Friday, March 2, 2012

Is Food Aid Culturally Specific?

In the days immediately following a disaster, stove-tops and the like may be scarce, so the food program distributes premade fortified wheat biscuits, as well as "culturally appropriate" ready-to-eat meals. When Israel invaded Gaza in February 2009 the organization gave out canned meat, chicken curry, and cheese. To prevent malnutrition, children get little tubs of mashed food. In Pakistan the U.N. is giving kids chickpea paste; after the earthquake in Haiti, kids got "supplementary plumpy": a peanut paste with vegetable fat, soy protein, whey, sugar, and cocoa, plus added vitamins.

Source: http://feeds.slate.com/click.phdo?i=6b52c502bc983a4aa18bc021b03c97c8

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