Ladies Wing - Sathwic Food Recipe Book Project, 2008

We dedicate this family health recipe book project at the Divine Lotus Feet of Sri Sathya Sai Baba.

The aim of this project is to publish a book of family health recipes intended for all Sai devotees that will allow us to develop our awareness of love by increasing our understanding of dietary habits and imparting this in the context of Sai's teachings.

Why a family health recipe book?

• Good health is essential for spiritual life. Through wrong action, by eating unhealthy food we often subject to ourselves with bodily harm.
• We have all heard how Australian obesity is on the rise in men, women and our children. Diseases like heart disease, diabetes are the biggest killers in Australia. Cancer is on the rise, and the diet that we choose to follow all plays a role in our health and in the future of our children.

Why should ladies participate in the family health recipe book project?

• Being the backbone of the family unit, women themselves need to remain healthy and additionally are well situated to influence healthy dietary habits in the home.
• Women have an important role in the Sathya Sai Organisation with food preparation for service events, meetings and celebrations.
• Being healthy is vital for women to be instrumental in serving society

Summary of Process for Sai Centres

Each centre will be responsible for scheduling a recipe book workshop.

Guidelines on how the workshop should be conducted will be forwarded shortly. The aim of the workshop is to create a recipe based on a recipe category that has been allocated to your centre by the zone coordinator. Examples of recipe categories include:

• Soups
• Main Vegetable Dishes
• Rice Dishes and Pasta Dishes
• Salads
• Savories
• Breads
• Accompaniments: Dips, Chutneys, Dressings
• Desserts and Cakes
• Drinks

The recipes created by each centre will then be forwarded to the Editing and Publishing Committee (EPC). The EPC will then distribute these books to each centre across Australia so they may be utilised by Sai Devotees.

Anyone with original health family recipes please feel free to send it to the EPC, sairecipes108 [at] hotmail.com by 24th July.

We are seeking a volunteer who is a Nutritionist or Dietician to assess the nutritional value of the recipes submitted. If you are interested in this role please contact the Ladies Wing Coordinator via our contact page.

This is a fantastic opportunity for all the ladies of Australia to offer a part of themselves, their wisdom and culinary secrets, as a gift to Swami. Let your love flow through in this very worthy project.