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NEWS
DUK UPDATE
A round up of the activity going on at Diabetes UK,
from partnerships, to research as well as donations.
Food for
Thought
Diabetes UK has
announced a partnership
with healthy recipe box
brand Mindful Chef.
The three-year partnership will see
both brands unite on a mission to
make healthy eating easy for people
living with diabetes, or at risk of
developing Type 2 diabetes, through
easy-to-cook, healthy feel-good food.
The new range of recipes has
been designed to support the 4.9m
people in the UK who are living with
diabetes, 90% of which have Type
2 diabetes. Approved by Diabetes
UK dietitians and nutritionists, the
recipes make healthy eating easier
for people living with diabetes, or
at risk of Type 2 diabetes, featuring
carefully balanced meals and clear
nutritional labelling
Mindful Chef is the only recipe
box service to offer meals developed
to help manage diabetes. The
company was aware that many of
its customers live with diabetes,
so worked closely with Diabetes
UK to learn about the challenges
people face if they are (or someone
close to them is) diagnosed with the
condition. One of the big challenges
is understanding the nutritional
requirements of a healthy diet to
improve the self-management
of diabetes.
Lifestyle changes such as eating
a healthy diet and keeping physically
active can help some people halve
the risk of Type 2 diabetes and
prevent life-changing complications.
Following six months of recipe
planning together, the menu features
carefully balanced meals and clear
nutritional labelling including the
carb amounts to also help people
living with Type 1 diabetes who are
carb counting.
Appearing on the Mindful Chef
recipe box menu weekly since
August, the new Mindful Chef -
Diabetes UK recipes feature a variety
of flavours and sustainably sourced
ingredients. Everything needed to
make the recipes is conveniently
delivered straight to your door in the
recipe box. Menu highlights include
Turkey with Creamy Pesto Penne &
Spinach and Aubergine Parmigiana
with Balsamic Mixed Salad, all of
which are gluten and dairy free too.
Mindful Chef's range of recipes
has been developed to support
anyone living with or at risk of
diabetes with feel-good food. If
you're new to a diagnosis, an old
hand at balancing your nutrition, or
you're just dipping a toe into more
conscious consumption of salt,
sugar, and carbs, Mindful Chef has
made it easy to cook healthy and
delicious meals with Diabetes UKapproved
recipes.
The dishes will be available across
its one, two and four-person boxes,
meaning that options are available to
suit all circumstances. One-person
meals starting from £9 per portion;
two-person meals starting from £5.75
per portion; family meals start from
£4.38 per portion.
Example dish from Mindful Chef in association with Diabetes UK.