This month’s Food and Nutrition session consisted in a recipe competition among the women from the community. We had a big turnout: 25 teenage girls and 20 adult women. The session was conducted along with the Kindergarten teacher because there is a high rate of malnourishment among the children at her Center and she wanted to address this issue with their mothers.
The competition was a success and the women learned important facts about low-cost, wholesome nutrition while they were cooking. One of the dishes prepared was suji ka halawa, made of whole wheat, brown sugar, cardamom, milk, mint and salt. This particular dish is very nutritious during winter time, especially for children.
COOKING WITH HEALTH IN MIND
