A great eating out treat can be found at the Wellness Center at the Majuro Hospital complex in Delap. The focus of the food is healthy, to match the goal of its founding organization, Canvasback Missions.
The Wellness Center in Majuro was established, in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and Human Services in 2005. The point was to fight diabetes and other non-communicable diseases, which is hugely prevalent in RMI.
The Wellness Center employs local staff and international volunteers and its restaurant serves fabulous dishes, with much of the food grown on-site. The program uses a three-pronged attack to combat diabetes: Lifestyle intervention, education, and agriculture.
The director can be contacted at director@canvasback.org.
About the Free Cookbook
Every single one of us has healthy recipes suitable for our age in the new cookbook Healthy Futures: School and Community Garden Cookbook, above. You can print the cookbook or download it, and here’s why you should:
There are simple recipes for infants and toddlers, special dishes for mothers who are breastfeeding, taste treats for teens, and … of course … breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes for the whole family.
Published by the Canvasback Wellness Center in Majuro, every recipe in the Healthy Futures books has ingredients that can be sourced or bought in the Marshall Islands and are within the range of even the most budget-tested households.
There are loads of fabulous facts, for example, under “Eat a Rainbow Every Day!” there’s a colorful list of foods to use to paint your plate:
Red is for a strong heart: tomatoes and watermelon
Orange and yellow are for good eyes and skin: pumpkin, pandanus, papaya and corn
Green for strong blood and bones: leafy greens and cucumbers
Purple and blue for a healthy brain: eggplant and purple cabbage. — KAREN EARNSHAW
Pictured is a gardener making compost in Woja, Majuro.
