Healthy Ramadan

Every country has some variation of a rice and chicken dish. Indians and Pakistanis have biryani, Brazilians have galinhada, Nigerians have jollof, Chinese have chicken fried rice, Saudis have al kabsa, and so on.

“O ye who believe! Eat of the good things that We have provided for you, and be grateful to Allah, if it is Him ye worship” (Quran 2:178)

Harees is one of the most popular traditional foods in the Emirati kitchen. This slow-cooked porridge-like dish is most often eaten during important family gatherings, such as weddings, and savored particularly during the Holy Month of Ramadan.

The phrase "you are what you eat" is commonly used to convey the idea that the food we consume has a significant impact on our overall health and well-being. It follows then that the nutrients our bodies absorb affect us physically, mentally, and emotionally.

March is National Reading Month, and this year it just so happens that Ramadan is also set to begin during this time. National Reading Month was established in 2011 by the U.S. Department of Education to encourage everyone, young and old, to read daily.