Viver Saudável Magazine was the promoter of the Viver Saudável Awards Gala, which took place on November 25th at Casino Espinho. Nutrition projects were celebrated, and the importance of nutrition and the role of professionals as promoters of a healthier society were recognized.
This 2nd edition distinguished the ciTechCare Veggies4myHeart project by Researcher and Professor Cátia Pontes as Project of the Year in the Community Nutrition and Public Health category.
The Veggies4myHeart project consists of a food education project that aims to promote the consumption and knowledge of vegetables in preschool children (between 3 and 6 years old) through teaching materials, namely, a digital game that is a joint initiative of ciTechCare and CIIC, from the Polytechnic of Leiria.
Researchers Marlene Lages and Sara Dias, students of the Digital Games and Multimedia courses and the Degree in Dietetics and Nutrition, Eduarda Abrantes, Gustavo Reis and Ricardo Antunes from CIIC, Sophie Bucher Della Torre, and some crucial funders such as “Challenges in Cardiology” and Leiria City Council also “believed in the idea,” which “brought us here and allowed us to go even further than we ever thought”, stated Cátia Pontes.
The winning project is innovative because it uses educational materials created and validated by nutritionists, which was one of the shortcomings of other similar projects.
Categories such as “Nutritionist of the Year,” “Clinical Nutrition,” and “Collective Food and Restoration” were also awarded at this celebration.
The Healthy Living Award 2022 is an initiative promoted by FRESENIUS KABI, Matinal Cottage, and supported by the Portuguese Nutrition Association (APN), the Portuguese Association of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (APNEP), the Federation of Portuguese Agro-Food Industries (FIPA) and the Association National Association of Nutrition Students (ANEN).