Creating partnership with the food industry in the Stockholm cancer prevention program

Creating partnership with the food industry, in the Stockholm cancer prevention program. Lena Kanstrom, Lars-Erik Holm, and Bo J. A. Haglund. (Department of Cancer Prevention, Radiumhemmet, Karolinska Hospital, S-104 01 Stockholm and Department of Social Medicine, Karolinska Institute, S-172 83 Sundbyberg)To facilitate the supply of healthful foods in institutional kitchens and restaurants, the Stockholm Cancer Prevention Program (SCPP) produced a cookbook in collaboration with the food industry and the SCPP. Fifty different organizations participated in this work. The development of the cookbook was made in several steps and started with a recipe contest to engage chefs and employees in restaurants and institutional kitchens. Criteria for the recipes were that they should present low-fat/high-fiber meals. Complementary recipes were recived from the food industry. All recipes were tested in 20 restaurants and institutional kitchens and 11 000 lunch guests assessed the palatability of the dishes. The cookb...