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Fall 2015 Give Beets a Kitchen Faith and Tradition Chance Must-Haves This Eid-ul-Adha P18 P26 P29 34 A Publication of the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America magazine Trending HALAL & HEALTHY ON THE GO P4 Discover LOCAL MEETS GLOBAL FLAVOR P4 Best-in-class pesticide-free and organically-sustainable farming practices Phytonutrients harvested at their peak concentration start #1 selling vitamin and dietary supplements Whole plants including seeds and skin containing nish powerful nutrients Superior safety with over 500,000 quality checks each year Vitamins and minerals combined with Superior science to phytonutrients from preserve e cacy over 145 plants why is nutrilite #1 ? from seed to supplement, we nurture our ingredients every step of the way Nutrilite is the world’s No. 1 selling vitamins and dietary supplements brand. Source: Euromonitor International Limited www.euromonitor.com/amway-claims In the name of God, the Most Beneficent, Most Merciful Contents 32 02 Editor’s Note Recipes 03 From the Publisher’s Desk 22 Open Face Crab Salad Sandwich 24 Roasted Root Vegetables Food Trends 25 Healthy Chicken Nuggets, Baked or 04 Halal & Healthy on the Go Sautéed Health & Nutrition Features 08 The Healthy Diet: 26 Kitchen Must-Haves 04 Choosing Quality Over Quantity 29 Faith and Tradition This Eid-ul-Adha 14 Living with Thyroid Dysfunction 32 Family Time in the Kitchen Quranic & Prophetic Foods 34 Halal-Certified Product Locator 18 Give Beets a Chance Spotlight on an IFANCA Halal-Certified Company 20 Maple Lodge Farms 18 25 WWW.IFANCA.ORG Fall 2015 | HALAL CONSUMER 1 Department Editor’s Note IFANCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS President | Muhammad Munir Chaudry Vice President | Mahmood A. Baig Vice President | Mohamed Sadek Assalamu Alaikum Director | Rashid A. Chaudary Director | Allen A. Hamood © Director | Ahmad H. Sakr Eid Mubarak from all of us at Halal Consumer Director | Mian N. Riaz Director | Sofia Shakir magazine and IFANCA. Speaking of Eid, this is a time of Director | Altmash Amin sacrifice and if you had any questions regarding what IFANCA RELIGIOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL Chairman | Dr. Ahmad H. Sakr qualifies for the sacrificial offering, you might find your Resident Scholar |Sheikh Rachid Belbachir Imam Muhammad Mardini answers in “Faith and Tradition This Eid-ul-Adha.” Mufti Ebrahim Desai Dr. Firdaus bin Yahya Professor Inam Haq As Eid brings families closer together, check out “Family Time in the Kitchen” for HALAL CONSUMER EDITORIAL STAFF some ideas on how to help keep the family together every day. While you are in Publisher | Muhammad Munir Chaudry Editor in Chief | Roger Othman the kitchen, do a quick inventory of your cookware and utensils. I just bought a Content Manager | Alia Shalabi 25-piece knife set and don’t know what to use 24 of them on. Actually, I even got HEAD OFFICE the second set for just the shipping and handling cost! Had I read “Kitchen Must- 777 Busse Hwy. Park Ridge, IL 60068-2470 USA Haves,” I might have saved some money and kitchen space. +1.847.993.0034 +1.847.993.0038 | fax [email protected] As the seasons change, oftentimes eating habits do, too. Keep in mind the [email protected] Prophetic hadith about only filling one third of your stomach with food and one third REGIONAL OFFICES with water, leaving one third empty. “The Healthy Diet” offers some helpful insights IFANCA – CALIFORNIA Walnut, California into the benefits of opting for quality over quantity. IFANCA – CANADA Mississauga, Ontario Speaking of hadith, beets are this issue’s Prophetic food. In “Give Beets a Chance,” IFANCA – ASIA PACIFIC you can learn more about this Prophetic food that is becoming a trendy superfood! Singapore It’s also a good source of energy. IFANCA – CHINA Shanghai, China Naturally, you can’t spend all your time in the kitchen; when you are away, make IFANCA – PAKISTAN sure you reach for healthy foods and snacks. “Halal & Healthy on the Go” offers Faisalabad, Pakistan some healthy snack options. There are many halal-certified options awaiting you. IFANCA – INDIA Kochi, Kerala If weight is an issue, be sure to read “Living with Thyroid Dysfunction.” You may be surprised to find that has something to do with your weight gain or loss. Of course, check with a physician for a diagnosis. Copyright © 2015. All rights reserved. ISSN: 1532–351X Check out the Spotlight on IFANCA halal-certified Maple Lodge Farms and their journey to halal. Their chicken isn’t available in the United States yet, but if you are ABOUT HALAL CONSUMER in Canada, give them a try. Halal Consumer is a publication of the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA). IFANCA is a non- profit Islamic organization with the mission to promote Finally, check out the