Applications for the 2024 edition of the Medcook Challenge, an initiative of NOVA Medical School and Diaverum Portugal, are open until November 10th.
This competition challenges students to submit three recipes - a starter, a main course (meat, fish, vegetarian or vegan) and a dessert - with a detailed description of the ingredients, ingredients, preparation method and nutritional calculation. The average cost per meal should be around €5 per person.
The recipes must be suitable for people with kidney disease on hemodialysis, respecting specific nutritional criteria. All students studying for a degree in Nutrition Sciences or an Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine, from any educational institution in Portugal, can take part. Entries can be made in groups of up to three and must be sent by e-mail with all the mandatory information.
The five best proposals will be awarded prizes and selected for recipe videos, which will be published on FCM | NMS YouTube. Voting will be split between the public (20%) and an expert jury (80%), with the winners to be announced on January 20, 2025.
1st place: 210€ WORTEN voucher
2nd place: 150€ WORTEN voucher
3rd Place: €120 WORTEN voucher
Sogenave Prize: Basket of food products worth €125 to be given to an IPSS chosen by the winning group.
The other groups whose proposals are selected for cooking will receive an honorable mention.
Find out all the details about this challenge on this page.