
“Every day we get questions from people living with diabetes asking for advice from our experts about what they can or can’t eat. So we hope these tasty recipes for the food we love – but healthier – are a practical answer.”
In the UK, there are more than 4.5 million people who have diabetes, of which 1 million people have Type 2 diabetes but don’t know they have it because they haven’t been diagnosed.
Some 11.9 million people are at increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
The Food you Love campaign will be running throughout Diabetes Week, which takes place from 11th to 17th June, when Diabetes UK will be aiming to increase understanding of the condition.
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