Benefits

• Contains 290 calories per child meal and 590 calories in a youth or adult meal
• Contains a balance of carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber
• Provides essential fatty acids required for normal brain development, skin health, and immune defense
• Provides electrolytes which are needed to maintain normal fluid balance and muscle function
• Includes 25 essential vitamins and minerals
• Provides vitamin A, which is essential for normal sight and immune functions
• Provides bone nutrients for normal growth and skeletal development
• Nutrients are microencapsulated to optimize potency
• Kosher & Halal certified
• Ingredients can easily be added for every taste and culture (vegetarian, non-dairy, etc.)
• Superior packaging contributes to longer shelf life
• Excellent for family and home storage use
• Each bag (5lbs. 3 oz. ) contains 30 child meals of nutritious, delicious food

More VitaMeal Benefits

• VitaMeal is a highly nutritious meal that is expertly designed to address the needs of malnourished children.
• VitaMeal was designed with expert advice from Ken Brown, M.D. of the University of California at Davis. Dr. Brown is a world expert in the field of childhood nutrition in Third World countries.
• VitaMeal's wholesome food ingredients provide the right amounts of calories, proteins, fats and carbohydrates that undernourished children need to grow and develop to their fullest potential.
• VitaMeal is fortified with 25 essential vitamins and minerals in highly efficacious amounts to help correct any nutrient deficiencies and to promote healthy growth and development.
• VitaMeal is high in vitamin A. Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of blindness in children worldwide (xerophthalmia), is a key factor for child mortality, and affects 125-250 million children in 90 Third World countries (Furr HC: Retinol; In: Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition; Sadler MJ et al., eds., Academic Press 1999). Picture shows eye of a blind child with significant damage to the cornea due to vitamin A deficiency. Vitamin A is also essential for normal immune function to help fight infectious diseases that are common in developing countries.
• VitaMeal is high in zinc. Zinc deficiency is widespread in developing countries, cause growth retardation and makes children vulnerable to infections and diarrhea. Diarrheal diseases are estimated to kill over 3 million children every year worldwide, and zinc supplementation reduces the duration and severity of childhood diarrhea.
• VitaMeal is unique, because it helps break the vicious cycle of malnutrition: Malnutrition => Vitamin and mineral deficiencies => Infections and Diarrhea => Malnutrition => and so forth. Ordinary relief programs may provide enough calories and protein, but typically lack the vitamins and minerals it takes to restore normal immune function.
• VitaMeal provides generous amounts of bone nutrients (Ca, Mg, P, Vits. D & K) for normal growth and skeletal development.
• VitaMeal contains high amounts of the essential fatty acids, which are required for normal brain development, skin health and immune defense.
• VitaMeal provides electrolytes, especially potassium, which are needed to maintain normal fluid balance and muscle function, especially in malnourished children.