Fabulously Fit, The Mysterious The Color Fall 2017 10 Fabulously Pregnant 18 Quince 32 Wheel 42 HalalA Publication of the Islamic Food Consumer and Nutrition Council of America Magazine 28 Your Food Is Better Traveled Than You Fall 2017 | HALAL CONSUMER 1 J&M® halal certified meals use only wholesome ingredients and have NO MSG, NO SOY, and NO ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS OR COLORS. Each meal is fully cooked and is conveniently packaged in either 10 oz. (283 g) microwaveable serving dishes or 8 oz. (227 g) travel and camping pouches. Reheat to eat in minutes. LAMB & LENTIL STEW: Tender lamb joins a medley of tomatoes, BEEF STEW: A satisfying and delicious stew! It has chunks of lentils, onions, chickpeas, zucchini and red and green sweet lean beef, with potatoes, sweet peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, peppers. Aromatic herbs and spices invite all to taste and enjoy zucchini, chickpeas and carrots in a flavorful sauce. this truly delicious meal. OLD WORLD STEW: Chunks of lean beef, with brown rice, LAMB & BARLEY STEW: Tender lamb, combined with barley, tomatoes, zucchini and pinto beans. The sauce is seasoned with eggplant, red and green sweet peppers, zucchini and onions, the aromatic flavors of the Middle East. create a true culinary delight! A scrumptious meal with a variety of textures, it is deliciously seasoned with herbs and spices of PASTA WITH GARDEN VEGETABLES: This delicious and the Middle East. robust meal has rotini pasta with peppers, mushrooms, MY KIND OF CHICKEN®: A favorite combination of chunks of zucchini and tomatoes. It is perfectly flavored with light and dark chicken meat with brown rice, peas and carrots in traditional Italian seasonings. a mild sauce. VEGETARIAN STEW: A meal fit for vegetarian and hearty eater CHICKEN MEDITERRANEAN: A hearty chicken meal with the alike! With macaroni, vegetables, potatoes, barley, lentils, flavors of the Mediterranean region. It has chunks of light and peanuts and seasonings, this meal has great taste and a variety dark chicken meat, tomatoes, potatoes, chickpeas, and black of textures. olives in a tangy sauce. CHEESE TORTELLINI: Cheese-filled tortellini are simply delicious CHICKEN & NOODLES: A winning combination with chunks of in a well-seasoned tomato sauce, with the added protein and light and dark chicken meat, homestyle Kluski noodles, peas and texture of pinto beans. carrots in a lightly seasoned sauce. FLORENTINE LASAGNA: A meal influenced by the tastes of CHICKEN & BLACK BEANS: A scrumptious meal with chunks Florence. Savor the combination of small lasagna noodles in a of light and dark chicken meat, black & kidney beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce with Ricotta and Parmesan cheeses, spinach and potatoes, sweet peppers and corn. Simple spicing brings out pinto bean pieces which add texture and protein. its full flavor! DHABIHA HALAL Halal certification is by the Islamic Food & Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) © 2012 J&M FOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY, P.O. BOX 334, DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS 60015 USA Tel: 847-948-1290 • Fax: 847-948-0468 • e-mail: [email protected] • www.halalcertified.com In the name of God, the Most Beneficent, Most Merciful Contents 6 18 25 28 J&M® halal certified meals use only wholesome ingredients and have NO MSG, NO SOY, and NO ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS OR COLORS. Each meal is fully cooked and is conveniently packaged in either 10 oz. (283 g) microwaveable serving dishes or 8 oz. (227 g) travel and camping pouches. Reheat to eat in minutes. LAMB & LENTIL STEW: Tender lamb joins a medley of tomatoes, BEEF STEW: A satisfying and delicious stew! It has chunks of 04 Editor’s Note lentils, onions, chickpeas, zucchini and red and green sweet lean beef, with potatoes, sweet peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, peppers. Aromatic herbs and spices invite all to taste and enjoy zucchini, chickpeas and carrots in a flavorful sauce. 