VITAMEAL®
VitaMeal® was designed with expert advice from Ken Brown
(original creator of the rice and lentil VitaMeal), M.D. of the University of
California at Davis. Dr Brown is a renowned world expert in the fields of
childhood nutrition in Third World countries. It is wholesome food ingredients
provide the right amount of calories, proteins, fats and carbohydrates that
undernourished children need to grow and develop to their fullest potential.
VitaMeal® is vegetarian and non-dairy, and allows for the easy addition of ingredients to fit every taste and culture. Each VitaMeal® package contains 30 child-sized meals, or enough food to provide a child with one nutritious meal each day for a month.
All of the ingredients are bought locally.
VitaMeal® provides:
· A balance of carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber
· Essential fatty acids required for normal brain development, skin health, and immune defense
· Electrolytes necessary for maintaining normal fluid balance and muscle function
· 25 essential vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A for normal sight and immune functions, as well
as nutrients for normal growth and skeletal development.*
Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of blindness in children worldwide. Xerophthalmia, is a key factor for child mortality and affects 125-250 million children in 90 Third World countries (Furr HC: Retinol; In: Encyclopaedia of Human Nutrition; Sadler MJ et al., eds., Academic Press 1999). Vitamin A is also essential for normal immune function to help fight infectious diseases that are common in developing countries
VitaMeal® is vegetarian and non-dairy, and allows for the easy addition of ingredients to fit every taste and culture. Each VitaMeal® package contains 30 child-sized meals, or enough food to provide a child with one nutritious meal each day for a month.
All of the ingredients are bought locally.
VitaMeal® provides:
· A balance of carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber
· Essential fatty acids required for normal brain development, skin health, and immune defense
· Electrolytes necessary for maintaining normal fluid balance and muscle function
· 25 essential vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A for normal sight and immune functions, as well
as nutrients for normal growth and skeletal development.*
Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of blindness in children worldwide. Xerophthalmia, is a key factor for child mortality and affects 125-250 million children in 90 Third World countries (Furr HC: Retinol; In: Encyclopaedia of Human Nutrition; Sadler MJ et al., eds., Academic Press 1999). Vitamin A is also essential for normal immune function to help fight infectious diseases that are common in developing countries
Nourish The Children Conference Call with Dr. James Winter Duersch:
http://www.nuskin.com/global/library/audio/WinDuerschInterview106.mp3
Dr. Duersch focuses his expertise in the areas of food science and general human nutrition. Duersch completed his Ph.D. research at North Carolina State University in food science and his Master and Bachelor of Science degrees in food science and nutrition from Utah State University.
http://www.nuskin.com/global/library/audio/WinDuerschInterview106.mp3
Dr. Duersch focuses his expertise in the areas of food science and general human nutrition. Duersch completed his Ph.D. research at North Carolina State University in food science and his Master and Bachelor of Science degrees in food science and nutrition from Utah State University.
VitaMeal® Roasted Maize & Soya Bean Porridge
From December 2004 all Nourish the Children donations sent from Europe will consist of VitaMeal®, specifically VitaMeal Roasted Maize & Soya Bean Porridge and will be manufactured and donated within Malawi, Africa. The Rice and Lentil meals that were donated up until December were very well received by the children of Malawi, however rice and lentils are traditionally not the food that they were accustomed to eating. Therefore Nu Skin Enterprises (NSE) travelled to Malawi to better understand and investigate their dietary habits.
It was discovered that the people of Malawi are accustomed to eating porridge made of roasted maze (corn) and soybeans, so NSE then formulated a food that uses these ingredients, but also matches the nutritional profile designed for VitaMeal Rice & Lentil.
From December 2004 all Nourish the Children donations sent from Europe will consist of VitaMeal®, specifically VitaMeal Roasted Maize & Soya Bean Porridge and will be manufactured and donated within Malawi, Africa. The Rice and Lentil meals that were donated up until December were very well received by the children of Malawi, however rice and lentils are traditionally not the food that they were accustomed to eating. Therefore Nu Skin Enterprises (NSE) travelled to Malawi to better understand and investigate their dietary habits.
It was discovered that the people of Malawi are accustomed to eating porridge made of roasted maze (corn) and soybeans, so NSE then formulated a food that uses these ingredients, but also matches the nutritional profile designed for VitaMeal Rice & Lentil.
VitaMeal® Rice & Lentil
A modern plant in Jixi, China produces a rice and lentil version of VitaMeal® for distribution in asia, providing economic support to residents in the farming community of Jixi.
A modern plant in Jixi, China produces a rice and lentil version of VitaMeal® for distribution in asia, providing economic support to residents in the farming community of Jixi.
For VitaMeal® donations please Contact Us.
*VitaMeal® is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
*VitaMeal® is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.