delicious recipes and send us some of your own. We may halal food and the institution of halal. IFANCA objectives include making halal foods conveniently available, intro- publish them in the next issue. ducing halal to food companies and institutions, creating awareness of halal among consumers and providing halal solutions to consumer needs. Sincerely, DESIGNED BY | studio of KUNG PIK LIU | www.KungPikLiu.com Roger M. Othman managing editor WWW.IFANCA.ORG From the Publisher’s Desk Assalamu Alaikum has met animal welfare guidelines, which require it to have at least two annual welfare audits by Professional Over the years, we have heard many Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO) certi- questions about the integrity of the halal fied auditors. The fifth star identifies that the animal meat in the marketplace. How was it was not stunned before or after slaughter. The system addresses all the consumer concerns of animal welfare, slaughtered? What was the animal fed? Was animal feed, slaughter, and stunning, and it has been the animal given antibiotics and hormones? implemented by IFANCA halal-certified Thunder Ridge Was the animal stunned prior to slaughter? Beef Company. Thunder Ridge, out of Sigourney, Iowa, produces Black Angus beef meeting the Five Star crite- If so, how was it stunned? If you look out at the ria. The beef is currently available in some retail outlets halal meat landscape you will find a variety of halal in the Chicago area as well as in many fine dining estab- offerings; from kosher rejects labeled halal to over- lishments throughout the United States and abroad. the-phone-certified commercial slaughter to legitimate Soon they will introduce processed meat products made Muslim-slaughtered meat, it’s out there in the market- with the same halal-certified Five Star beef. place. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could find real prime beef that was fed a natural plant diet with no added You’ve waited a long time, and your patience has been hormones or antibiotics, slaughtered the traditional rewarded. Now there is finally a beef choice that meets way by a Muslim? all the needs of the most discerning halal consumer. There is no longer a need to wonder about any aspect For over three decades, we have been working with the industry to implement the ideal halal method of meat of the production. Halal consumers can now sit down production. All that hard work has finally paid off and to dinner knowing the meat they are about to consume last July, we introduced the Five Star Halal identification came from animals fed a natural diet, treated in a way System™. The system adds five stars to the Crescent-M that meets animal welfare guidelines, and is processed halal certification mark. Each star represents one in the finest Islamic tradition. And it’s also competi- aspect of the halal process. Starting from the left, the tively priced! first star identifies that the animal was slaughtered by a Muslim. The second star identifies that the animal was slaughtered by a traditional horizontal cut. The third star Sincerely, identifies that the animal was fed an all-natural plant diet. The fourth star identifies that the slaughterhouse Muhammad Munir Chaudry president DISCLAIMER: The advertisements in Halal Consumer magazine do not necessarily imply endorsement or halal certification by IFANCA. Please check www.ifanca.org to verify halal certification by IFANCA. None of the health-related information contained here should be used in lieu of medical advice nor should it be used without consulting a physician first. Halal Consumer magazine, its writers and editors, its parent organization IFANCA, IFANCA’s board of directors, and its employees and consultants are not liable for any actions taken by individuals or groups based on the information, including recipes, presented here. WWW.IFANCA.ORG Fall 2015 | HALAL CONSUMER 3 Food Trends Halal & Healthy on the Go By Asma Jarad Most people will agree that having a It is no secret that those who start their day off with a nutritious meal tend to perform better. Snack time should also be a time tasty meal or snack is something we to replenish and refuel throughout the day. A hearty breakfast and nutritious snacks don’t have to take a long time to prepare or all look forward to. The great news to consume. It could be as simple as a few dates with a glass of milk, or a cup of yogurt with a handful of mixed nuts and grains. is that good food doesn’t have to be In the Quran, God mentions the palm trees and their nutritious crop of dates several times. In one instance He says, “And it is packed with unnecessary calories He who sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby the growth of all things. We produce from it greenery from which We or hard to come upon. Now, with the produce grains arranged in layers.