Recipe Contest Announced to Mark
Healthy Aging Month
BrightFocus Foundation to Choose Prize-Winning Healthy Recipes
In honor of Healthy Aging Month, BrightFocus Foundation is launching an online Healthy Recipe Contest for the month of September. Contestants submit a recipe that contains at least three ingredients from a list of healthy foods that may be beneficial to brain or eye health.
The winning recipes will be chosen by BrightFocus. Contestants submitting one of the top three winning entries will receive a $100 Target giftcard and BrightFocus prize pack. See the BrightFocus instructions on how to enter the contest, including providing a photograph of the recipe dish.
Healthy foods on the ingredients list include carotenoids (dark green, yellow, and orange fruits and vegetables); fruits and vegetables abundant in vitamin C, such as tomatoes, broccoli, citrus fruits and green peppers; vitamin E foods including fortified cereals, nuts, and green leafy vegetables; and sources of omega-3 fatty acids, including wild salmon, tuna, walnuts, and flaxseed oil.
Although research is still ongoing regarding the impact of diet on brain and vision diseases, some studies suggest that a healthy and nutritious diet may lower the risk of developing macular degeneration or glaucoma. A healthy diet also may help Alzheimer’s patients cope better with their disease. See the BrightFocus Healthy Living fact sheets for macular degeneration, glaucoma, and Alzheimer’s disease.
ABOUT BRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION
BrightFocus Foundation (www.brightfocus.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing brain and eye health, by funding research worldwide on Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. BrightFocus also provides the public with information about these diseases, including risk factors, current treatments, and coping strategies
