Nutrition Support for Orphans' Education Center

During this period in Augusst 2018, we were blessed to have attended the Echo Community Symposium in Arusha Tanzania on Nutrition Success Stories in Dry lands of East Africa where we learnt about Grain Amaranth a miracle nutrition booster for children,the eldery,pregnant women and the sick. Grain Amaranth is richer in protein, vitamins A and C and has good sources of calcium and iron as well as  containing  a better blend of amino acids for the human diet than the cereal grains. Their richer content of amino acids lysine and methionine complements the deficiencies of these amino acids in maize and other cereals which makes it a highly nutritional diet for the children.. Grain Amaranth hot cereal may be made by adding 45 mL (3 tbsp.) of seeds slowly to 80 mL (1/3 c.) boiling water, allowing the mixture to steam, covered, for 20-30 minutes. Small amounts of Grain Amaranth seeds or flour (approximately 1/8 of total) may be added to cereal grain food preparations giving some of its nutty flavor and favorable nutritional components to the primary cereal. During this period under review, we conducted training among impoverished households of women in the planting of grain amaranth and also gave them seeds for plantings. We carried out cooking demonstrations in the cooking and eating of grain amaranth as a food and how it can be used as a business .A total of 42 women and 5 men participated in the training and received seeds which will impact a total of 136 children in their households. With grain amaranth, the leaves, shoots and tender stems are eaten as a potherb in sauces or soups, cooked with other vegetables, with a main dish or by itself. As with other small grains, amaranth may be processed in popped, flaked, extruded and ground floor forms. The flour or flaked forms are combined with wheat or other flours to make cereals, cookies, bread and other baked goods. We hope that with the coming of the rains in this rainy season, the seeds will grow and many families will enjoy better health from consuming of grain amaranath. We plan to train many impoverished families in planting this miracle grain which will solve children's malnutrition,wasting and stunting

We thank you for your continued generous support without which,we would have been able to impact these families.We look forward to your unwavering , untiring and unfaltering support to enable impact more children in our communities of Ibanda and Apac district of Uganda where this project is being implemented

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