Healthy nutrItIon

Have you ever heard of Dr André Briend? Do you know what RUTF paste is? Thanks to Dr Briend, the world is one step closer to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3: Good health and well-being. UNICEF uses Dr Briend’s invention of ready-to-eat food called RUFT to help thousands of children who haven’t got enough food. In these parts of the world, many children die before the age of five. Thanks to this invention, these children have got access to good quality nutrients that keep them alive and healthy.

RUFT is short for ‘ready-to-use therapeutic food’. It is made from powdered milk, peanuts, butter, sugar and a mix of vitamins and minerals. Each sachet provides young children with 500 calories and lots of nutrients. It does not need to be cooked or stored in the refrigerator, so it is easy to transport. Children can eat it directly from the package and they love it. RUFT is also called Plumpy’Nut and it is very important because it has helped many people that suffered from severe malnutrition. It is a lifesaver!

2 Answer the following questions in your notebook.

a) What does the acronym RUFT stand for?

b) What is RUFT made of?

c) Why is Plumpy’Nut important?

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With a classmate, decide how we can help people who suffer from malnutrition.