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Fortified Peanut Butter - Miracle Food Could Save Lives
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Plumpy’nut is a peanut butter that has powdered milk and vitamins added to it to make a sweet paste-like food. 60 Minutes reviewed the product and mentioned it literally has the potential to save lives that would otherwise be lost to malnutrition.
The peanut butter requires no refrigeration and children love the taste. It has been used in Niger where it has been called a miracle food by Doctors Without Borders.
Developed by a French scientist, two small packets a day can bring a child back from near death.
Check out other innovative endeavors by Doctors Without Borders:
RUF Packets Could End World Hunger
Food packets, or what is called ready-to-use food (RUF) may be the secret to helping end world hunger. Doctors Without Borders believe that by increasing shipments of RUF, millions of children could be saved from starvation.
The extremely high rates of world hunger are shocking, and disturbing to … [More]
Via: msf.org
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