Whatever the holiday is and wherever in the world it is celebrated, there is usually a type of special food that goes along with it. To celebrate with all our readers and supporters and wish you Happy Holidays, we’ve compiled a list of UN food links, starting with healthy diets, over to food waste and ending with a selection of recipes available from UN system websites.
HEALTHY DIETS
WHO/Europe – World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe
- Food and nutrition during self-quarantine: what to choose and how to eat healthily (23 March 2020)
http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/nutrition/news/news/2020/3/food-and-nutrition-during-self-quarantine-what-to-choose-and-how-to-eat-healthily - Food and nutrition tips during self-quarantine
http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-technical-guidance/food-and-nutrition-tips-during-self-quarantine
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV)
http://www.fao.org/fruits-vegetables-2021/en/
The IYFV 2021 is a unique opportunity to raise awareness on the important role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition, food security and health and as well in achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- The ABCs of healthy diets: A kid’s guide to improving nutrition
http://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1197258/ - How much do you know about healthy eating? Let dietary guidelines steer your choices
http://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1110267/
World Food Programme (WFP)
- Food for thought: 7 tips on keeping a healthy diet in the face of coronavirus; The ‘Grows, Gos and Nos’ — advice from World Food Programme nutritionists on dos and don’ts of eating in quarantine (23 April 2020)
https://insight.wfp.org/food-for-thought-7-tips-on-keeping-a-healthy-diet-in-the-face-of-coronavirus-7fab7f06177 - Nutrition myths debunked; Director of Nutrition separates fact from fiction at a time when a healthy diet is more important than ever (2 April 2020):
https://insight.wfp.org/nutrition-myths-debunked-no-single-food-can-ensure-good-health-e9efe06814a0
AVOIDING FOOD WASTE
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Make #NotWasting food a personal resolution: How you can avoid food waste no matter the holiday (24 December 2020): http://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1072865/
- 15 quick tips for reducing food waste and becoming a Food hero – We all have a part to play in saving food (29 September 2020)
http://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1309609/
- Three smart ways innovation is helping reduce food loss and waste: On the first International Day of Awareness for Food Loss and Waste, let’s talk about solving the problem (28 September 2020)
http://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1309567/
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
- [email protected] to help address food loss and waste
http://feedup.unece.org/
UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme
- Food for thought: Instagram cooking show targets food waste during Italy lockdown (7 April 2020)
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/food-thought-instagram-cooking-show-targets-food-waste-during-italy-lockdown
World Food Programme (WFP)
- Stop the Waste
https://cdn.wfp.org/2020/stop-the-waste/
SELECTION OF RECIPES
ActNow | Food Challenge | Sustainable Recipes
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/actnow-food-challenge/
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
- A cookbook for the holidays celebrates the flavours that make us who we are
https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/2020/12/5fd7e3c14/cookbook-holidays-celebrates-flavours.html
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- The best thing about fruits and vegetables? Their diversity!
Five lesser known but surprisingly nutritious fruits and vegetables (15 December 2020): http://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1364251/- Story includes the following recipes:
Nopalitos with Tomatoes and Onions: http://www.fao.org/traditional-crops/cactuspear/en/
Amaranth-Potato-Eggplant: http://www.fao.org/traditional-crops/amaranth/en/
- Story includes the following recipes:
- Celebrating nutrition with these five FAO cookbooks: Let these recipes from around the world bring out your inner chef (5 January 2021): http://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1366126/
- Recipes for Pulses
http://www.fao.org/pulses-2016/recipes/en/ - Pulses: nutritious seeds for a sustainable future
http://www.fao.org/3/i5528e/I5528e.pdf - International Cookbook for Quinoa
http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3525e.pdf - Traditional High Andean Cuisine
http://www.fao.org/3/a-i1466e.pdf - Kenyan Food Recipes
http://www.fao.org/3/i9056en/I9056EN.pdf - Potatoes in the kitchen – Recipes from around the world
http://www.fao.org/potato-2008/en/recipes/index.html - Mountain recipes: Cooks in high places – Mountain specialties http://www.fao.org/3/cb0229en/CB0229EN.pdf
- Yummy and Healthy Recipes for Kids
http://www.fao.org/3/ca9355en/CA9355EN.pdf - Health, Knowledge and Flavours: Recovering the traditional culinary knowledge of women in Latin America and the Caribbean for food biodiversity management and enhancement: http://www.fao.org/3/I8269EN/i8269en.pdf
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- Recipes for Change
is a series of recipes from developing countries that bring you a taste of someone else’s life. It gives you the chance to cook the same meals as the Hong family in the Mekong Delta or Olive Bibutsuwahoze and her family in eastern Rwanda
https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/recipes-for-change - Chef Bowerman wishes IFAD readers Happy Holidays with this festive treat (18 December 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/story/asset/42211187
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Adaptive Farms, Resilient Tables: Building secure food systems and celebrating distinct culinary traditions in a world of climate uncertainty
https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/poverty-reduction/adaptive-farms–resilient-tables–building-secure-food-systems-a1/
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Tastes from Home: Recipes from the Refugee Community
https://act.unhcr.ca/page/71880/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=SOC20_UNR_TFH
World Food Programme (WFP)
- Um Abdullah’s Bulgur with Chickpeas from Syria
https://www.wfp.org/stories/family-chef-um-abdullahs-bulgur-chickpeas-syria - Cooking a favourite Lao dish — Khao Poon
https://medium.com/world-food-programme-insight/cooking-a-favourite-lao-dish-khao-poon-79209a5fcd94 - Nurfel’s Falafel from Syria
https://medium.com/world-food-programme-insight/family-chef-nurfels-falafel-from-syria-2140e37dcc77 - Sarita’s Sangrecita from Peru
https://medium.com/world-food-programme-insight/family-chef-saritas-sangrecita-from-peru-c6cd7a009b37