Dream Whip's Make a Wish Come True

In association with “Kolona Montigoun”, The official Jeddah Chamber of Commerce project -which always supports and empower productive families in Saudi Arabia- has organized a cooking competition. The Dream Whip campaign from the house of Mondelēz International (formerly known as Kraft Foods) officials of JCCI  picked  only four contestant, and have invited them along with their families and members of the media at a ceremonial event to celebrate their success. 

The winner of this campaign  Ms. Noha Noor Fadul was decided at a bake off session among four other shortlisted finalists. Ms. Noha was declared a clear winner based on her unique recipe and the jury’s decision. She won a sum of 5000 dollars to proceed with her dream. Based on the public voting, the remaining 3 shortlisted finalists were considered as winners as well, and received a prize money of USD 1000 each , the prize was presented by Dream whip to aid their dessert making wishes. The four shortlisted candidates were invited to an on-ground competition for a final evaluation at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce premises, where they prepared desserts to impress the judging committee comprising of Chef. Soumaya Al Idrissi and Chef. Ohood Sohail, who rated the candidates’ skills in baking, creativity and uniqueness of their recipes. 

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The campaign was hosted on the Dream Whip facebook page www.facebook.com/DreamWhipArabia for two months. For each vote on Dream Whip Facebook page, Dream Whip set aside SAR. 1/- that was used to aid the accomplishment of the women’s wishes in addition to a cash prize for the main winner.

Dream Whip is one of the brands of Mondelēz International with a long legacy in the GCC region. It is the first choice for consumers to enhance their desserts with its snow white cream. The prepared Dream Whip cream is used to decorate all kinds of desserts such as cakes, jelly, crème caramel, milkshakes and many more.

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The Beauty Milk

When I was young, my biggest problem in life was the warm cup of milk, that my parents forced me to drink every morning. I know I am not alone in this, but I really hated the taste of milk, I it's really bad to say this about food, especially milk, but that what I really felt. My poor parents tried very hard to make me love it, they got me every kind of milk they could put their hands on, from powder to condensed to evaporated, to canned, but nothing worked for me. As I grew up, I eventually learned about the benefits of milk, so I tried to force my self to drink a cup at least every week. "which is insufficient". One day I was skiing at the Dubai Ski in mall of the Emirates, I fall down and broke my hand. My poor delicate hand :) was put on a cast for a long period of almost three months, which is not normal for such a superficial bone breakage. The doctors related that to my sever shortage of calcium, so during all that time followed by nine months of pregnancy I was forced to drink two cups of milk daily. I hated my life till one day I discovered Almond milk. and no it's not normal milk flavoured with almonds, it is really milk extracted from almonds.

Almond milk has more calcium concentration, proteins, nutrients and all the beneficial ingredients than the normal cow milk, and better it tastes so good and is sugary enough, so no need to add any extra sugar which makes it perfect for diabetics and those who are on diet. Beside all this it has amazing beautifying benefits, it has anti-oxidants, vitamin B, iron "not present in normal milk" and full of vitamin E, which is super good for your hair, nails and of course your skin savior. Nuitrionists around the world like to call Almond milk the Elixir of beauty and health. It also contains Vit. A so good for eye sight, and the best thing is it's easily digested by the body, and is great for all lactose-intolerant people. I also recommend it for lactating mothers, as Cow milk can cause sever gases to newborn because lactose is transmitted via breast milk to babies.

It looks a bit darker than the normal milk

If you are in GCC you can find it in almost any big or fancy supermarket, in Egypt try to search for at the diet section at big supermarkets, and also Gourmet shop stock them from time to time. If you can't find it in the market no worries because you can do it yourself at home. Check this video out.
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Pretty snack for a pretty girl

One of the oldest and most effective healthy diet tips , is to snack on fruits or vegetables between the three main meals of the day, snacks will not only help you feel full but will  increase your metabolism as well, and as eating raw fruits and vegetables can be so boring sometimes, try to change in the way you eat them, try cutting them into small chunks or mix them with some fat free yoghurt or blend it as a smoothie.

for me I like to mix slices of kiwi with strawberry cubes and whole raspberries, the mix of the colour is fabulous,it stimulate my appetite and makes me feel content while eating, it's just like the African proverb says " the eye eats before the mouth does".
Not only these fruits have million benefits to your health, it also have a lot of benefits to your hair,skin and nails, for example kiwi contains vitamin C which is an anti-oxidant, prevent skin ages, helps you have an even skin tone and prevents blemishes, and it also contains Zinc, which helps in keeping skin, hair and nails beautiful and healthy, strawberry also has vitamin C and helps keeping your teeth whiter, raspberry on the other hand helps burning fats and is also rich in vitamin C , Folic acid and Vitamin B

On summer days I like to make a kind of smoothie that keep me refreshed ad hydrated, for me the kiwi smoothie is too sour, so I add some watermelon for more sweetness and texture, watermelon is another fruit with beautifying benefits, first it is full of fibers, makes you feel full fast and helps clean and un-bloat your stomach thus helps you to lose weight, plus it has a lot of vitamins A,B and C that will help nourish your skin and keeps you hydrated.

Here is how I make the smoothie, recipe adapted from tastespot.com

2 cups seedless watermelon chunks
2 kiwis, peeled and diced
2 cups vanilla yogurt
1 cup ice
Sprigs of fresh mint for garnish (optional)
Place ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into 2 glasses and garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
Makes about 4 cups (1 L).