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• gethealthy - Nov 02 2007

  Plumpynut could save countless children from malnutrition and starvation, a nutritious food that needs no refrigeration or preparation.

  CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.
• btreloar - Oct 29 2007 | news, medicine, health

  Redotted from Mohit

  Quoted: Plumpynut is a cheap, nutritious food that needs no refrigeration or preparation that is saving starving children in the developing world. CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.

  • shiwani - Oct 29 2007
    

    I think one of the best parts about this is that the kids think it tastes great so they actually want to eat it.

  • Anjali - Oct 31 2007
    

    I had seen about 'Plumpynut' in an earlier show. It looks like miracle food.

  • shiwani - Oct 31 2007
    

    Yeah, I'd seen the earlier show as well. The reporter had mentioned that you're not seeing peanut allergies in these areas at all - so interesting.
• X - Oct 29 2007 | news, africa, nutrition, health

  Peanut butter to the rescue!

  Quoted: Plumpynut is a remarkably simple concoction: it is basically made of peanut butter, powdered milk, powdered sugar, and enriched with vitamins and minerals. It tastes like a peanut butter paste. It is very sweet, and because of that kids cannot get enough of it.

  • brad - Oct 29 2007
    

    Stale peanuts are carcinogenic. Even in those parts of Africa where peanuts are a staple, manufactured peanut butter products are likely healthier. Is the lack of peanut allergies is due to stronger immune systems in the children? You wouldn't want to give the same foodstuff to healthy western-world infants, due to the allergy issue.
• mohit - Oct 29 2007 | news, africa, nutrition, famine, video, niger

  Just saw this segment on 60 Minutes. Seems like a significant breakthrough.

  Quoted: Plumpynut is a cheap, nutritious food that needs no refrigeration or preparation that is saving starving children in the developing world. CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.