Healthy Nutrition

On Sunday we held the long awaited workshop on healthy nutrition. Why do we need it, you ask? Well, even though the food here is delicious and locally grown, with few artificial ingredients, the people here seem to like fried food, mayonnaise and a lot of sugar in their tea. Also, large portions are the norm.

So, our task was to educate the members on some simple rules of healthy nutrition and put the knowledge into practice. On Sunday we started with a brief presentation, followed by the actual cooking. The ladies gathered in the backyard and started peeling potatoes, slicing carrots and tomatoes and our cook Aminatta put all the ingredients together, using as little oil as possible and cooking instead of frying. When the food was ready we invited almost 40 local children to our backyard and served them the food – rice, meat and lots of vegetables. The kids were on their best behavior and surprisingly quiet – probably because they were eating. After the meal we served fresh fruits and milk.

All in all, the workshop seems to be a success, though only time will tell if the members really start putting their knowledge into practice.