So can we talk about Plumpy'nut? No, I'm not joking. Have you heard about this product? I've obviously been in the dark about this one. Anderson Cooper did a spot on it that I saw recently. It's single-serving peanut butter based paste that is curing scores of children who were suffering from malnutrition. Worldwide.
As I watched the special, a doctor from Doctors Without Borders made mention of wasted life. How the deaths of children in developing countries have been nothing more than wasted life. Maybe 8 months lived, then dying from malnutrition before a first birthday. The report's statistics showed that in any given family, 1 child in 5 would die from malnutrition. No memories established, no feeling, no real growth or learning. No chance.
Enter peanut butter. I just searched my blog to see how many times I've mentioned it and when and where. Turns out 5, now anyway. Personally, I've loved the stuff since childhood, so I can understand. I couldn't eat it with jelly on a sandwich because the jelly always made the bread look bruised. But that's just me. Really, it makes sense. All you need is a spoon. But in single-serving packages, not even that. With all the pharmaceutical warnings, food-borne mishaps, hell, toy recalls we are lucky to receive day-to-day, I hope this product works and proves a viable solution.
There were quite a few comments made about Anderson Cooper's report on CBS News that may also be of interest, from personal histories to opinions.
1 comment:
someone needs to catch up on their blog!!
A month from today this time we'll be close to being at the beach!
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