05 From the Publisher’s Desk this truly delicious meal. OLD WORLD STEW: Chunks of lean beef, with brown rice, LAMB & BARLEY STEW: Tender lamb, combined with barley, tomatoes, zucchini and pinto beans. The sauce is seasoned with FOOD TRENDS RECIPES eggplant, red and green sweet peppers, zucchini and onions, the aromatic flavors of the Middle East. create a true culinary delight! A scrumptious meal with a variety 06 Keeping the Taste, Not the Waste 24 Baked Quince of textures, it is deliciously seasoned with herbs and spices of PASTA WITH GARDEN VEGETABLES: This delicious and 25 Creamy Cauliflower Soup the Middle East. robust meal has rotini pasta with peppers, mushrooms, HEALTH & NUTRITION 26 Macedonian Eggplant Salad MY KIND OF CHICKEN®: A favorite combination of chunks of zucchini and tomatoes. It is perfectly flavored with light and dark chicken meat with brown rice, peas and carrots in traditional Italian seasonings. 10 Fabulously Fit, Fabulously Pregnant 27 A Quick Quesadilla a mild sauce. VEGETARIAN STEW: A meal fit for vegetarian and hearty eater 14 Smile! CHICKEN MEDITERRANEAN: A hearty chicken meal with the alike! With macaroni, vegetables, potatoes, barley, lentils, FEATURES flavors of the Mediterranean region. It has chunks of light and peanuts and seasonings, this meal has great taste and a variety 28 Your Food is Better Traveled Than You dark chicken meat, tomatoes, potatoes, chickpeas, and black of textures. QURANIC & PROPHETIC FOODS olives in a tangy sauce. 18 The Mysterious Quince 32 The Color Wheel CHEESE TORTELLINI: Cheese-filled tortellini are simply delicious CHICKEN & NOODLES: A winning combination with chunks of in a well-seasoned tomato sauce, with the added protein and light and dark chicken meat, homestyle Kluski noodles, peas and texture of pinto beans. A CLOSER LOOK AT LABELS 36 Halal-Certified Product Locator carrots in a lightly seasoned sauce. FLORENTINE LASAGNA: A meal influenced by the tastes of 22 What’s Nice About Niacin? CHICKEN & BLACK BEANS: A scrumptious meal with chunks Florence. Savor the combination of small lasagna noodles in a of light and dark chicken meat, black & kidney beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce with Ricotta and Parmesan cheeses, spinach and potatoes, sweet peppers and corn. Simple spicing brings out pinto bean pieces which add texture and protein. its full flavor! DHABIHA HALAL Halal certification is by the Islamic Food & Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) © 2012 J&M FOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY, P.O. BOX 334, DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS 60015 USA Fall 2017 | HALAL CONSUMER 3 Tel: 847-948-1290 • Fax: 847-948-0468 • e-mail: [email protected] • www.halalcertified.com Halal Editor’s Note Consumer IFANCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS President | Muhammad Munir Chaudry Vice President | Mahmood A. Baig Vice President | Mohamed Sadek Director | Rashid A. Chaudary Director | Mian N. Riaz Director | Sofia Shakir Salaam Readers, Director | Altmash Amin Director | Imam Mahmoud Harmoush Director | Imam M. Radwan Mardini Marked by the equinox, the season of football fantasy, bulky scarves, IFANCA RELIGIOUS ADVISORY Halloween, and Thanksgiving is here. As temperatures drop and sunlight COUNCIL Resident Scholar |Sheikh Rachid Belbachir dims, chlorophyll gives way to other pigments to create a glorious Dr. Firdaus bin Yahya Imam M. 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IFANCA – CHINA Our feature this time will make you realize that your food may be better traveled than Shanghai, China Beijing, China you are and make you ponder over cultivating a kitchen garden and visiting the local Tianjin, China farmers market. Our article on food coloring is a reminder of why, while adding color to Wuhan, China our lives, it is important to look past the exterior and understand what truly goes into IFANCA – PAKISTAN our food. Read this issue to know what Niacin’s job in the human body is and where to Faisalabad, Pakistan get it. You’ll also find out how much better or worse fast-casual restaurants are from IFANCA – INDIA fast food joints and fine dining. Read on to review some of the fancy, new butters that Kochi, Kerala are trending today. Know more about a fabulously fit pregnancy and also how to IFANCA – KOREA preserve your smile with daily care and cosmetic dentistry. Find out what that strange Seoul, South Korea looking thing called quince is and what to do with it.