HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR MEALS MORE NUTRITIOUS?
You know the benefits of eating nutritious food.
You may select your food because it is sweet, spicy, or fried. Or whether it is your fast food favorite or similar to it. But do you select your meal on affordability and availability?
About three out of four Congolese are undernourished. Due to the poverty, most Congolese select their food based upon availability and affordability. And the food that they select is not a too nutritious.
First, meat is very expensive. Therefore, it is not a daily or weekly selection for most Congolese. The common meat choice is chicken or goat. Occasionally, there is a fish, pork, and guinea pigs.
Next, there is not a wide selection of vegetables. Corn is the biggest crop in the Congo. However, corn is not eaten as a vegetable. It is dried and grinded into corn meal. The biggest class of vegetable in the Congo is greens. They are similar to our collard, mustard, and kale greens. Due to the limited selection and cost, greens are not available for every meal.
Finally, what about those carbohydrates and starches like potatoes, rice, and noodles? They are not available and affordable. However, most Congolese eat a dough made from cassava or manioc flour. Cassava roots are very rich in starch, and contain significant amounts of calcium, phosphorus and vitamin C. But it lacks protein and other nutrients.
Where do they get the nutrients? How do you make their meal better? The answer may be as simple as the dried leaves of the Moringa tree. The leaves of this fast growing tree can replace the nutrients from meat and vegetables.
Congo Helping Hands is introducing the Moringa tree in Bulape.
Luke 1:47-55 "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever."
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